Thousands of Tampered Vodka Bottles are Found Before New Year’s Eve

The day before New Year’s Eve, thousands of tampered vodka bottles have been discovered in Britain. Several British citizens suffered seizures in the past few weeks due to these tampered vodka bottles. What was the cause of this sudden outbreak of seizures? Isopropanol, was the problem. Authorities found that the clear liquid was replaced with large amounts of isopropanol, an ingredient found in antifreeze, alcohol swabs, cleaning supplies, paint thinners, perfumes, and rubbing alcohol. Isopropanol is a colorless, flammable liquid. It has characteristics of an alcoholic odor, which explains why no one recognized that the bottles were replaced with this ingredient.
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