In Russia, more than 30 people have died from poisoning by a counterfeit mixed alcoholic drink. The Russian Ministry of Health announced this on Tuesday.
A total of 90 cases of poisoning are known in six regions of the country, it said. The Russian Interior Ministry has announced that the drink must contain traces of deadly methyl alcohol.
Several other cases in other regions became known on Wednesday, according to the Russian state news agency TASS. Accordingly, the people drank an alcoholic mixed drink called “Mister Sidr”, which was produced by a company in the Russian city of Samara.
According to the Russian consumer protection authority Rospotrebnadzor, more than 37,000 liters of the drink have now been removed from circulation. According to Russian investigators, the entrepreneur responsible for the production was arrested on Monday. The government in the Central Asian republic of Kazakhstan, which borders the Samara region, has also ordered the drink removed from sale.
In Russia, there are repeated cases of serious poisoning with alcohol, for example, due to the fact that cheap industrial alcohol is mixed with drinks. According to the Russian statistics agency Rosstat, about 10,200 people died of alcohol poisoning in 2020, 3,700 more than in 2019. (saw/sda/dpa)
Soource :Watson
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