Ecuador: Tainted Liquor Recall

By Larry Habegger and Andrew Davis | Permalink | No Comments | August 31st, 2011 | Trackback

Sampling locally distilled liquor or wine with new friends can be a pleasant cultural experience, but sometimes care is called for. Officials are trying to buy back half a million bottles of alcohol that have killed 48 people and sickened hundreds more. The outbreak of alcohol poisoning is believed to stem from the tainting of some 14 brands of wine and other alcoholic beverages with methanol, or wood alcohol, that is typically used for industrial purposes. The bad batch came from small provincial providers that did not have required health permits. Ecuadorian officials have set aside $400,000 to buy back the tainted products.

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