Maldives customs recalls beverage with alcohol vapour
Gerstel beer was found to contain 0.3 percent alcohol vapour.
29 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM
The Maldives Customs Service is working with businesses to recall Gerstel non-alcoholic beer from the market after discovering that the beverage contained a trace amount of alcohol vapour.
Customs announced the recall in a statement released on Sunday evening after the issue was raised on social media by former home minister Umar Naseer.
According to customs, the non-alcoholic beer from Germany has been available locally since 2017 and the last shipment was imported in August 2018.
Based on suspicions, customs intelligence started investigating in June this year and the next shipment was held up after it arrived on July 17. Laboratory testing conducted last week showed the beverage contained 0.3 percent alcohol vapour.
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