Warnings to prevent foodborne methanol poisoning

What is methanol?

Methanol, commonly known as wood alcohol and wood essence, is a transparent, colorless and toxic volatile liquid.

What are the reasons for exposure to methanol in life?

Foodborne methanol poisoning in China is mostly caused by mistakenly drinking industrial alcohol containing methanol or drinking fake wine "blended" with industrial alcohol containing methanol

You may also come into contact with alcohol-based fuels, which are fuels produced from alcohols such as methanol, ethanol, and butanol

In addition, industrial alcohol can also be used as a glass cleaning agent, etc.

What are the symptoms of methanol poisoning?

The incubation period of methanol poisoning is generally 2-24 hours, and a few are as long as 2-3 days.

How to prevent foodborne methanol poisoning?

First, the management of industrial alcohol sales and use should be strengthened, and personal purchase and storage should be prohibited

The second is to strengthen the crackdown on the illegal production and sale of industrial alcohol, further strengthen the connection between executions, and severely punish offenders

The third is to strengthen the supervision and traceability management of the whole process of alcoholic food production, procurement, and sales, and strictly prevent methanol from entering the production process and strictly prevent fake wine containing methanol from entering the circulation process

The fourth is to strengthen publicity and education to improve the general public's awareness of the hazards of methanol poisoning and self-protection awareness, and do not buy or drink bulk liquor of unknown origin

Fifth, industries such as catering services and car cleaning should strengthen the storage of industrial alcohol to prevent misuse and drinking

Sixth, medical institutions should improve their ability to treat patients with methanol poisoning.

①Remove methanol in the body as soon as possible;

② Correct acidosis;

③Protect the optic nerve and retina;

④ Comprehensive symptomatic treatment and intensive monitoring