Red meat, fish, alcohol and wild shellfish have been highlighted as high risk and vulnerable to food crime in Scotland.
Food Standards Scotland’s Scottish Food Crime and Incidents Unit (SFCIU) said these areas of concern
Continue Reading Four sectors identified as vulnerable to food crime in Scotland
More than $40 million worth of potentially dangerous food and drink has been seized in an operation coordinated by Europol and Interpol.
Operation Opson IX dismantled 19 organized crime groups and led to the arrest
Continue Reading Food and drink worth $40 million seized in Operation Opson
Researchers have developed a device that detects low concentrations of methanol in alcoholic beverages.
Swiss experts have created and tested a portable device paired with a smartphone app that can measure methanol levels. When placed
Continue Reading Researchers develop device to measure methanol in alcohol
At least 13 people have died in Israel since the start of 2018 because of methanol poisoning from alcohol, according to the country’s Ministry of Health.
The agency reported these were only incidents examined in
Continue Reading Israel issues adulterated alcohol warning following deaths
Visitors and residents of Costa Rica should not let their guard down regarding adulterated alcohol. Two more deaths from methanol poisoning were reported this week by the Costa Rican Ministry of Health.
The two latest
Continue Reading Adulterated alcohol kills two more in Costa Rica for 25 dead to date
The recent deaths of 15 men and five women reported by the Costa Rica Ministry of Health are blamed on methanol poisoning in alcohol. The fatalities, ranging from 32 to 72 years of age, are
Continue Reading Methanol deaths in Costa Rica are likely due to alcohol fraud
More than $117 million worth of potentially dangerous food and drink has been seized in an operation coordinated by Interpol and Europol.
Operation Opson VIII found tampered expiration dates on cheese and chicken, controlled medicines
Continue Reading Law enforcement seizes tons of fake food in 78-country Interpol, Europol sting
Spanish authorities have seized ingredients hidden in sewers and trash bins that were used to make mojitos at a tourist hot spot.
La Guardia Civil carried out controls on beaches of the Barcelona coast in
Continue Reading E. coli found in mojitos sold on Barcelona’s beaches
How many calories are in a bottle of beer? How much alcohol is there in a shot of whiskey? How many serving are in a bottle of wine? Consumers would probably be hard-pressed to know
Continue Reading What's in Your Drink? TTB Takes a Step Toward Alcohol Labeling
Seven inmates at the Arizona State Prison Complex Eymen were hospitalized with symptoms of botulism this weekend, announced the Pinal County Health Department Monday. Homemade alcohol, or prison “hooch,” is the suspected source of the
Continue Reading Seven Arizona Inmates in ICU: Botulism Suspected
A dozen inmates at the Utah State Prison are being treated for potentially deadly botulism after drinking alcohol made in a jail cell, state health officials say.
Eight of the 12 prisoners, including three who
Continue Reading Cell-Made Hootch Sickens 12 Utah Inmates with Botulism
