Global Affairs Canada says it’s not aware of any Canadians affected by possibly tainted alcohol in Mexico, following multiple reports of U.S. travellers falling ill at Mexican resorts.
“Following recent reports of tainted alcohol on Mexican resorts, Global Affairs Canada is not aware of any Canadians affected in Mexico,” a department spokesperson said in an email to CTV News Thursday.
The U.S. State Department is warning tourists going to Mexico about possibly tainted or substandard alcohol, which has been blamed for people passing out or becoming sick.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel recently reported that multiple travellers became sick after drinking alcohol at Mexican resorts. In January, a 20-year-old Wisconsin woman died after she was pulled from a resort pool near Playa del Carmen.
Travel expert Loren Christie said he contacted Global Affairs Canada himself and was told that the Canadian government has no plans at this time to issue Mexico travel advisories specifically related to the tainted alcohol reports.
“The fact that they haven’t…deemed that (this) warrants a travel advisory I think is actually a good sign for us that maybe it’s not quite as serious,” Christie told CTV News Channel Thursday.
The Travel Advice and Advisories page for Mexico does state the following: “Be wary of accepting snacks, beverages, gum or cigarettes from new acquaintances or strangers, including taxi drivers, as the items may contain drugs that could put you at risk of sexual assault and robbery.”
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