On Monday 12 March, the European alcoholic beverages sector (wine, spirits, beer and cider) presented its proposal for a “common commitment” to the European commissioner for health, Vytenis Andriukaitis. The commitment in question relates to labelling containing nutritional data and ingredient information on products of the sector.
The indication of such data on the label has been mandatory since December 2014 for all foodstuffs except drinks containing over 1.2% of alcohol. In March...