Researchers warn of methanol poisoning riskVietNamNet Bridge – Researchers from Ha Noi Medical University have warned alcohol consumers about an increased risk of methanol poisoning from consuming improperly brewed homemade alcohol. Most of the surveyed healthcare providers, homemade alcohol producers and regulators lacked understanding about the causes of methanol poisoning, diagnosis and treatment methods. It was difficult to distinguish between symptoms of methanol poisoning and of being drunk after consuming normal liquor, he said. The northern Phu Tho Province has seven alcohol companies and more than 2,500 homemade alcohol producers, almost all of them operating without business licences. Vietnamese consumers faced critical health risks by inadvertently consuming methanol through improperly home-brewed alcohol, methanol-laced fake alcohol and legally produced alcohol adulterated with methanol.— Photo baoxaydung.comThis follows an intensive study conducted by the researchers in the last three months.

Source: VietNamNet News July 20, 2016 23:48 UTC