A Bill to make provision for the labelling of alcoholic beverages; and for connected purposes.
The Bill would require alcoholic drinks to be labelled with the following warning: GOVERNMENT WARNING: Avoid alcohol if pregnant or trying to conceive. The Bill would stipulate details on the size of the warning. Failure to comply would be a criminal offence.
House of Lords
23 February 2009
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The Alcohol Labelling Bill would require alcoholic drinks to carry a government warning about pregnancy and trying to conceive. It would set rules on how large the warning must be and other details, and it would make failing to include the warning a criminal offence. The bill began in the Lords in 2007 and is currently at the 3rd reading in the Lords.
The bill is at the 3rd reading stage in the Lords. It originated in the Lords and has completed committee and report stages; further proceedings would be needed in both Houses for it to progress.
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