Editing Vodka (section)

==Illegal production==
In some countries, [[black market|black-market]] or "[[Bathtub gin|bathtub]]" vodka is widespread because it can be produced easily and avoids taxation. However, severe poisoning, [[blindness]], or death can occur as a result of dangerous industrial ethanol substitutes being added by black-market producers.<ref>{{cite news|first=Steven |last=Eke |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6157015.stm |title='People's vodka' urged for Russia |work=BBC News |date=29 November 2006 |access-date=22 November 2008}}</ref> In March 2007 in a documentary, [[BBC News]] UK sought to find the cause of severe [[jaundice]] among imbibers of a "bathtub" vodka in Russia.<ref>{{cite news|first=John |last=Sweeney |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/6434789.stm |title=When vodka is your poison |work=BBC News |date=10 March 2007 |access-date=22 November 2008}}</ref> The cause was suspected to be an industrial disinfectant ([[Extrasept]])—95% ethanol but also containing a highly toxic chemical—added to the vodka by the illegal traders because of its high alcohol content and low price. Death toll estimates list at least 120 dead and more than 1,000 poisoned{{Vague|reason=Over what time span?|date=October 2023}}. The death toll is expected to rise due to the chronic nature of the [[cirrhosis]] that is causing jaundice.{{Citation needed|date=March 2021}}