More than 30 people died, more than 90 people died suffered According to official data on the morning of Wednesday, June 7, as a result of surrogate alcohol poisoning in various regions of Russia.
So, in the Ulyanovsk region still It was stated that 20 people died in 62 cases of cider poisoning. Regional Health Minister Olesya Kolotik-Kamenev.
Also, about the deceased and poisoning victims previously reported Officials of Samara, Nizhny Novgorod and Penza regions, as well as Udmurtia and Chuvashia.
As the Telegram channel reports ShotThe first case of poisoning with the drink “Mr. Cider” was also recorded in the Kurgan region, where a schoolgirl was located. comatose after use.
The cause of the emergency was “Mr. Cider” drinks. produced in Samara. The head of Rospotrebnadzor, Anna Popova, ordered the withdrawal of these products from sale throughout the country.
SC opened a criminal case. The entrepreneur involved in the supply of liquor was arrested.
“He started vomiting, he’s screaming like crazy”
A resident of Samara Marina, who fell into a coma after her husband drank “Mr. Cider”, said: “Newspaper.Ru”that the man drank one and a half liters of mango-flavored cider and then started vomiting, impaired movement coordination and severe shortness of breath.
“Still in a coma. There was vomiting, impaired coordination of movements, aggression, spoke vaguely, did not respond to the voice.
When the symptoms appeared, he could no longer explain anything, and he began to turn yellow, having severe shortness of breath, as if his tongue was pricking.
He only vaguely said that he was very poisoned. It was so bad that he was yelling like crazy to the whole apartment. “The doctors are not predicting, his kidneys are failing and he is doing CPR,” he said.
Marina added that her husband bought the “Mr. Cider” drink from a regular convenience store. She also added that they sometimes sell “rotten” products there.
“Stomach pain, nausea and drowsiness”
One of the residents of Ulyanovsk told the Telegram channel PureeThat on June 2 he bought one and a half liters of cider in a “bottle” near the house, and on June 4 he went to rest in the cottage with his relatives.
“But I could not drink more than 0.5 – it got worse, and after two hours my stomach hurts sharply. On the way home, the woman felt bad and her stomach was literally on fire.
He opened the news on Monday and realized what was happening, ”says the publication.
“foaming at the mouth”
The portal writes that two residents of Novokuibyshevsk in the Samara region died after drinking cider from a nearby shop. 63.ru.
According to the broadcast, on the evening of June 4, friends decided to meet with their children and have a chat and celebrated the birthday of one of them. “Three liters of cider were bought from a local grocery store on Mironova Street right in front of the house.
On the way they were seen by acquaintances: they walked and laughed, they were very happy and cheerful.
They set a table at home, drank, talked and dispersed at around 22:00.
The next morning, one of the women foamed at the mouth, the ambulance came quickly, but the doctors’ attempts to resuscitate the victim were unsuccessful: the patient died. He soon learned about the death of his friend.
“I couldn’t eat, blood pressure rose”
A resident of Dimitrovgrad, Tatiana, said “Newspaper.Ru”almost fell victim to an artificial drink. According to the girl, she and her company bought peach-flavored “Mr. Cider” from the “Beer Territory” store on Gvardeyskaya Street on the night of June 3.
“We had to go there with the company, as it was the only store that worked 24 hours. We tried this peach wine to bottle two half-liter bottles. I was the only one drinking it. The next day I felt very bad. I could not eat anything, the pressure skyrocketed. And in the evening I was already rinsed.
I drank for the second time in my life. Neither the taste nor the appearance of the cider aroused any doubt. With sour. The peach taste was felt, ”Tatyana said.
According to him, visitors to the Territory Pivo chain of stores often spilled stale beer, and alcohol was regularly sold to minors.
“It’s not cider, it’s an alcoholic drink”
Commenting on the situation, Oleg Pavlov, vice-chairman of the Public Council in Rospotrebnadzor, said that the cider that led to mass poisonings is fake – not digitally marked. TASS.
In response, Andrey Zotov, a member of the Russian Sommelier Association, explained “Newspaper.Ru”That the alcoholic beverage that poisons Russians is not cider.
According to him, alcohol is released as a result of fermentation in real cider and is not added during the production process. Also, natural juice is used to make cider.
“This is not a cider, it is just an alcoholic beverage. Cider is a fermented beverage, meaning all this is naturally derived, alcohol is released during the fermentation process. And there, on an accelerated schedule, when apple juice concentrate was taken and diluted with alcohol, it was simply artificial. Just at this stage the alcohol was methyl, not ethyl, that’s one of the assumptions I’ve heard from my colleagues.
In fact, this drink is not cider, although all news outlets call it cider, it casts a shadow on the drink made using technology. If we are talking about natural cider, it is not concentrated as mentioned, but fresh direct juice is taken and fermented with yeast. They use the yeast found in apples or the cultured strains are taken, then the process is more stable, the yeast processes the sugar found in any fruit, eg apple, pear. “Without adding anything else, we get a naturally low-alcohol beverage.”