Ireland: alcohol bottles will now mention the dangers of drinking them
In a pub.
One of the challenges of this new regulation is to reduce alcohol consumption in Ireland during pregnancy.
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As on cigarette packs, alcohol bottles will now display the dangers associated with the consumption of this type of drink.
The European Commission has just given the green light.
This measure is already making a lot of noise in Italy or Spain where wine producers are furious.
But Ireland should still go to the end of its initiative.
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With our correspondent in Dublin,
Laura Taouchanov
Tonight, Becky invites some friends over for dinner.
One day, those bottles of wine she buys will all show the risk of cancer on the label: “
I smoke, even though I read on the packages all the dangers to my health.
So I'm going to drink anyway, it won't change much.
I don't think these tags will affect sales, all of this info is already on the phone.
»
"
I doubt we'll notice them
"
A Merlot or a Chianti?
Aileen hesitates.
Faced with all this choice, the retiree doubts that she will think - in addition - of reading the prevention messages: “
People are consuming more and more wine, I doubt that they will be noticed.
Unless it is well announced in advance, we are constantly reminded of it and it is written in large black or white letters!
»
One of the challenges with this new regulation is to reduce alcohol consumption during pregnancy.
Sheila Gilheany is the director of Action Alcohol Ireland: “
Ireland has one of the highest fetal alcohol rates in the world, we are third.
Most of the time it's because people are not aware.
So it's the basic right of consumers.
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Three years to change
If the Irish government formalizes this new law after the agreement of the European Union (EU), alcohol producers will have three years to change the labeling of their bottles.
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