Bihar Hooch Tragedy: What is it? Why is concoction so deadly?
‘Hooch’ is low quality alcohol prepared in poor conditions sans quality controls – in contrast to branded liquor produced in factories Over 39 people have been left dead and several hospitalised after consuming hooch in Bihar. The incident has stirred a massive political uproar – made even more pronounced by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s ‘if you drink, you die’ remark in the state Assembly – and raised concerns over the state’s poor implementation of the prohibition law. ‘Hooch’ is low-quality alcohol prepared in poor conditions sans quality control – in contrast to branded liquor produced in factories. If the process of distillation is done incorrectly, the final product may have a high level of methanol instead of ethanol, which can be hazardous to human beings And because hooch makers lack temperature control, the process of distillation lacks the accuracy for the liquor to be both safe and effective.
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