Ethanol industry sees red over E15 warning label

Des Moines Register
BY PHILIP BRASHER & DAN PILLER • business@dmreg.com • October 24, 2010

The bright orange warning label that the government is proposing for E15 pumps has angered some in the ethanol industry.

Monte Shaw, executive director of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, says the label is going to scare motorists from putting the fuel even in cars where it's permitted.

"I don't think anyone with a straight face would say this label would do anything except reduce the amount of E15 sold, even in applications where it's allowed," he said.

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