date:Sep 20, 2012
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) is advising travelers to the Czech Republic to avoid locally produced bootleg spirits following a spate of methanol poisonings the country and over 20 deaths, as one local producer said the crisis had hit his business hard.
Last Friday, the Czech Republic's health ministry took the drastic step of banning sales of alcohol over 20% for the foreseeable future, after tests on the ground confirmed high methanol levels.
Health minister Leos Heger said the emergenc