Cancer warning labels will go on alcohol bottles in Ireland — a world first
The labels will warn about the risk of consuming alcohol when pregnant and of liver disease and fatal cancers from consumption, as well as calorie counts, the government said in a statement. They will be implemented in three years, by May 2026.
“Packaging of other food and drink products already contains health information and, where appropriate, health warnings,” said Ireland’s health minister, Stephen Donnelly, in a statement. “This law is bringing alcohol products into line with that.” According to the World Health Organization , light to moderate drinking levels caused almost 23,000 new cancer cases in 2017, half of which were female breast cancers.
Ireland is to become the first country in the world to introduce comprehensive health warning labels on alcohol products. I’ve signed the regulations so that from May 2026 labels must contain details of calorie content, grams of alcohol and risks of liver disease and cancer.
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