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The number of people in Libya who have died from drinking alcohol contaminated with methanol has hit 87, the Associated Press reports. The outbreak, which first was reported a week ago, has injured more than 1,000 people, Libya’s Health Minister has said. Additionally, 15 people have been blinded and others have suffered kidney failure or [...] Ah, nostalgia. It’s been a busy year here at the Neogen blog. We’ve covered quite a range of stuff, from food safety reforms to happy elephants in Thailand (scroll down for details – hint, hint) to decoding DNA. So kick back, relax and take a stroll down the Neogen blog’s memory lane. Food [...] Don’t have time to scour the internet for the latest food safety, animal safety, life sciences and agriculture news? Relax, we’ve got it covered. Food safety Peanut allergies more common in kids from wealthy families – Huffington Post Food One explanation could be the hygiene hypothesis, which states growing up and living in clean environments makes a [...] Alcohol sales will be allowed to resume in the Czech Republic, following a spate of deaths and hospitalizations from methanol-laced liquor. The sale of hard liquor was banned Sept. 14 after more than 20 people died from black market alcohol tainted with methanol, an industrial solvent often used in counterfeit booze. In total, 26 people [...] Don’t have time to scour the internet for the latest food safety, animal safety, life sciences and agriculture news? Relax, we’ve got it covered. Food safety Plea for hygienic food in trains – Daily News A plea filed in India’s Delhi High Court seeks to improve food safety regulations at rail stations and on trains. Following a rash of deaths from methanol-laced rum and vodka, the Czech government has placed further restrictions on alcohol sales. Starting last Friday, the Czech government placed a blanket ban on all sales of hard liquor. Beer and wine still may be purchased at shops, restaurants and bars, according to the Wall Street Journal. As [...] Methanol-laced rum and vodka has killed 19 and hospitalized 24 people in the Czech Republic, according to media reports. Methanol is a low cost industrial solvent that often is used in counterfeit alcohol. Effects of ingesting methanol include nausea and vomiting, confusion and vision difficulties. In the most severe cases, it can lead to coma [...] Reports of fake alcohol have risen sharply in May and June in the U.K., according to the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) Food Fraud Database. Of the 170 cases reported to the FSA, about 45 percent of those involved fake alcohol. Last year, of the 238 cases reported in the same time frame, only 23 percent [...] |
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