Can you drive on the road after drinking "non-alcoholic beer"? Chengdu traffic police responded
Recently, some citizens reported that when buying beer on an online shopping platform, they found a "non-alcoholic beer". The seller claimed in the promotion that this is a "beer that you can drive after drinking".
What is non-alcoholic beer?
Can you really drive on the road after drinking this beer?
Online sales:
The ingredient list shows alcohol
On November 24, on the takeaway platform, in a beer labeled "non-alcoholic", the reporter found that alcohol was still displayed in the ingredient list, but the alcohol content was less than 0.45%.
On the e-commerce platform, a beer marked as "non-alcoholic" contains water, hops, white sugar, malt, and food flavors. The most important thing is that the alcohol content is clearly marked as 0.05%.
This shows that the so-called "0.0%" beer does contain alcohol, but the content is very low.
The reporter noticed that 12 cans of non-alcoholic beer sold online, with sales of more than 300 pieces in the past month.
Merchant:
It will not affect driving within 4 cans
Despite decent sales, consumers have had mixed reviews of the so-called "non-alcoholic, non-alcoholic" beer.
Some people think that this kind of malt is worth buying because of its strong aroma and low alcohol content.
But some people think that the taste of this wine is really not flattering.
@Bling_鹿先森: Those who love to drink drink it?
Who doesn't like to drink it?
Can I drive on the road after drinking?
Regarding consumers' questions, a businessman said: "It will not affect within 4 cans." Then, the reporter consulted the official customer service of several brands as a consumer.
Many customer service staff responded that they can drive after drinking.
traffic police:
It is not recommended to drive on the road after drinking this alcohol
What exactly is "non-alcoholic beer"?
In this regard, the China Alcoholic Drinks Association pointed out in the non-alcoholic beer group standard issued in October 2021: non-alcoholic beer refers to beer with an alcohol content less than or equal to 0.5% vol, of which 0.0% non-alcoholic beer refers to alcohol content less than 0.05% vol beer.
Mr. He, a local alcohol distributor in Chengdu, further explained that the alcohol content of beer in the usual sense is generally 3% to 5%, and international standards believe that the alcohol content of non-alcoholic beer is below 0.5%.
Can you really drive on the road after drinking non-alcoholic beer?
Then the reporter contacted the Chengdu traffic police.
The traffic police said, "If you drink this kind of alcohol, it is recommended not to drive on the road." Although this kind of non-alcoholic beer has a very low alcohol content, it is not completely alcohol-free. It is possible to detect alcohol when investigating drunk driving or dealing with traffic accidents. of.
Chengdu Commercial Daily-Red Star News reporter Dai Jiajia