Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about health and U.K. health policy. Six foreign tourists, including an unnamed U.S. man, have died of suspected methanol ...

Six people, including a British backpacker, have died allegedly after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos. Two Danes, two Australians and an American have also died after being taken to the hospital with ...

A string of deaths linked to tainted alcohol has sparked concern among health officials across the world. On Jan. 25, police confirmed that a couple staying at a villa in Vietnam were killed last ...

The UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has expanded its methanol poisoning warning to cover eight additional countries where incidents have been recorded among British travellers.

The government must do more to heighten awareness of the risk of methanol poisoning while abroad: that is the message from family and friends of British victims who unwittingly consumed drinks ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The family of a “talented” British lawyer who is among six tourists to have died in Laos from suspected alcohol poisoning have ...

A string of deaths in Laos tied to tainted alcohol has raised alarm around the world and renewed concerns about methanol in alcoholic drinks. Last week, six tourists died in Laos from a suspected ...

During the Iran-Israel conflict in June 2025, China methanol futures rose about 11%, then fell about 8% after the conflict de-escalated, and spot prices rose 16%, but then fell 4%. The strength in ...

Ashley King, now 33, is sharing the story of how she was poisoned by a fruity cocktail, which caused her to go blind Courtesy Ashley King While backpacking in Bali during a gap year after high school, ...