Tang Koung Herbal Wine Kills Three; 11 in Hospital (UPDATED)

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Tang Koung Herbal Wine Kills Three; 11 in Hospital (UPDATED)

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Warning: Do not drink this stuff.
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Cambodia News (Banteay Meanchey): On June 9, 2020, three men died, and another 11 people were rescued at the hospital, after drinking a herbal rice wine named Tang Koung, in Malai district, Banteay Meanchey.

The police reported that the 11 people were in a serious condition, and they are being treated at the hospital.
The police examined the deceased to confirm that they died of rice wine poisoning, then the bodies were returned to the families for funeral preparation.
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:dragonchase: But hey ,it must be " O K ”stuff as this drink is permitted to be openly sold by the Government !Therefore it being traded (& taxed ). in hundreds of markets & roadside shops would ensure it is no problem to the general public.
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Re: Tang Koung Herbal Wine Kills Seven; 30 in Hospital (UPDATED)

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Nearly 1,000 bottles of Tang Yuan brand in Sampov Lun district have been seized by Economic Police
June 18, 2020, 9:13 PM
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Cambodia News, Battambang: Since 9 June 2020, when seven people died and more than 30 were admitted to hospital for poisoning in Banteay Meanchey, provincial economic police have been on the warpath. As a result, authorities found more than 800 bottles of this dangerous substance and have destroyed it.

Since the 10th of June, the special forces led by Colonel Yi Yoshan, the head of the Banteay Meanchey bureau, have been conducting searches for the lethal drink, in shop stalls and markets in both the city and the countryside.
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During these searches, authorities discovered the herbal drug was being sold in a market in Sampov Lun district near the Thai border, where they found 68 gallons, or 816 bottles of the drink. It has been confiscated and destroyed and the seller has been reeducated. However, it is believed that the drink is still on sale in the remote countryside where people may not be aware of the danger, and police continue to track down the fatal drink.

Provincial police in Sampov Loun district have so far seized nearly 1,000 bottles of this "medicinal herbal rice wine."
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Re: Tang Koung Herbal Wine Kills Three; 11 in Hospital (UPDATED)

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Wine Drink Manufacturer at Large, One Man Remains in Hospital
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Ouch Sony | Fri Jun 19, 2020 5:32 pm
The producer of a wine drink that authorities have linked to seven deaths and more than 30 other people falling ill remains at large, while one man who consumed the methanol-laced beverage remains in hospital, officials said on Friday.

Heng Mealy, the Commerce Ministry’s consumer protection, competition and fraud prevention chief for Phnom Penh, told VOD that the manufacturer of “Taing Kuoy” — a wine product that was sold in half-liter plastic bottles with a label describing supposed health benefits — was still on the run.

Authorities were continuing to investigate, he said.

Officials on Saturday raided a house in Phnom Penh’s Chroy Changvar district where the beverage had been manufactured, but the dwelling was closed and authorities suspected the owner had fled after hearing of the deaths connected to the product, Mealy said on Monday.
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