Wednesday March 26, 03:14 PM Vic set for mandatory ethanol labelling
The Victorian government announced the state would be the first in Australia to introduce mandatory labelling of ethanol content in fuel. Victorian Consumer Affairs Minister John Lenders said that from May 1, petrol stations would be required to disclose fuel's ethanol content at the pump. Labels will state whether ethanol content is up to a maximum of 10 per cent, or more than 10 per cent. Ethanol has been promoted as an octane enhancer and clean additive to fuel, but in concentrations of more than 10 per cent is reported to damage vehicles' engines and fuel systems. Under the new laws, petrol stations caught selling fuel without ethanol content labels will face fines of up to $60,000, or $25,000 fines for individuals. Mr Lenders said Consumer Affairs Victoria would police the system with random tests across the state. He said the state government had decided to act after the federal government failed to regulate ethanol content. "The Howard government is ignoring mounting community concern and calls by Victoria and other states to effectively control the level of ethanol in fuel," Mr Lenders said. He said the federal government should implement a 10 per cent cap on ethanol in fuel. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Make Money Online Auctions! Make $500.00 or We Will Give You Thirty Dollars for Trying! http://us.click.yahoo.com/yMx78A/fNtFAA/46VHAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
