The UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has significantly expanded its methanol poisoning warning, adding 11 more countries to its advisory following what it calls “a global increase in the number of reported cases”.

An advisory put out in October included popular tourist destinations such as Japan and Mexico. The latest guidance adds other tourism favourites to that advisory, including India, Malaysia and Morocco, as well as Bangladesh, Iran, Jordan, Libya, Malawi, Nepal, Papua New Guinea and Rwanda.

The update is part of the FCDO’s “Know the Signs of Methanol Poisoning” awareness campaign, created to highlight the dangers of bootlegged or adulterated drinks.

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Hamish Falconer, the UK’s minister for consular a

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