Italian wine safe to drink

The European Union said on Monday Italian wine was safe to drink after a news magazine exposed a scam involving wine allegedly tainted with toxic substances including acid.

Nina Papadoulaki, spokeswoman for European Union Health Commissioner Andreu Vassiliou, said "the Italian authorities have sent us all the information requested and we can affirm that there is no risk to public health."

Papadoulaki also denied that the wine at the center of the Italian investigation contained harmful substances.