Uncomfortable Truths About Booze

That the alcohol industry is too afraid to reveal, but you deserve to know

Marina Martinez
7 min readFeb 1, 2019
Photo by Artem Pochepetsky on Unsplash

Humans, as cultural animals, have learned over the years to appreciate and accept alcohol drinking. However, most people are unaware of the real risks and consequences of alcohol on health, society, and life in general. And that may be on purpose.

Here are a few uncomfortable truths that alcohol companies have been avoiding to tell you.

The global market is overfilled with “fake alcohol” — and you can be a victim even if you only drink well-known or pricier booze brands

The 2018 “Opson operation” coordinated by the INTERPOL and Europol that investigated fake food and drinks across 67 countries, seized nearly 10 million liters of counterfeit and substandard alcohol, which was again the most confiscated product from the global market. In the previous year, almost 30 million liters of fake alcohol was seized by the authorities. Booze adulterated with methanol — a substance highly toxic for humans— were among the dangerous frauds detected in the latest investigation.

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Marina Martinez
Marina Martinez

Written by Marina Martinez

Global sustainability researcher. Writing about the controversial relationships among People, Nature, and Economy.

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