Ireland to become first country in the world to put health warnings on alcohol
- The Republic of Ireland will be the first country to introduce health warning labels on alcohol products, with regulations signed into law by the health minister on Monday but not set to become mandatory until 2026.
- The labels will warn consumers about the risks of drinking alcohol, including potential fatal cancers, liver disease and the risks of drinking while pregnant, and will also provide a product's calorie content.
- The move has faced criticism from some European Union member states including Italy, which has described the warnings as a "direct attack" and warned that they could cause problems within the single market.
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Ireland will become the first country in the world to impose sanitary labelling of alcoholic beverages to warn the population of caloric content, alcohol concentration, risks of cancer and liver disease, as well as the dangers posed by alcohol consumption during pregnancy, reports The Guardian.
Ireland to label alcoholic drinks with health warnings
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland will introduce mandatory health labelling of alcoholic drinks, warning of the links to cancer, liver disease and the risk of drinking while pregnant. The new regulations, signed into law by health minister Stephen Donnelly on Monday, will take effect in three years to give businesses time to prepare for the change. It will also alert consumers to the calorie and alcohol content. Other countries include warnings on alco…
Ireland will introduce a unique (and first) alcohol 'health labeling' policy in the world. The labels will indicate calories, the risk of cancer and diseases...
In three years, they should be indicated that they can cause cancer and liver damage.
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