Cider made us sick (and NOT the normal kind!) - what to do?

ragz_2

Hi all, my OH has been buying Aston manor dry cider from Morrisons when we go there. last weekend we bought 2 bottles and he drank a few glasses (he'd eat off meat, he's not bothered by taste!) but the next day said he felt really hungover (not usual for him). That evening and the next when he had another drink (don't ask me why he kept drinking it, personally I will only drink very nice wine in the evening!) he said it really tasted horrible , I smelled it and refused to taste it at first as it really did smell like cow poo!
He said he thought it was making him ill as he'd had a hangover for days
so I gave in and tried it, it seriously tasted like a farmyard, really sulphur-y and vile, a few sips made me feel sick for hours. I realised there was something really wrong and confiscated it.
The next day I called the company and complained, who said Dr West (?) would be in touch. I also called Morrisons and told them there must be a problem with the batch (both bottles were the same) and that they really shouldn't sell it to anyone, the manager just said take it back. Unfortunatley I don't drive and won't be going there soon enough.
I am worried that there must be too much sulphites in it, which they add to wine, cider etc as that's what it tasted like, I don't want other people to be getting ill, is there anything I can do?
Trading standards maybe?

Sorry for long post!:rolleyes:

DCFC79

Id contact head office at morrisons and inform them,

d.edna

I'd pour the petrol err cider into your car now thats money saving

ragz_2

DCFC79 wrote: »

Id contact head office at morrisons and inform them,

That's a good idea, thanks, will do that on Monday.

oldone_2

You need, as a matter of urgency, to contact your local Environmental Officer. It may be a bad, or contaminated batch.. If so it needs to be taken off supermarket shelves before someone in poor health drinks it with fatal consequences. Contacting Morrison's head office may well achieve this, but will take time.

d.edna

ragz wrote: »

The next day I called the company and complained, who said Dr West (?) would be in touch.

Sound like something a nigerian scammer would say, I bet you will get an email from [EMAIL="drwest.officialmedicaldoctor2008@googlemail.com"]drwest.officialmedicaldoctor2008 @ googlemail.com[/EMAIL] asking for your details on his "official form" that was just made in Microsoft Word

HOMEcycle

I make my own Cider every year (about 45 gallons), and the symptoms you describe is the same as I experienced last year..I had two pints (a brave friend had three!) one night and had the worse hangover of my life that lasted two days! It was due to the Cider being to 'fresh', in other words not ready, and all the secondary alcohols play havoc with each other.
A bad batch of Cider is very dangerous and would agree with 'oldone' for you to contact your local Environmental Officer.

PopeSock

ragz wrote: »

The next day I called the company and complained, who said Dr West (?) would be in touch.

If he tries to administer a syringe full of glowing green solution, run like hell.