The FSA has issued a second updated list of Czech brands that may have been contaminated by methanol. This follows reports that the number of methanol poisoning-related deaths in the Czech Republic is 24.
Since the last FSA update, Hrušková vodka has been added to the list. Pictures of the bottle labels can be found at the link below.
List of Czech brands
The affected brands are:
Hanácká Vodka was removed from the list earlier this week because it is not counterfeit.
Until the Czech authorities confirm that the issue has been resolved, the FSA is advising travellers not to bring back bottles of the local ‘hard liquor’ as they could contain potentially lethal levels of methanol.
The Czech authorities have also imposed a ban on the marketing, distribution and export of the spirits to countries outside of the Czech Republic, including online. There have been no reports of the products being imported into or on sale in the UK.
Source: FSA
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