Oliver Winery produces ciders in aluminum cans & bottles…we brought you the news here, but apparently they are now suing Ball Corporation, makers of their cans over what they claim is a foul smell caused by their cider interacting with the packaging. Details from IBJ:
Bloomington-based Oliver filed suit against the Broomfield, Colo.-based Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp., once headquartered in Muncie, in Monroe Circuit Court in December. The case was transferred to federal court in Indianapolis last week.
Oliver claims the metal cans Ball supplied for the cider produced a chemical reaction when coming into contact with the beverage, causing a foul odor and spurring customer complaints.
The winery issued a voluntary recall of the cider and since has suffered “significant damages,” according to its complaint.
In February 2012, Oliver purchased the cans from Ball after the company analyzed cider samples and concluded that they were compatible with the cans and linings selected by Ball, according to the complaint.
But the smell that emanated from the cans when they were opened led Oliver to recall the cider soon after. The winery blames the odor on a chemical reaction caused by the copper pitting in the cans, which produced hydrogen sulfide in the cider.
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