Ireland becomes first nation to require cancer warning labels on alcohol – By A.L. Lee (UPI) / May 22, 2023
May 22 (UPI) — Ireland has approved a new law making the country first in the world to require cancer warning labels on alcoholic beverages.
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly signed the Public Health Alcohol Labeling Regulations on Monday, which will require labels that show calorie content, grams of alcohol, risks of cancer and liver disease and the dangers of drinking while pregnant.
The law, however, won’t take effect until May 2026 to give businesses time to conform to the rules.
“I’ve signed the regulations so that … labels must contain details of calorie content, grams of alcohol and risks of liver disease and cancer,” Donnelly said in a statement posted to Twitter. In a separate statement to the country.
