This toxic alcohol unfortunately has a sweet taste that is attractive to animals and children. It's often dyed an ugly color to discourage accidental ingestion.

This alcohol is not safe to eat or drink, but it is often used topically (e.g. on the skin) in the clinical setting because it is a good disinfectant and has a lower toxicity than similar light alcohols.

What Happens when the food coloring is added to the bottle?

Before this substance was known to cause cancer, it was thought to have healing qualities. It was put in water, chocolate, suppositories, and even inserted in the urethra to treat impotence. *AlcoholRadiumAsbestosFormaldehyde

When the stopper of a bottle containing colourless liquid was removed, the bottle gave smell like that vinegar. The liquid in the bottle could be

By far the greatest use of this alcohol is in "alcoholic" beverages such as beer, wine, and spirits. But it's also used as a minor ingredient in over-the-counter medications like cough syrup.