Press release of methanol-laced rice wine and water poisoning along Prek Ter stream in Kratie province
On 8 May 2018, the Ministry of Industry and Handicraft showed the results of in-field testing and testing in laboratories of the Ministry of Industry and Handicraft related to the case of rice wine and water poisoning in Prek Te stream in Sre Non village and Aloch village, Chet Borei district, in Kratie province. The result is shown below:
- Samples of methanol-laced rice wine: contained 11.22% of methanol (the standard allowable level is a maximum of 0.15%)
- Samples of Prek Ter stream water: had a chromium level of 173 micrograms per litre, while the maximum allowable level is just 50 micrograms per litre (the standard allowable level is a maximum of 50 micrograms per liter of water) and nitrogen up to 7.23 mg per litre (the standard allowable level is as little as 3 mg of water per liter).
Ministry of Industry and Handicraft
