TESTS on fake vodka seized in Derby have found it contained cleaning fluid and was "unfit for human consumption". Forensic testing of the drink, branded as Passion and found at an off-licence in Sunny Hill, showed it contained isopropyl alcohol, which is not a normal constituent of vodka.
AS A beauty writer, I meet a lot of beauty publicists and one thing is for sure: in the beauty world, 'natural' is the new black. I've lost count of the times a press officer has handed me a product with the words: 'It's 97 per cent natural.' At this stage, I usually scan through the ingredients listed on the back... 'Glyceryl Stearate, Emulsifying Wax, Cetyl Alcohol, Stearic Acid, Glycerin, Isopropyl Palmitate. Those are the top six ingredients after water. Are those all natural, then?' I ask.
THE VODKA toast by Rebecca Dickson was meant to be a celebration of her love for her partner and a marker of their intention to marry. But instead the clink of her glass against his proved to be her death knell. After spending the evening sipping a few glasses of the spirit, she started to complain of intense stomach pains and a blinding white light. Michael Allen, her boyfriend of 18 years, looked on helplessly as she began to drift in and out of consciousness.
... is a highly toxic and volatile form of alcohol. Drinking just two teaspoons can render you blind.... spirits made from highly flammable isopropyl alcohol and methanol. Across the country, crates o...
A cardiff printing company has eliminated the use of alcohol in the creation of its products with a pounds 1m investment. Hartley Wilprint will no longer need isopropyl alcohol in any stage of the printing process. IPA - traditionally used as a dampening solution additive - had been seen as an essential element in any print run. It is only in recent years that the health, safety and environmental risks have been openly highlighted.
Police are working to identify five men killed in an explosion inside an industrial unit which has been linked to the production of illegal alcohol. The victims, believed to be eastern European, died after the blast in Boston, Lincs, on Wednesday night, while a sixth suffered 75% burns.
...The spirit was later found to contain "Isopropyl" alcohol, widely used as a solvent and a cleaning ...
A VODKA distillery which exploded - killing five men - is suspected of being part of a fake booze industry worth pounds 1billion a year. A Mirror investigation has revealed international crime gangs are behind the lucrative trade in imitation wines and spirits, which can be poisonous.
...: "There is evidence the counterfeiting of alcohol in the UK is being taken over by organised gangs w...Tests showed it was contaminated with isopropyl alcohol, which is unsafe to drink and can cause he...
NINE hundred bottles of fake vodka and 150 packs of counterfeit tobacco were seized by trading standards officers in Derby during two operations on the same day. Officers are working to tackle a boom in the sale of fake booze, which can cause serious health problems, including blindness.
... seized in the city was found to contain isopropyl alcohol, which is used as a cleaning fluid. Counci...
Five men killed in an explosion at an industrial unit may have been producing illegal alcohol. Investigators have found evidence to suggest the unit in Boston, Lincolnshire, was being used as an illegal distillery. Five men, believed to be eastern European, died after the blast on Wednesday night, while a sixth suffered 75 per cent burns and underwent surgery yesterday.
...The spirit was later found to contain "Isopropyl" alcohol, widely used as a solvent and a cleaning ...
Five men killed in an explosion at an industrial unit may have been producing illegal alcohol. Investigators have found evidence to suggest the unit in Boston, Lincolnshire, was being used as an illegal distillery. Five men, believed to be eastern European, died after the blast on Wednesday night, while a sixth suffered 75 per cent burns and underwent surgery yesterday.
...The spirit was later found to contain "Isopropyl" alcohol, widely used as a solvent and a cleaning ...
FIVE men killed in an explosion at an industrial unit may have been producing illegal alcohol. Investigators have found evidence to suggest the unit in Boston, Lincolnshire, was being used as an illegal distillery.
...The spirit was later found to contain "Isopropyl" alcohol, widely used as a solvent and a cleaning ...
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