Alcohol Action Ireland has called on the Government to prioritise the health of children and not to pass the alcohol industry’s self-regulatory codes into law.
However, the Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland, which represents manufacturers and distributors of alcohol, said the voluntary codes were already working well and putting them on a statutory footing would strengthen them.
Alcohol Action Ireland told the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children yesterday that the Government will be spurning the opportunity to make a significant difference to the wellbeing of future generations if it fails to tackle alcohol marketing and advertising in the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill.
Suzanne Costello, CEO of Alcohol Action Ireland, said: “Due to the ongoing failure to introduce effective regulations and legislation governing this area, the alcohol industry has effectively become Irish children and young people’s primary educator on alcohol.
Source: Dan Buckley, Irish Examiner, 27/03/15
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