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<p>Current food labelling regulations, including those for alcoholic drinks, are set
at a European level.</p><br /><p>Alcoholic drinks are currently exempt under European
law from needing to provide nutritional information and ingredients lists. However,
there is a provision allowing the voluntary labelling of the energy content of alcoholic
drinks.</p><br /><p>We are not currently planning any national policies on nutrition
labelling of alcohol. However, some businesses are choosing to label calories voluntarily
on their alcoholic beverages.</p><br /><p>Guidelines on safe drinking levels and health
warnings are not being taken forward at EU level at this time. However, the Chief
Medical Officer (CMO) is overseeing a UK-wide review of all alcohol guidelines so
that people can make informed choices about their drinking at all stages of their
lives. Under the previous Government’s Responsibility Deal, independent monitoring
has shown nearly 80% of bottles and cans on shelf now carry unit content, the CMO’s
lower-risk guidelines and a warning about drinking when pregnant, fulfilling a Responsibility
Deal pledge.</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p>
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