KINIGUIDE | There have been at least 56 cases of suspected alcohol poisoning so far since the outbreak started this week, with the first death recorded on Sept 17 and the death toll at 23 as of today.

But despite what the name suggests, this has nothing to do with the overconsumption of alcoholic drinks. Instead, it is due to methanol contamination of the drinks.

In this instalment of KiniGuide, we take a look at methanol poisoning outbreaks...