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Poisoned Wine: Regulation, Chemical Analyses, and Spanish-French Trade in the 1930s
Ignacio Suay-Matallana1, Ximo Guillem-Llobat2
1a Centro Interuniversitário de História das Ciências e da Tecnologia , Universidade Nova de Lisboa , Lisbon , Portugal.
Abstract:
This paper describes the resources, scientific spaces, and experts involved in the study of a mass poisoning caused by the drinking of arsenic-contaminated wine exported from Spain to France in 1932. Local and international periodicals record the poisoning of 300 French sailors, and stressed the commercial implications of the case. We discuss the reports prepared by different experts (mainly physicians, agricultural engineers, and customs chemists). Their work was not limited to preparing technical publications or chemical analyses; they also actively defended the quality of their local wine, and played a major role in the discussions regarding the regulation of the international wine market in the 1930s, when new standards regarding the analysis of wine were being considered. Curiously, this well-publicised case of mass poisoning did not have any noticeable consequences in the international regulation of wine. This absence of subsequent regulatory action and the role of experts are central topics of the paper.
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