Nuka Eggnog Incident of 2067

The Nuka Eggnog Incident of 2067 was a series of hospitalizations and several deaths caused by the short-lived beverage produced before the Great War.
==Background==
Created by Nuka Cola Beverageers in 2067, Nuka Eggnog was a sweetened, dairy-based beverage produced by the Nuka Cola Corporation. Two versions of the drink existed, one containing brandy and an alcohol-free version without. Ingredients of the beverage included milk, cream, sugar, whipped egg whites, egg yolks, nutmeg, and isotope CE774. This isotope was chosen to give the drink a glow much like Nuka Cola Quartz after that beverage met success in the American Southwest. Its production was heavily rushed by the company.
The beverage was released on December 1st in limited quantities to create a frenzy for finding the drink, with a planned larger second wave to be shipped in time for Christmas. Several days after the initial release, reports began to flood that drew connections to the beverage and a string of hospitalizations across America. Despite the drink being pulled off of most store shelves due to the controversy, nearly one hundred reported hospitalizations and four deaths were attributed to Nuka Eggnog.
An investigation by the American Food and Chem Administration found a perpetrator to the entire incident. According to their report, members of the Nuka Cola Brewery & Distillery Workers Union sabotaged the drinks on behalf of the People's Republic of China. With the invasion of Alaska by China just one year earlier, the public was outraged and demanded the execution of these workers as wartime traitors. In total, 15 workers were executed via electric chair and 72 faced life imprisonment.
==Truth==
In reality, the deaths caused by Nuka Eggnog were the result of extreme rushing of the product's creation. The short development requirements led to the mishandling of perishable ingredients and poor cleanliness measures in production facilities. Salmonella and other bacteria infected many of the drinks as a result, and this led to the deaths caused by this product. Internal reports suggested that the Beverageers were given only four months to create the drink, and factories had a mere month to manufacture the required batches of the drink in order for it to be rushed out by Christmas of 2067.
Those executed and imprisoned were all members of a burgeoning labour union within the Nuka Cola Corporation who demanded improved working conditions and better pay. Members of the American government came to an agreement with the corporation during the incident, both parties would cover up the event and blame the union for being Chinese sympathisers. This cover-up had several benefits: it would create support for the ongoing Anchorage Reclamation, save the patriotic corporation from any backlash, eliminate the targeted labour union, and bring suspicion to other unions.
==Notes==
*This article was created for A Cool Community Writing Competition 2 hosted by Arcaneous.
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