Nineteen people in Costa Rica have died after consuming alcohol with toxic levels of methanol.
USA TODAYNineteen people in Costa Rica have died after consuming alcohol with toxic levels of methanol, leading the country's National Health Ministry to issue a national alert.
The government has confiscated about 30,000 bottles of alcohol believed to be tainted, affecting multiple brands whose samples tested positive for methanol adulteration, CNN reported. Adulterated liquor, or liquor that has been tampered with in some way, often contains methanol, an alcohol more toxic than ethanol, or typical drinking alcohol. Adding methanol to distilled liquor allows sellers to increase the volume of liquid and its potential potency, according to SafeProof, an organization that lobbies against counterfeit alcohol.
Victims often only seek treatment after a delay, as symptoms of methanol poisoning tend to appear long after methanol has been consumed, according to the World Health Organization.
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