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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13105

24 January 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 28
SECTORAL POLICIES / Health
No objections from European Commission to Ireland’s plan of labelling alcoholic beverages to warn of cancer risk
Brussels, 23/01/2023 (Agence Europe)

Asked about the Irish plan to label alcohol bottles to warn consumers about the carcinogenic potential of these drinks, Stefan De Keersmaecker, European Commission spokesperson for Health, Food Safety and Regional Policy, stressed that “harmful alcohol consumption” was a public health concern and that one of the Commission’s priorities in its cancer plan(see EUROPE B12650A1) was to reduce hazardous alcohol consumption in Europe by 10% by 2025.

Mr De Keersmaecker said that the European...

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