List of methanol poisoning incidents#Philippines

{{Main article|Rodney Marks}}

On May 11, 2000, Rodney Marks unexpectedly became unwell while walking between the remote observatory and the base of Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station. Over a 36-hour period, Marks became increasingly sick, before dying on May 12, 2000. How Marks got methanol poisoning remains unknown.

In 2013 three people died and one suffered partial blindness when they ingested a home-made beverage containing methanol.{{Cite news | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-06/grappa-poison-william-lynam-manslaughter/7481066 | title=Man pleads not guilty following home brew tragedy| newspaper=ABC News| date=6 June 2016}}

In 1997 two people from Central Australia died and two survived after ingesting a drink made from methanol and other alcoholic beverages.{{cite journal |last1=Williams |first1=Gerald F. |last2=Hatch |first2=Fay J. |last3=Bradley |first3=Michael C. |title=Methanol poisoning: a review and case study of four patients from Central Australia |journal=Australian Critical Care |date=1 December 1997 |volume=10 |issue=4 |pages=113–118 |doi=10.1016/S1036-7314(97)70412-0 |pmid=9708069 }}

In 1999, 35 people died in 10 cities of the state of Bahia as a result of drinking cachaça contaminated with methanol. Further investigation revealed concentrations as high as 24.84% methanol. Over 20 days, 450 people were hospitalized with symptoms of methanol ingestion.{{Cite web|url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/cotidian/ff12039945.htm|title=Folha de S.Paulo - Mortes na BA foram causadas por metanol - 12/03/1999|website=www1.folha.uol.com.br|access-date=2018-06-25}}

In 2012, 49 people died, and more than 300 people were hospitalized, after drinking rice wine contaminated by methanol.Xinhua [http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90777/7729449.html 49 Cambodians die, 318 hospitalized by home-made rice wine] February 15, 2012

25 persons died in August 2019 due to methanol poisoning.{{cite news |last1=Deerwester |first1=Jayme |title=Costa Rica tainted alcohol death toll rises to 25; what you need to know about spotting it |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2019/08/19/costa-rica-tainted-alcohol-deaths-what-you-need-know/2049172001/ |work=USA TODAY}}

{{main|2012 Czech Republic methanol poisonings}}

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The 2012 Czech Republic methanol poisonings occurred in September 2012 in the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia.{{cite web|url=http://wiadomosci.dziennik.pl/swiat/artykuly/404352,osiem-osob-trafilo-do-szpitala-na-slowacji-po-wypiciu-sliwowicy-z-czech.html|title=Pierwsze przypadki zatrucia metanolem na Słowacji|date=17 September 2012|publisher=dziennik.pl|language=pl|access-date=17 September 2012}} Over the course of several days, 38 people in the Czech Republic{{cite news|url=http://www.novinky.cz/krimi/284370-s-otravou-metylalkoholem-bojoval-v-nemocnici-mesic-nakonec-zemrel.html|title=S otravou metylalkoholem bojoval v nemocnici měsíc, nakonec zemřel|date=12 November 2012|publisher=Novinky.cz|language=cs|access-date=12 November 2012}} and four people in Poland died as a result of methanol poisoning and several tens of others were taken to hospital.{{cite news|url=http://www.novinky.cz/domaci/278906-metanol-ma-21-obet-zemrela-zena-z-ceskeho-tesina.html|title=Metanol má 21. oběť, zemřela žena z Českého Těšína|date=17 September 2012|publisher=Novinky.cz|language=cs|access-date=17 September 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tvn24.pl/wiadomosci-z-kraju,3/cztery-smiertelne-zatrucia-metanolem-w-polsce-dwa-przez-czeski-alkohol,277239.html|title=Cztery śmiertelne zatrucia metanolem w Polsce. Dwa przez czeski alkohol?|date=17 September 2012|publisher=tvn24.pl|language=pl|access-date=17 September 2012}}

In El Salvador, as many as 122 people died in 2000 as a result of drinking low quality liquors sold in unauthorized shops that were found to be adulterated with methanol.{{cite news|url=http://elpais.com/diario/2000/10/13/sociedad/971388002_850215.html|title=122 salvadoreños mueren tras ingerir aguardiente adulterado con metanol|date=13 October 2000|newspaper=El País|language=es|access-date=2 July 2016}} The incident prompted the authorities to declare a 10-day emergency prohibition and a massive inspection of alcohol-vending establishments. The root cause was believed to be an act of terrorism, possibly a social cleansing campaign targeted against alcoholics,{{cite news|url=http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2000/octubre/13/mundo5.html|title=10 días sin alcohol -- Ley seca en El Salvador|date=13 October 2000|newspaper=La Nación|language=es|access-date=2 July 2016}} as the offending distilleries were not found to be responsible for the methanol contents that were present in the affected liquors.{{cite news|url=http://archivo.elsalvador.com/noticias/2001/8/21/NACIONAL/nacio6.html|title=Licor "Trueno" no contenía metanol, revela Fiscalía|date=21 August 2001|newspaper=El Diario de Hoy|language=es|access-date=2 July 2016}}

{{main|Pärnu methanol poisoning incident}}

The Pärnu methanol poisoning incident occurred in Pärnu county, Estonia, in September 2001, when 68 people died and 43 were left disabled after contents of stolen methanol canisters were used in production of bootleg liquor.{{Cite web |date=10 September 2018 |title=Videomeenutus: 68 elu röövinud metanoolitragöödiast möödub 17 aastat |url=https://parnu.postimees.ee/6401558/videomeenutus-68-elu-roovinud-metanoolitragoodiast-moodub-17-aastat |access-date=11 January 2025 |website=Pärnu Postimees |language=et}}

{{See also|List of alcohol poisonings in India}}

India has a thriving moonshine industry, and methanol-tainted batches have killed over 2,000 people in the last 3 decades, including:

• 1976: 100 people died in Gujarat.
• 1980: 44 died in Haryana
• 1981: 1981 Karnataka liquor deaths
• 1982: Vypeen alcohol poisonings
• 1986: 108 died in Gujarat.
• 1987: 200 died in Gujarat.
• 1988: 32 people died in Gujarat.
• 1992: 1992 Odisha liquor deaths
• 2001: 27 deaths in Bombay.[https://www.who.int/selection_medicines/committees/expert/19/applications/Fomepizole_4_2_AC_Ad.pdf World Health Organization (PDF)]
• 2004: In December 2004, 87 people died in Mumbai.{{cite web | title=Mumbai hooch tragedy: Death toll climbs to 66, 31 still hospitalised | website=Firstpost | date=20 June 2015 | url=http://www.firstpost.com/mumbai/mumbai-hooch-tragedy-death-toll-climbs-to-66-31-still-hospitalised-2304178.html | access-date=20 June 2015}}
• 2006: 22 people killed in Ganjam district, Orissa.
• 2008: 2008 Karnataka-Tamil Nadu hooch tragedy
• 2009
• 27 people killed in Kolkata, West Bengal
• 29 people killed in Uttar Pradesh
• 2009 Gujarat alcohol poisonings
• >30 deaths, Delhi.
• >30 deaths, Orissa Bolangir.
• 2010
• 35 people killed in Ghaziabad and Bulandshahr districts, Uttar Pradesh
• 23 people killed in Malappuram district, Kerala
• 10 deaths, Uttar Pradesh.
• 2011
• 17 dead in Andhra Pradesh, August.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-16381538 |title=India toxic alcohol 'kills 17' in Andhra Pradesh |work=BBC News |date=2 January 2012 |access-date=2012-08-10}}
• Sangrampur methanol tragedy
• 2012
• 17 deaths, Andhra Pradesh.
• 31 deaths, Orissa.
• 18 people died in Gurdaspur district of Punjab in a possible methanol-poisoning incident. The Chemical Analyzer and Histo-pathology department took care of the bodies and will ascertain the exact cause of death.{{cite web |url=http://punjabnewsexpress.com/news/5858-One-more-dies-in-Batala-hooch-tragedytoll-increases-to-18.aspx |title=One more dies in Batala hooch tragedy, toll increases to 18 |date=October 11, 2012 |access-date=February 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411165859/http://punjabnewsexpress.com/news/5858-One-more-dies-in-Batala-hooch-tragedytoll-increases-to-18.aspx |archive-date=April 11, 2013 |url-status=dead}}
• 2013: 40 people died in Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh.{{cite news | url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/azamgarh-hooch-tragedy-toll-reaches-40-police-book-17/1185225/ | title=Azamgarh hooch tragedy: Toll reaches 40, police book 17 | newspaper=The Indian Express | date=21 October 2013 | access-date=21 October 2013}}
• 2015: 2015 Mumbai alcohol poisoning incident
• 2017: On 3 January at least 6 people died at Ramgopalpur,{{Cite web | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/kolkata/spurious-liquor-kills-six-18-other-critical-in-burdwan/story-qPxzkMG4O3xSU1FRkGIoQJ.html | title=Spurious liquor kills six, 18 other critical in Burdwan| date=2017-01-03}} West Bengal
• 2019
• In February 2019, 100 people in the northern states of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand died by drinking toxic alcohol.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/11/toxic-alcohol-methanol-india-uttar-pradesh-uttarakhand |title=Toxic alcohol 'laced with methanol' kills at least 99 people in India |author=Agence France-Presse |work=The Guardian |date=2019-02-11 |access-date=2019-02-25}}
• 2019 Assam alcohol poisonings
• 2022: 2022 Gujarat alcohol poisoning
• 2024: 2024 Kallakurichi alcohol poisonings

Arak that has been laced has contributed to deaths due to methanol toxicity.{{cite news |title=Vodka and lime killed a 19-year-old Aussie. His death was so avoidable |url=https://www.news.com.au/news/the-aussie-tourist-hot-spot-where-poisoning-deaths-are-a-very-real-risk/news-story/14bc53b9c3838d41317894ecdaf9c0a4 |work=NewsComAu |date=6 September 2016 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Family blames local drink for teacher's holiday death |url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/family-blames-local-drink-for-teachers-holiday-death-28903864.html |work=independent |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=McMahon |first1=Jeannette |title=Poisoned nurse back home in Newcastle |url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2011/10/12/3337722.htm |work=www.abc.net.au |date=12 October 2011 |language=en-AU}}{{cite news |title=More alcohol deaths in Indonesia |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8079531.stm |date=2 June 2009}}

In 2013, as a result of methanol mass poisoning in Iran{{cite journal | doi = 10.1093/pubmed/fdu038 | pmid=24944254 | volume=37 | issue=2 | title=Methanol mass poisoning in Iran: role of case finding in outbreak management | journal=Journal of Public Health | pages=354–359| year=2015 | last1=Hassanian-Moghaddam | first1=Hossein | last2=Nikfarjam | first2=Ali | last3=Mirafzal | first3=Amirhossein | last4=Saberinia | first4=Amin | last5=Nasehi | first5=Abbas Ali | last6=Masoumi Asl | first6=Hossein | last7=Memaryan | first7=Nadereh | doi-access= }} 694 people were hospitalised in the city of Rafsanjan. 8 people were reported dead due to severe intoxication.

During the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran, nearly 300 people died and over a thousand became ill from drinking methanol in the belief that drinking it can kill the virus in the body.{{cite news |url= https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3077284/coronavirus-iran-false-belief-toxic-methanol-fights-covid-19 |title=Coronavirus: In Iran, the false belief that toxic methanol fights Covid-19 kills hundreds |agency=Associated Press |via=South China Morning Post|date=27 March 2020 }}

Two men were killed in a methanol poisoning incident near to Burtonport, County Donegal, Ireland in 2014 after drinking what was claimed to be poitín (an Irish moonshine made from potatoes).{{Cite web|url=https://www.donegallive.ie/news/donegal-news/42609/Coroner-highlights-lethal--poitin-.html|title=Coroner highlights lethal "poitin" concern|website=www.donegallive.ie|date=3 April 2014 }} One man was native Irish and the other a Lithuanian immigrant. A bottle seized at the scene of one poisoning was found to contain 97% methanol.{{Cite web|url=https://donegalnews.com/2014/07/first-deaths-in-ireland-of-methanol-intoxication-recorded-at-donegal-inquest/|title=First deaths in Ireland of methanol intoxication recorded at Donegal inquest|date=July 6, 2014|website=Donegal News}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-20264267.html|title=Coroner warns of dangers of contaminated alcoholic drinks|first=Stephen|last=Maguire|date=April 4, 2014|website=Irish Examiner}}

In 2017 a person was severely poisoned after buying "vodka" from an unlicensed seller in the Ballymun area of Dublin; the bottle had been refilled with a liquid containing methanol.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fsai.ie/news_centre/methanol_poisoning_warning_15032017.html|title=Warning re. drinking alcohol from unrecognised vendors following methanol poisoning case|website=www.fsai.ie}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/hse-issues-alert-on-fake-alcohol-after-man-becomes-seriously-ill-1.3010599|title=HSE issues alert on 'fake alcohol' after man becomes seriously ill|first=Colin|last=Gleeson|newspaper=The Irish Times}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/fake-alcohol-warning-as-man-left-seriously-ill-after-drank-methanol-which-was-sold-as-vodka-35530830.html|title=Fake alcohol warning as man left seriously ill after drank methanol which was sold as vodka|website=independent|date=14 March 2017 }}

In 1986 the methanol-tainted wine scandal{{cite news|author=Roberto Suro|title=Italy acting to end the sale of methanol-tainted wine|journal=New York Times|date=1986-04-09|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/04/09/world/italy-acting-to-end-the-sale-of-methanol-tainted-wine.html}} was a fraud perpetrated by adulterating table wine with methanol, poisoning over a hundred people, with 90 hospitalized, 23 deaths, and many others heavily injured (blindness and neurological damages).{{cite web|title=Italian methanol scandal|website=thedrinksbusiness.com|date=17 August 2011|url=https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2011/08/top-10-wine-scandals/7/|access-date=2016-12-20}}

{{See also|2024 Laos methanol poisoning}}

In November 2024, six foreign tourists - including two Australian teenagers, two Danish women, one British lawyer, and one American tourist - died of suspected methanol poisoning after consuming laced alcohol at the Nana Backpackers Hostel in the town of Vang Vieng, Laos. Several others were hospitalized in Thailand after experiencing symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and dizziness.{{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/21/asia/australia-backpacker-dies-methanol-poisoning-laos-intl-hnk/index.html |title=Australian backpackers among six dead in suspected methanol poisoning in Laos |last=Yeung |first=Jessie |newspaper=CNN |date=21 November 2024 |access-date=26 November 2024}}

The incident led to the arrest of eleven staff members from the hostel and prompted an investigation by Laotian authorities to identify the source of the contamination.{{cite news |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-01/laos-government-document-points-to-factory-methanol-poisoning/104668686 |title=Laos police arrest three more hostel staff despite government document pointing to factory as source of methanol poisoning |last=Day |first=Lauren |website=ABC News (Australia) |date=1 December 2024 |access-date=12 December 2024}} Several governments, including Australia, updated their travel advisories, warning citizens about the dangers of unregulated local alcohol in Southeast Asia.{{cite news |url=https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/warnings/australia-issues-travel-warning-for-laos-following-methanol-poisonings/news-story/539994ddcde6a32b46bc79aa4cd7c7b1 |title=Australia warns travelers after methanol poisoning deaths in Laos |newspaper=news.com.au |date=24 November 2024 |access-date=26 November 2024}}{{cite news |url=https://nypost.com/2024/11/26/lifestyle/doctors-reveal-surprising-treatment-for-methanol-poisoning/ |title=Doctors highlight ethanol treatment after methanol poisoning tragedy in Laos |newspaper=NY Post |date=26 November 2024 |access-date=26 November 2024}}

At least 51 people died in Tripoli in 2013.{{cite news

| url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21747409

| title= Alcohol poisoning kills 51 in Libya

| work= BBC News

| date= 11 March 2013

}} The consumption and sale of alcohol is illegal in Libya.

The Madagascar methanol mass poisoning occurred in 1998 when 200 people died.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1900624.stm |title=Deadly brew hits Madagascar |date=29 March 2002 |work=BBC News |access-date=2013-08-29}}

From September until October 2018, 45 people have been reported died of methanol poisoning from drinking fake liquor.{{cite news|url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2018/10/02/methanol-poisoning-health-ministry-tracking-down-source-as-deaths-hit-45/1678523|title=Methanol poisoning: Health Ministry tracking down source as deaths hit 45|author=Jamny Rosli|newspaper=The Malay Mail|date=2 October 2018|access-date=13 March 2019}} In this incident, the methanol content was up to 50 times more than the permissible amount.{{cite web|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/malaysia-alcohol-poisoning-methanol-content-was-up-to-50-times-10756540|title=Malaysia alcohol poisoning: Methanol content was up to 50 times more than permissible amount|publisher=Channel NewsAsia|date=25 September 2018|access-date=26 September 2018|archive-date=26 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926090035/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/malaysia-alcohol-poisoning-methanol-content-was-up-to-50-times-10756540|url-status=dead}} Cases of toxic alcohol poisoning have been reported in Selangor, the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, Perak and Negeri Sembilan. The deaths comprised various nationalities mostly of foreign workers from Bangladesh, Indonesia, Myanmar and Nepal. Around 30 people including three Indian nationals, believed to be responsible for the distribution of cheap counterfeit liquor to retailers around Selayang and Desa Jaya which led to the methanol poisoning incident have been arrested.{{cite news|url=https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2018/10/03/three-foreigners-arrested-for-distributing-fake-liquor/|title=Three foreigners arrested for distributing fake liquor|work=Bernama|publisher=Free Malaysia Today|date=3 October 2018|access-date=4 October 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.beveragedaily.com/Article/2018/10/05/Malaysia-When-cheap-booze-turns-into-a-public-health-crisis|title=When cheap booze turns into a public health crisis|author=Richard Whitehead|publisher=Beverage Daily|date=5 October 2018|access-date=13 March 2019}}

Government restrictions on liquor and beer sales during the COVID-19 pandemic may have exacerbated the problem of illegal production and sale of alcoholic beverages in Mexico. Reportedly, 35 people died in 2020 in just one mass poisoning incident due to methanol tainted drinks.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/13/mexico-mass-alcohol-poisoning-deaths-methanol |title=Mexico: at least 35 people die in mass bad-alcohol poisoning |date=13 May 2020 |work= The Guardian |access-date=2021-07-25 }}

Between September 28 and 29, 2022, 21 deaths occurred in the northern Moroccan city of Ksar El Kebir.{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title= Methanol Tragedy: Tangier Court Hands Down Sentences

|url=https://themoroccantimes.com/2023/04/26078/methanol-tragedy-tangier-court-hands-down-sentences |work=www.themoroccantimes.com/ |language=en}}

Between May 31 and June 2, 2023, 9 deaths occurred in the Moroccan city of Meknes.{{cite news |last1=|first1= |title=Nine Deaths in Morocco Linked to Alcohol Poisoning, Suspects Arrested

|url=https://themoroccantimes.com/2023/05/25803/nine-deaths-in-morocco-linked-to-alcohol-poisoning-suspects-arrested |work=www.themoroccantimes.com/ |language=en}}

Between April 14 and April 26, 2015, 23 deaths were recorded in relation to methanol poisoning in Ayadi and Ode-Irele towns of Irele Local Government Area in Ondo State.{{cite news |url=http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/methanol-poisoning-death-toll-rises-to-23-in-ondo/207876/ |title=Methanol Poisoning: Death Toll Rises to 23 in Ondo |date=27 April 2015 |publisher=ThisdayLive Nigeria |access-date=2015-04-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713052720/http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/methanol-poisoning-death-toll-rises-to-23-in-ondo/207876/ |archive-date=13 July 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}

66 people in Rivers State died over a few weeks that started in April 2015 due to methanol-contaminated ogogoro.{{cite news | title=66 Die Of Ogogoro In Rivers State|url=https://www.legit.ng/458236-66-die-of-ogogoro-in-rivers-state.html | work=Legit.ng }}{{cite news |last1=Winsor |first1=Morgan |title=Nigeria's Mysterious Epidemic Linked To Contaminated Alcohol And Methanol Poisoning, Not Ebola |url=https://www.ibtimes.com/nigerias-mysterious-epidemic-linked-contaminated-alcohol-methanol-poisoning-not-ebola-1890564 |work=International Business Times |date=21 April 2015}}{{Cite web|url=https://allafrica.com/stories/201506170925.html|title=Nigeria: NAFDAC - Methanol Responsible for 'Ogogoro' Deaths in Rivers|work=AllAfrica.com}}

Between September 2002 and December 2004, 51 people were admitted to hospital with symptoms of methanol poisoning, of whom 9 died. A further 8 people who died outside hospital were found to have died from methanol poisoning following autopsy. The liquor responsible for all of the cases contained 20% methanol and 80% ethanol and probably came from the same source in southern Europe.{{cite journal|last1=Hovda|first1=KE|last2=Hunderi|first2=OH|last3=Tafjord|first3=AB|last4=Dunlop|first4=O|last5=Rudberg|first5=N|last6=Jacobsen|first6=D|title=Methanol outbreak in Norway 2002-2004: epidemiology, clinical features and prognostic signs.|journal=Journal of Internal Medicine|date=August 2005|volume=258|issue=2|pages=181–90|pmid=16018795|doi=10.1111/j.1365-2796.2005.01521.x|s2cid=19274|doi-access=free}}

==Peru==

In October 2022 in Lima, Peru 54 people died due to consuming fruit-flavored vodka that was laced with methanol. The source of the methanol was from windshield washer fluid and antifreeze.{{cite web |title=Methanol-laced drinks claim dozens of lives in Peru |url=https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-10-methanol-laced-dozens-peru.html |website=medicalxpress.com |access-date=23 March 2023 |language=en}}

The Luzon lambanog deaths started to occur in late November 2018 in separate places in the Philippines after drinking arrack (locally known in the Philippines as lambanog) in separate places in the Philippines. The case started on November 29 when the residents from Calamba, Laguna drank lambanog and began to experience symptoms such as stomach cramps, resulting in hospital admission; they subsequently died.{{cite news |title=9 patay matapos uminom ng lambanog; sample nakitaan ng methanol |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/06/18/9-patay-matapos-uminom-ng-lambanog-sample-nakitaan-ng-methanol |accessdate=December 7, 2018 |work=ABS-CBN News}} People who consumed lambanog experienced other symptoms such as nausea, chest pains, and blurry vision. Meanwhile, another four persons, who were tricycle drivers, were reported to have died after they consumed arrack and thirteen others were hospitalized in Quezon City.{{cite news |title=FDA looking into death of 4 tricycle drivers after they drank 'lambanog' |url=https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/12/06/fda-looking-into-death-of-4-tricycle-drivers-after-they-drank-lambanog/ |work=Manila Bulletin |archive-date=2019-03-29 |access-date=2023-12-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329223929/https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/12/06/fda-looking-into-death-of-4-tricycle-drivers-after-they-drank-lambanog/ |url-status=dead }}

In December 2019, at least 23 people died while around 300 were hospitalized after drinking methanol-laced palm liquor, locally known as lambanog, in the provinces of Laguna and Quezon.{{Cite web |last=Mallari |first=Delfin T. Jr. |date=2019-12-29 |title='Lambanog' death toll reaches 23 |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1206933/lambanog-death-toll-reaches-23 |access-date=2022-07-24 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Lim |first=Michelle |date=2019-12-24 |title=Toxic coconut wine kills at least 11 people during Christmas celebrations in the Philippines |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/24/asia/lambanog-poisoning-philippines-intl-hnk-scli/index.html |access-date=2022-07-24 |website=CNN |language=en}} Separate incidents of methanol poisoning involving lambanog were also reported in 2018 which caused at least 21 deaths.{{Cite web |last=Crisostomo |first=Sheila |title=Lambanog makers to face raps |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2018/12/12/1876425/lambanog-makers-face-raps |access-date=2022-07-24 |website=Philstar.com}}

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In October and November 2005, 34 people in Magadan died from methanol poisoning after drinking tainted liquor.{{Cite news |title=Массовые отравления суррогатным алкоголем в России. Досье |date=2016-12-19 |work=TASS |url=https://tass.ru/info/3886567 |access-date=2024-08-16 |language=ru}}

In December 2016, 72 people died in a mass methanol poisoning in Irkutsk, Siberia. The poisoning was precipitated by drinking counterfeit surrogate alcohol—actually scented bath lotion that was marked as not safe for consumption.{{cite news|title=In Russia, Dozens Dies After Drinking Alcohol Substitute|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/19/world/europe/russia-bath-lotion-deaths.html|first=Ivan|last=Nechepurenko|newspaper=The New York Times|date=19 December 2016|access-date=19 December 2016}} Named Boyaryshnik ("Hawthorn"),{{cite news|title=State of emergency declared in Russia as 49 die in bath lotion drinking case|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/irkutsk-russia-bath-lotion-alcohol-poisoning-state-of-emergency-dozens-dead/|publisher=CBS News|date=19 December 2016|access-date=19 December 2016}} it was described by the Associated Press as being counterfeit.{{cite news|url=https://www.apnews.com/c0c419587e7d44ec8a6c6ac2685b8f2a/Alcohol-poisoning-death-toll-in-Russian-city-rises-to-48|title=Alcohol poisoning death toll in Russian city rises to 49|first=Vladimir|last=Isachenkov|newspaper=Associated Press|date=19 December 2016|access-date=19 December 2016|archive-date=20 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220183656/https://www.apnews.com/c0c419587e7d44ec8a6c6ac2685b8f2a/Alcohol-poisoning-death-toll-in-Russian-city-rises-to-48|url-status=dead}}

In October 2021, in Orenburg, 35 people died and 33 others were poisoned in a mass surrogate alcohol poisoning. 7 people were noted as being in serious condition, and 3 people were placed on ventilators. 10 people were arrested for the incident.{{Cite news|date=2021-10-10|title=Death toll from Russian alcohol poisoning incident rises to 34|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/death-toll-russian-alcohol-poisoning-incident-rises-34-2021-10-10/|access-date=2021-10-12}}

Also, in October 2021 18 people died and a number were poisoned in another mass surrogate alcohol poisoning in Yekaterinburg and towns nearby. Two persons were arrested.{{cite web | url=https://ruposters.ru/news/17-10-2021/ekaterinburzhtsev-skonchalis-otravleniya-metanolom | title=18 екатеринбуржцев скончались от отравления метанолом | date=17 October 2021 | work=Ruposters | language=ru }}

In May–June 2023, at least 30 people died and 96 were poisoned in the Samara region by cider contaminated with methanol and ethyl butyrate. The contaminated alcohol had reportedly been stolen from a warehouse of the Russian Interior Ministry. Four people, including one police officer, were arrested.{{cite web | url=https://www.vedomosti.ru/society/news/2023/06/08/979330-kolokoltsev-uvolil-zamnachalnika-samarskogo-gu-mvd|title=Колокольцев уволил замначальника самарского ГУ МВД на фоне отравлений суррогатным сидром|work=Vedomosti|date=8 June 2023|language=ru}}

In 1998,{{cite news|url=http://www.yurope.com/nasa-borba/arhiva/Feb98/0202/0202_32.HTM|title=Za sedam dana devetoro preminulih|last=Kosanovic|first=Z.|work=Naša borba|publisher=yurope.com|date=2 February 1998|accessdate=23 January 2024|language=sr}} 43 people died after drinking Rakia which contained between 40-75% methanol per bottle. The case is commonly known as the "Zozovača affair".{{cite news|url=https://www.rts.rs/lat/vesti/hronika/4259/potvrdjena-presuda-za-aferu-zozovaca.html|title=Potvrđena presuda za aferu "zozovača"|website=Radio Television of Serbia|date=4 July 2008|accessdate=23 January 2024|language=sr}} There were also at least 13 people with permanent health consequences.{{cite news|url=https://www.vreme.com/nedelja/guslar-na-slobodi/|title=»Guslar« na slobodi|last=Lazić|first=J.|publisher=Vreme|date=4 April 2013|accessdate=23 January 2024|language=sr}}

{{main|Spanish Methanol Poisonings}}

In 1963, methanol was used in the preparation of bottled mixed alcohol drinks such as coffee liqueur. According official records, 51 died and 9 lost their sight, but according to newspapers there may have been thousands of victims, mainly in Galicia and the Canary Islands.{{cite web |url= http://www.galiciahoxe.com/vivir-hoxe-sociedade/gh/esquecidos-do-metilico/idEdicion-2010-09-27/idNoticia-593940 |title= Os esquecidos do metílico |publisher= Galicia Hoxe |language= gl |access-date= 23 June 2015 |archive-date= 2016-03-03 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160303185501/http://www.galiciahoxe.com/vivir-hoxe-sociedade/gh/esquecidos-do-metilico/idEdicion-2010-09-27/idNoticia-593940 |url-status= dead }}{{cite web |url= http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/vigo/2014/11/09/vuelve-alcohol-adulterado/0003_201411V9C6991.htm |title= Vuelve el caso del alcohol adulterado |date= 2014-11-09|publisher= La Voz de Vigo |access-date= 23 June 2015 | language = es }}

{{further|2011 Turkish Riviera mass alcohol poisoning}}

• 2004 - 21 deaths in Istanbul,
• 2005 - 23 deaths in Istanbul,
• 2011 - 5 Russian tourists died in the Turkish Riviera,
• 2015 - 32 deaths in Istanbul, 3 deaths in İzmir.
• 2020 - At least 44 deaths from bootleg drink made with methanol around the country.{{cite web| url = https://www.macaubusiness.com/44-people-die-in-turkey-from-bootleg-alcohol-report/| title = 44 people die in Turkey from bootleg alcohol: report | work = Macau Business| date = 14 October 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-vows-stepped-up-efforts-to-fight-bootleg-alcohol-159098|title=Death toll from bootleg alcohol rises to 44 across Turkey - Turkey News|website=Hürriyet Daily News|date=13 October 2020 }}
• 2021 - 22 deaths in Istanbul.{{cite news |title=22 die in Istanbul from bootleg alcohol poisoning |url=https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1174023/22-die-in-istanbul-from-bootleg-alcohol-poisoning/ |work=eKathimerini.com |language=English}}
• November to December 2024 - at least 37 deaths{{cite news |title=Sahte alkol zehirlenmesinden son bir buçuk ayda 37 kişi hayatını kaybetti|url=https://medyascope.tv/2024/12/16/sahte-alkolden-son-bir-bucuk-ayda-37-kisi-hayatini-kaybetti/|language=Turkish |work=Medyascope}}
• January to February 2025 - at least 130 deaths

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In April 2010, 80 people died from multiple organ dysfunction syndrome after drinking waragi adulterated with a high amount of methanol over a three-week period in Kabale District.{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/home-made-gin-kills-80-in-a-month-in-uganda/story-e6frf7lf-1225857882598|title=Home-made gin kills 80 in a month in Uganda|date=25 April 2010|access-date=25 April 2010|newspaper=Herald Sun}}{{cite news|url=https://montrealgazette.com/health/people+methanol+laced+Uganda/2943996/story.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100427102845/http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/people+methanol+laced+Uganda/2943996/story.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 April 2010|title=80 people die of methanol-laced gin in Uganda|date=23 April 2010|access-date=23 April 2010|newspaper=The Gazette (Montreal)}} Many of the deaths were blamed on the reluctance of people to openly admit their relatives had been drinking it, allowing the abuse of the substance to continue. When revelations came about houses were searched, with around 120 jerrycans uncovered.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8640731.stm|title=Illegal banana gin 'kills 80' in Uganda|date=23 April 2010|access-date=23 April 2010|publisher=BBC}}

In December 1963, a rash of 31 deaths in Philadelphia's homeless population was traced to a local store that knowingly sold Sterno to people for them to consume and get drunk.{{Cite web|url=https://www.leagle.com/decision/1967311211pasuper1001294|title=COMMONWEALTH v. FEINBERG | 211 Pa.Super. 100 (1967) | uper1001294 | Leagle.com|website=Leagle}}

In January 2016, consumption of a mixture of Mountain Dew and methanol, referred to as Dewshine, resulted in the reported deaths of two Tennessee high school students.{{Cite web|url=http://www.people.com/article/dewshine-mountain-dew-racing-fuel-mix-second-death-tennessee|title=Tennessee Teens Die After Drinking Mountain Dew/Racing Fuel Cocktail}} The methanol in this case was believed to come from racing fuel.{{cite web|title=Health Buzz: Dewshine – a Mix of Mountain Dew and Racing Fuel – Proves Deadly|url=http://health.usnews.com/health-news/health-wellness/articles/2016-01-28/dewshine-a-mix-of-mountain-dew-and-racing-fuel-proves-deadly-in-tennessee}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/01/27/health/tennessee-teenagers-die-dewshine/index.html|title=Racing fuel mixed with soda suspected in teens' deaths|author=Chandler Friedman and Steve Almasy|website=CNN|date=28 January 2016 }}

In April 2018, a Massachusetts man died after ingesting alcohol that was contaminated with methanol. The product consumed was labeled "Ethanol Extraction 95% ethanol and 5% water". An FDA recall was issued and the company is no longer selling the product which was sold over the internet and shipped by the U.S. Postal Service.{{cite web |title=Ethanol Extraction Recalls Alcohol Product Because of Possible Health Risk |url=https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/ethanol-extraction-recalls-alcohol-product-because-possible-health-risk |website=U.S. Food and Drug Administration |date=21 May 2020 |access-date=11 February 2024}}

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• [https://www.who.int/selection_medicines/committees/expert/19/applications/Fomepizole_4_2_AC_Ad.pdf Selection of Recent Methanol Outbreaks], World Health Organization

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