A director of Quanjiao County in Anhui Province said that Maotai can also drink to death. Official response

On May 28th, according to CCTV News, the river water in Chuzhou, Anhui Province was polluted, with a large number of dead fish and shrimp. After investigation, the reporter found that the relevant departments of Quanjiao County did not investigate the abnormal phenomenon of the water body and replied "no problem" based on experience, stating that water quality testing was "unnecessary".

During the interview, the reporter asked, "Is this water toxic when it enters the river? As an environmental protection department, we don't know." Dou, the director of the Ecological Environment Bureau in Quanjiao County, Chuzhou City, said that there is no need to conduct toxicity analysis on the water body. "Drinking Maotai can also kill people. After drinking it to death, do you need to conduct toxicity analysis on Maotai? I don't think it is necessary." Dou's remarks sparked heated discussions among netizens, "It's really explosive for a director to say such things."; Director Maotai has finished drinking; Dou Ju, this is a fire.

On May 28th, a reporter from @ Jingshi Live called multiple external calls from the Ecological Environment Bureau of Quanjiao County, but no one answered. Afterwards, the reporter contacted the government of Quanjiao County, and the staff said that Director Dou's remarks were indeed inappropriate. As the director of the Ecological Environment Bureau, he should take responsibility for what he said and will communicate with Mr. Dou himself. The staff also stated that water quality is not related to drinking alcohol, and it cannot be said that there are no problems with the water. The county government has always attached great importance to environmental protection issues.