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
This Bill would require every alcoholic drink to carry an official warning about pregnancy and trying to conceive. It also sets rules on how large the warning should be and makes it a criminal offence not to comply. The aim is to inform consumers and reduce alcohol-related harm for pregnant people and those trying to conceive.
The Bill is at the Third Reading stage in the House of Lords. If it passes, it would move to the House of Commons for consideration.
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