Department of Health denies changing alcohol labelling restrictions under US pressure

The Department of Health has denied claims it changed new alcohol labelling restrictions in the face of pressure from the US. Photograph: iStock’s cabinet claimed in a new report that Ireland changed new alcohol labelling restrictions in the face of pressure from the USto compel alcohol manufacturers to label beer, wine and spirits with health warnings on the risk of liver disease and fatal cancers and risks from drinking alcohol while pregnant .

At the time the Government described the regime as the world’s “first comprehensive health labelling of alcohol products”, saying the drink makers would be required to set out the calorie content and grams of alcohol in their product

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