<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>DrinkCheck News</title><description>Law, science, and prevention reporting on drink-spiking.</description><link>https://drinkcheck.eu</link><language>en</language><item><title>DrinkCheck: evidence, use and test limitations</title><link>https://drinkcheck.eu/news/evidence-and-use</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://drinkcheck.eu/news/evidence-and-use</guid><description>DrinkCheck&apos;s lab validation, how to use a strip, the limits of any drink test and where to get help when spiking is suspected.</description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Drink testing</category><category>Test limits</category><category>Help</category><author>DrinkCheck</author></item><item><title>Best Drink Spiking Test Kits Compared (2026)</title><link>https://drinkcheck.eu/news/best-drink-spiking-test-kits-compared</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://drinkcheck.eu/news/best-drink-spiking-test-kits-compared</guid><description>DrinkCheck is our recommendation: 6+ substances, a result in 15 seconds, one of the only clinically validated drink spiking tests, compared with other kits by substances, sample and time to result.</description><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Comparisons</category><category>Drink testing</category><category>GHB</category><category>Ketamine</category><author>Fernando Di Matteo</author></item><item><title>UK Spiking Law 2026: What the Crime and Policing Act Changes</title><link>https://drinkcheck.eu/news/uk-crime-policing-act-drink-spiking</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://drinkcheck.eu/news/uk-crime-policing-act-drink-spiking</guid><description>The Crime and Policing Act 2026 received Royal Assent on 29 April 2026. Section 134, covering England, Wales and Northern Ireland, remained prospective on 29 September 2026. Devon &amp; Cornwall reported 311 incidents, 198 tests and 17 confirmations in 2025–26; these are different measures.</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Law &amp; policy</category><category>Nightlife</category><author>Fernando Di Matteo</author></item><item><title>What to Do If You&apos;ve Been Roofied: Step-by-Step Plan</title><link>https://drinkcheck.eu/news/what-to-do-if-roofied</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://drinkcheck.eu/news/what-to-do-if-roofied</guid><description>Suspect you&apos;ve been roofied? Follow this step-by-step action plan: stay together, alert security, call 911 and preserve evidence. 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Use an actual quote and local requirements; do not assume a guaranteed financial return.</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 04:24:07 GMT</pubDate><category>Bars &amp; venues</category><category>Drink testing</category><author>Fernando Di Matteo</author></item></channel></rss>