The British government recently added eight countries to its list of travel warnings related to the risk of methanol poisoning from tainted alcohol.

The United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has warned that tourists visiting Ecuador, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Russia and Uganda may face a risk of methanol poisoning from counterfeit or contaminated alcohol .

According to an Oct. 21 advisory from the FCDO, the new warnings follow “an increase in cases of serious illness and death caused by alcoholic drinks tainted with methanol in popular overseas travel destinations.”

“The expanded list builds on existing guidance for countries including Thailand, Laos and Vietnam,” the agency noted.

Fox News Digital previously reported that a U.S. tourist died

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