'Overhaul alcohol labels' call.ALCOHOL labelling must be overhauled to stop profit being put above public health, a campaign group said today. A report by Alcohol Concern, called Message on a Bottle, found that only 4% of drinks sold by supermarkets Supermarkets, past and present, include: Transnational Originating (HQ) country first. The rest in alphabetical order.
1. capable of sensation. 2. perceptible to the senses. sen·si·ble adj. 1. Perceptible by the senses or by the mind. drinking levels and just over half (56%) explained the number of units. The charity called on the Gover nment to make the industry display unit information, advised maximum drinking levels and health warnings on labels. Chief executive Don Shenker said: "There is a huge disparity dis·par·i·ty n. pl. dis·par·i·ties 1. The condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree; difference: "narrow the economic disparities among regions and industries" between the drinks industry's enthusiasm to promote alcohol to the public and their willingness to give consumers the facts." |
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