November 24, 2024 Methanol Poisoning Tragedy in Laos: In a tragic vacation incident, 6 people have died with 11 in serious condition. The methanol poisonings in Laos has claimed the lives of Australians Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles both 19. American James Louis Hutson, 57 and British woman Simone White, 28 are currently the names…
Fireball “Whiskey” Consumers Institute Class Action Lawsuit for Fraud and Deceptive Practices New Orleans, Louisiana – January 27,2023 – Sazerac Company, a New Orleans, LA based beverage company is being sued in U.S. Federal Court for fraud and deceptive practices. The lawsuit filed on behalf of consumers as a class-action concerns the popular affordable Fireball…
Istanbul, Turkey Acting on a tip, Turkish forces began surveillance of a gang of suspected counterfeit alcohol producers. The tipster revealed that bootleg alcohol producers were negotiating with a gang who was producing large quantities of ethyl alcohol. Even when produced according to standards and at its highest quality ethyl alcohol is a non-consumable form…
Yucatán, Mexico On May 15, 2020 Yucatán Expat Life, a local news source reported that there have been over 100 deaths from tainted alcohol from black market purchases. Only days ago, on May 13, 2020 the New York Times first broke the story with a headline that read, “At Least 70 Dead in Mexico from…
Cape Town, South Africa As part of the nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has imposed a ban on the sale of liquor and cigarettes. As opposition to the ban continues to brew from citizens and groups representing the liquor industry,…
Caloocan, Philippines The Northern Police District (NPD) Director BGen. Ronaldo Ylagan announced on Friday the arrest of three citizens for manufacturing fake isopropyl alcohol. Along with the arrest of Bea Angela Acosta, 21, of Sta. Quiteria, Caloocan as well as Ronnel Almojuela, 24; and Christian Roa, 27, both from Valenzuela City, police confiscated P800,000 (approximately…
Phnom Penh, Cambodia Wamin Li, 53, a Chinese businessman who is the owner of company which imports and distributes alcohol today made his first court appearance. Mr. Li was charged in Phnom Penh Municipal Court with selling more than 4,000 liters of fake alcohol throughout the capital. Li was charged with ““selling and distributing prohibited…
Perth, Australia In a story first reported by Kelsey Wilkie for the Daily Mail Australia, Danielle Chalmers shared the horrifying experience of her son Bailey’s encounter with fake alcohol in Bali. Bailey Chalmers, a 19-year-old, was on a celebratory trip with teammates from an Aussie Rules Football teams he plays for after they had won…
New York City, New York Kemal Canlar the Founder of SafeProof was featured on the Dr. Oz Show. The segment named ‘Tainted Alcohol’ was aired on October 1, 2019 in season 11 episode 17 with Dr. Mehmet Oz. The 13 minute segment filmed in NYC featured tips for counterfeit alcohol awareness and illicit liquor detection.…
Tel Aviv, Israel On August 15, 2019 the State of Israel Ministry of Health (The Ministry) issued a Press Release warning the public of dangerously high levels of methanol found in retail liquor offered for sale in supermarkets and kiosks throughout the Country. The most recent advisory issued by the Ministry of Health cited four…
