Press Release: Alcoholic drinks should state calorie content, say MEPs

Author (Corporate)	European Parliament
Series Title	Press Release
Series Details	29.04.15
Publication Date	29/04/2015
Content Type	News
	The European Parliament stated in plenary on 29 April 2015 that plans for labelling the calorie content of alcoholic beverages should be tabled by the European Commission at the latest in 2016. The resolution called for a new EU Alcohol Strategy focusing on alcohol consumption by minors and EU-wide labelling to discourage drink driving and drinking while pregnant.
Source Link	Link to Main Source http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20150424IPR45726/
Related Links	ESO: Background information: Delayed Commission report on alcohol labelling frustrates beer industry http://www.europeansources.info/record/delayed-commission-report-on-alcohol-labelling-frustrates-beer-industry/ EurActiv, 30.04.15: Parliament urges Commission to submit new alcohol strategy http://www.euractiv.com/sections/health-consumers/parliament-urges-eu-commission-submit-new-alcohol-strategy-314211 EurActiv, 22.05.15: Commission set to dump EU alcohol strategy http://www.euractiv.com/sections/health-consumers/commission-set-dump-eu-alcohol-strategy-314782 EurActiv, 03.06.15: Health NGOs walk out of EU alcohol forum http://www.euractiv.com/sections/health-consumers/health-ngos-walk-out-eu-alcohol-forum-315075
Subject Categories	Business and Industry, Health
Countries / Regions	Europe