Forensic examination confirmed the presence of methanol in the bodies of those who died from surrogate alcohol under the brand name “Mr. Cider”. This was reported by Telegram channel “112”.
The “Mr. Cider” victim was 29 people. 61 people, including 4 children, were injured.
Previously, experts of the Rospotrebnadzor regional bodies confiscation From the turnover of 37.6 thousand liters of potentially dangerous beer drink “Mr. Cider” produced on the territory of the Samara region. According to him, this amount of this alcoholic beverage was seized as of 6 pm on Tuesday, June 6th.
Before that, it was learned that nearly 30 people died as a result of poisoning with the drink called “Mr. Cider” in Russian regions, more than 50 people were injured, and the condition of many of them was evaluated as serious. Most of the deaths are in the Ulyanovsk region. In other regions, information was obtained about new poisoning cases. In some outlets where deadly cider was sold, there were no documents for the drink – no certificate of quality, no declaration of product safety. More details – in the material “Newspapers.Ru”.