Travel warnings were issued for eight countries due to the risk of methanol poisoning from fake alcohol, the United Kingdom Foreign office announced.

The UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) created methanol poisoning warnings for Ecuador, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Russia and Uganda where incidents have been recorded.

The Oct. 21 advisory “follows an increase in cases of serious illness and death caused by alcoholic drinks tainted with methanol in popular overseas travel destinations,” the FCDO said.

“The expanded list builds on existing guidance for countries including Thailand, Laos and Vietnam,” the agency noted.

Methanol is an industrial alcohol that can be found in antifreeze and paint thinners. In some countries overseas, the chemical is illegally

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