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UK Launches Methanol Awareness Campaign After 14,600 Deaths

12/5/2025

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Since 2015, suspected methanol poisoning has caused 14,600 global deaths, including Simone White, who died in Laos.
The UK government has added methanol education to the national curriculum and enhanced travel warnings.
A national campaign with travel companies should warn travelers away from spirits in high-risk countries, especially Indonesia, which has recorded the most methanol poisoning incidents in the last decade.
Jim Dickson MP emphasizes the importance of these measures.

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Since 2015, suspected methanol poisoning has caused 14,600 global deaths, including Simone White, who died in Laos.
The UK government has added methanol education to the national curriculum and enhanced travel warnings.
A national campaign with travel companies should warn travelers away from spirits in high-risk countries, especially Indonesia, which has recorded the most methanol poisoning incidents in the last decade.
Jim Dickson MP emphasizes the importance of these measures.