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Government holds back on on compulsory alocohol warnings
The Publican ^
| 1 March 2004
Posted on 03/04/2004 7:04:09 AM PST by SheLion
Demands that alcoholic drinks should carry cigarette-style health warnings have been resisted by the government.
Leaked details of the Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy suggest that, as with smoking policy, the drinks trade will have a chance to show that self-regulation can work.
Warning labels detailing the health risks of alcohol, as well as the number of alcohol units they contain, were among the proposals contained in consultations on the strategy.
Home Secretary David Blunkett is among the Cabinet supporters of stricter controls on drinks manufacturers.
However, those who have seen the draft report say the industry will be given the chance to implement its own voluntary code of practice.
Spirits company Diageo has already included a sensible drinking message in some brand advertising, while Liverpool brewer Cains has trialed put a warning on bottles. The Portman Group also supports unit labelling.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: alcohol; government; pufflist; warninglabels
Safe again!
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posted on
03/04/2004 7:04:10 AM PST
by
SheLion
To: *puff_list; Just another Joe; Great Dane; Max McGarrity; Madame Dufarge; MeeknMing; steve50; ...
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posted on
03/04/2004 7:04:38 AM PST
by
SheLion
(Curiosity killed the cat BUT satisfaction brought her back!!!)
To: SheLion
"Alcohol Harm Reduction"And so it begins...
The frog is cooked.
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posted on
03/04/2004 7:08:59 AM PST
by
kahoutek
((A conservative is a liberal who's been mugged))
To: SheLion
This is in England or Ireland, correct?
I looked at the source and it really doesn't give an location. Just talks about pubs, which is a good indication.
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posted on
03/04/2004 7:15:54 AM PST
by
Lokibob
(All typos and spelling errors are mine and copyrighted!!!!)
To: SheLion
There is hope as long as Kennedy
is still in there! I wish they would all turn their attentions to things pertaining to the important part of governing and leave our recreation to us.
To: SheLion
I expect instructions on the proper use of toothpicks and warning labels advising users not to insert them in the eyes or ears before long. Of course the manufactuers will be given a chance to add such advice voluntarily.
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posted on
03/04/2004 7:23:13 AM PST
by
steve50
("Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under." -H. L. Mencken)
To: Lokibob
This is in England or Ireland, correct? The article was sent to me in email. I had a hard time finding the URL. Mentioning "Pubs," is a good sign, but you know how things travel through the Jet Stream.
It's only a matter of time before the anti's here get ahold of the same idea.
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posted on
03/04/2004 7:33:26 AM PST
by
SheLion
(Curiosity killed the cat BUT satisfaction brought her back!!!)
To: stillafreemind
There is hope as long as Kennedy is still in there!
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posted on
03/04/2004 7:35:06 AM PST
by
SheLion
(Curiosity killed the cat BUT satisfaction brought her back!!!)
To: SheLion
I'm a little confused.
Here (U.S.) we already have label warnings on alcohol.
Are they trying to make the warnings stronger in England?
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posted on
03/04/2004 7:49:19 AM PST
by
Lokibob
(All typos and spelling errors are mine and copyrighted!!!!)
To: SheLion
The labling should read:
"WARNING, DRINKING ALCOHOL IS DANGEROUS TO OTHER PEOPLE'S HEALTH"
Drunken drivers killed 17,000 on our nation's highways and seriously injured over 500,000 last year alone.
Fear not smoking drivers, and drinking drivers don't scare you to "death", they kill you.
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posted on
03/04/2004 8:35:32 AM PST
by
Ursus arctos horribilis
("It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees!" Emiliano Zapata 1879-1919)
To: Lokibob
Here (U.S.) we already have label warnings on alcohol. I didn't realize there were warnings on liquor sold in the U.S. I had to dig out a bottle of Black Jack that my daughter left here and sure enough! There in little fine print is a warning about don't drink during pregnancy and don't drink and drive. I never really looked. heh!
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posted on
03/04/2004 8:47:44 AM PST
by
SheLion
(Curiosity killed the cat BUT satisfaction brought her back!!!)
To: Ursus arctos horribilis
Drunken drivers killed 17,000 on our nation's highways and seriously injured over 500,000 last year alone. Which conjures up the question once again: if drinking and driving are illegal, why do bars still have parking lots??!!
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posted on
03/04/2004 8:48:53 AM PST
by
SheLion
(Curiosity killed the cat BUT satisfaction brought her back!!!)
To: Ursus arctos horribilis
42,000 fatalities were caused by sober drivers. Fear the sober driver!
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posted on
03/04/2004 10:01:45 AM PST
by
CSM
(Looking for a stay at home mom for my future offspring!)
To: CSM
Not true, it was 42,000 fatalities total.
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posted on
03/05/2004 9:20:56 AM PST
by
Ursus arctos horribilis
("It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees!" Emiliano Zapata 1879-1919)
To: Ursus arctos horribilis
Still, more accidents are caused by sober drivers. Fear the sober driver!
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posted on
03/05/2004 9:32:09 AM PST
by
CSM
(Looking for a stay at home mom for my future offspring!)
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