Your health and wellbeing are important. Generally, and regardless of drink prep instructions presented in the TCV App, It is important to practice safety and exercise caution relating to: consuming raw eggs, alcohol and pregnancy, drinking before operating a vehicle or equipment, using fire around alchohol, drinking age, mental health and depression. This web page provides links to useful information intended to serve you better and inform.
Alcohol use and safe drinking
MedlinePlus is a free, online health information website maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It provides reliable, up-to-date health information on a wide range of topics. There are other resources available to you. This article focuses on Alcohol use and safe drinking. Visit https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001944.htm
Egg Safety
Occassionally one may encounter cocktail recipes that include Egg. Egg white and yolk are sometimes found in cocktail recipes. This U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) link provides information regarding risk surrounding consuming raw egg. For recipes that call for eggs that are raw when the cocktail is served — like Royal Fizz or Brandy Flip — should use either shell eggs that have been treated to destroy Salmonella, by pasteurization or another approved method, or pasteurized egg products.Visit https://www.fda.gov/food/buy-store-serve-safe-food/what-you-need-know-about-egg-safety
Risks, Dangers & Effects (Mental Health & Depression
For some, Alcohol consumption is a method for coping, it is an invisible danger and can be easily denied. Drink Responsibly, if you think this might be you, seek help and know that there are resource that can help.
- Resource 1:https://americanaddictioncenters.org/alcohol/risks-effects-dangers>
- Resource 2: regards depression https://americanaddictioncenters.org/alcohol/risks-effects-dangers/depression
Flamable Cocktails (IT'S A BAD IDEA)
Some people, bars and restaurants are eager to ignite an exciting atmosphere by mixing liquor with fire. Whether it’s setting shots ablaze or pouring flaming liquor cascades, each method has one thing in common: severe risk. Flaming drinks introduce a greater degree of dangers:
- Burn injuries resulting from consuming a drink that is still on fire
- Severe skin burns from holding hot glassware
- Risk of flaming liquor splashing on a person
- Cuts from fractured glassware
- fire spreading quickly due to unnoticed accelerants
- An unattended flaming drink cracking the glassware and spilling the fire onto combustible surfaces