Retailers and distributors have been ordered to stop selling or distributing the products, and remove all advertisements and promotional materials from shops, public spaces and online platforms

Rwanda FDA closed eight distilleries and revoked ethanol import licences after methanol-tainted drinks killed 50 people and blinded 100 more in the first seven months of 2026.

At least 50 people died and more than 500 were hospitalized after drinking contaminated liquor this year, according to the Health Ministry