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Villagers receive cares after being hospitalised for wine poisoning in Kampot province’s Kampong Trach district. Facebook
Methanol linked to string of wine deaths in Kampot
Thu, 27 May 2021
The Ministry of Health announced on May 25 that test results from wine taken from Kampot province’s Kampong Trach district revealed high levels of methanol.
“Six of the 11 samples contained methanol levels of 0.2 to 11.9 per cent. Any amount above 0.1 per cent is toxic,” the ministry said.
The ministry stated that the results revealed the cause of death and illness from May 21 to 24 in Thnung village of Russey Srok Kang Koeut commune and in Kngab village of Svay Tong Kaang Choeung commune of the district after villagers had drunk the wine.