EU: Alcoholic drinks should state calorie content, say MEPs

Plans for labelling the calorie content of alcoholic beverages should be tabled by the European Commission at the latest in 2016. The resolution calls for a new EU Alcohol Strategy focusing on alcohol consumption by minors and EU-wide labelling to discourage drink driving and drinking while pregnant.
The European Commission should evaluate whether the requirement to provide consumers with information on ingredients and nutritional content should apply to alcoholic beverages, say MEPs. The calorie content of alcoholic beverages should be clearly stated, and the Commission should table a legislative proposal to this end in 2016 at the latest (Press Release European Parliament, 29 April 2015).
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