Food and water safe to consume?

Well it appears it is not just bad alcohol, people are also being drugged. It does not happen all the time obviously, I have been to mexico at least 10 times over the years and never had a problem. I have actually traveled the world and never had a problem so this was a big eye-opener for me since I try to pick upscale places to hang out or beautiful beaches with my own water bottle. No one else on my ship that was there (about 15 others) got sick. But they were all couples / families with reservations. Likely because I was alone & it was known when I made the reservation. Very scary for me.

scary yes but just not relevant any longer.

this comment is basic cruiser paranoia. street cart food is fine if they cook it while you are watching.

Not if they rinse the veggies with tap water!

Since bad alcohol is been confiscated the risk is over isn't it.

There are no reports about "bad" alcohol

There are no reports about "bad" alcohol

The reports are that the alcohol is Tainted I'm willing to use the words bad and tainted synonymously

If you are afraid - don't post stuff, just stay home.

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Actually no,"tainted" is nowhere to be found in the report. The site being referenced is not the Mexican report. That's just one of the reasons for all this confusion...

when you google tainted alcohol you get 385,000 results go be ridiculous with them. http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/investigations/2017/07/28/amid-more-blackout-reports-mexico-says-take-action-tainted-alcohol-resorts/519101001/

Maybe "potentially tainted" will make folks happier... ;)

Given the usage of the word tainted I doubt it. The government has confiscated all of the tainted liquor so at this point it's a non-issue

Given the usage of the word tainted I doubt it. The government has confiscated all of the tainted liquor so at this point it's a non-issue

Again, the term "tainted" is yours and is being used by everybody and their brother except the officials reporting the facts.

taint

tānt/

verb

past tense: tainted; past participle: tainted

• contaminate or pollute (something).
  "the air was tainted by fumes from the cars"
  synonyms:contaminate, pollute, adulterate, infect, blight, spoil, soil, ruin, destroy; literarybefoul
  "the wilderness is tainted by pollution"
   
   
   
  
   
  
  • affect with a bad or undesirable quality.
    "his administration was tainted by scandal"
    synonyms:tarnish, sully, blacken, stain, blot, blemish, stigmatize, mar, corrupt, defile, soil, muddy, damage, harm, hurt;
    
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Wow! How long is this gonna go on?

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Out - Amazing what folks will do to ignore the facts...lol

Out - Amazing what folks will do to ignore the facts...lol

Why do you keep posting and moving a non-event back to the top

I have a tender tummy and became ill every time I visited Mexico even after following the general rules (no water, no ice, no salads, only hot foods, fruit with peels etc.) My doctor finally advised me to drink a cap full of Pepto-Bismol before every meal and at bedtime to coat my tummy. This worked! I made it through my last visit without getting sick.

I have a tender tummy and became ill every time I visited Mexico even after following the general rules (no water, no ice, no salads, only hot foods, fruit with peels etc.) My doctor finally advised me to drink a cap full of Pepto-Bismol before every meal and at bedtime to coat my tummy. This worked! I made it through my last visit without getting sick.

Thanks for the idea. DH has "tender tummy" also, so we have to be very careful.