The government must do more to heighten awareness of the risk of methanol poisoning while abroad: that is the message from family and friends of British victims who unwittingly consumed drinks ...

At least 25 people have died from suspected methanol poisoning after drinking 90p bottles of bootleg vodka. Elevated levels of methanol were found in the bodies of the deceased in Russia’s Leningrad ...

This piece is part of a series of essays on alcohol history. You can read more here. The collective pop cultural image of alcoholic Prohibition during the height of the Roaring Twenties tends to be ...

A string of deaths in Laos tied to tainted alcohol has raised alarm around the world and renewed concerns about methanol in alcoholic drinks. Last week, six tourists died in Laos from a suspected ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Two Australian teenagers and a British woman died from suspected methanol poisoning after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos. An American man and two Danes also died, though their exact ...

Researchers have developed a device that detects low concentrations of methanol in alcoholic beverages. Swiss experts have created and tested a portable device paired with a smartphone app that can ...