San Jose, Costa Rica On July 5, 2019 the Ministry of Health issued its first warning concerning suspected cases of methanol poisonings in late June. In a Judicial filing released on July 12, 2019, The Ministry reported that they are investigating at least 8 deaths related to a methanol poisoning outbreak which includes the death…
Manila, Philippines As part of a series of lectures entitled, “Tox-Talks”, Dr. Chenery Ann E. Lim presented a lecture about methanol poisoning at Philippine General Hospital on July 4,2019. Dr. Lim is a program coordinator presently working with Oslo University Hospital and she has for a number of years worked for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF/Doctors…
July 9, 2019 – Manila, Philippines Throughout the last week of June, social media accounts were citing two cases of methanol poisoning. The social posts that first called attention to the poisoning claimed that two young women who drank Cosmic Carabao Gin, manufactured by a licensed brewery, Juan Brew, was the cause of the poisoning.…
June 25, 2019 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia The Malaysian Health Ministry director-general Datuk Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah announced on June 22, 2019 that his officers were investigating reports of 19 cases of methanol poisoning over a ten-day period from June 11 through June 21. Following the protocols health care providers notified The National Crisis Preparedness…
Is Liquor Contamination Suspected? June 24, 2019 – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Hard Rock All-Inclusive Will No Longer Include Mini Bar Liquor In an unusual move by the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino resort in Punta Cana announced that they will be removing in-room mini-bars from guest rooms. According to the statement the action was…
By Katherine L. Moore JD, MS We all love our spirits. I’m originally from North Carolina and like any good Carolinian knows, NASCAR, a sport millions of people love, owes its roots to that love of spirits. During prohibition in the 1920’s and 1930’s moonshiners and bootleggers would modify their cars for peak speed and performance…
June 11, 2019 – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic On May 30, 2019, Nathaniel Holmes age 63 and Cynthia Day age 50 were found dead in their room after missing checkout at the Grand Bahia Principe La Romana in the Dominican Republic. This comes on the heels of Miranda Schaup-Werner age 41, dying on May…
June 4, 2019 – Lahore, Pakistan Leading up to Eidul Fitr, the Muslim Festival of breaking fast after Ramadan, six deaths were reported in Nishter Colony, a working-class enclave on the outskirts of Lahore. The deaths were attributed to the consumption of toxic moonshine. The deaths began on Saturday when victims started arriving at Lahore…
June 1, 2019 – Sydney, Australia An investigation was begun by two reporters in Australia, Riley Stuart and Greg Miskelly into the suspicious alcoholic beverage offerings of a major liquor company distributor. Among the suspicious liquors produced and distributed by companies owned by Rex D’Aquino, trading under the names of Fernbrew Pty Ltd and D’Aquino…
Uttar Pradesh, India – May 31, 2019 Only 3 months after one of the largest mass liquor poisoning in the northern state of Utter Pradesh, authorities in India are investigating a new wave of similar deaths. Authorities are unable to provide exact numbers with victims from numerous towns attended to at several local hospitals and…
