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Torfaen booze in the clear
11:49am Thursday 15th May 2008
SPIRITS served in Torfaen pubs and clubs are 100 per cent authentic, a trading standards operation revealed.
The operation was looking for licensees who substitute branded spirits with cheap imitations or even water.
Over 54 premises were visited and over 200 spirits tested with a dipstick and a UV spectrometer.
All the pubs, clubs, bars and restaurants which were tested passed.
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