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Bloomberg 5% of All Deaths by Alcohol Use: #Alcohol causes at least seven types of #cancer, including the most common cancer types, such as #bowel cancer and female #breast cancer, according to the World Health Organization. There is NO #safe amount of alcohol consumption that does not affect #health, however, according to the #WHO. https://lnkd.in/g4S8DUZN
#Ireland ranked 20th out of 48 countries for #alcohol #consumption, as measured by the OECD – OCDE based on preliminary 2021 data. In 2019, almost one in every 20 deaths was attributable to alcohol, while light to moderate drinking levels caused almost 23,000 new cancer cases in 2017, according to the Department of Health – Ireland.
New #health #warnings by #Ireland set to be the world’s strictest on #beer, #wine and #spirits have sparked alarm from alcohol-producing #countries that argue the #labels would impose an obstacle to #trade.
#Irish #Health #Minister Stephen Donnelly is unrepentant on the warnings. “The vast majority of people are not aware of these risks,” he told national broadcaster RTE. “If the industry is saying, ‘will you not just wait a little bit longer,’ the answer is a flat no.”
The #British #Medical #Journal once described #Ireland’s smoke-free #pubs and workplaces as a “runaway success.” Whether its world-first alcohol labeling works as well remains to be seen. “I would be reasonably confident that in years to come, you’re going to see people following Ireland’s lead, just as they did in tobacco,” Health Minister Donnelly said. “This is going to be the norm.”
Frank Murray, a consultant #hepatologist and chairman of Alcohol Action Ireland, said the evidence linking #alcohol to #cancer, drinking during #pregnancy and #liver #damage is clear.
The #WTO set a strong precedent in 2018, when the #trade body’s #dispute #settlement arm upheld #Australia’s right to impose plain-#package #label #restrictions on the sale of #tobacco products — something that was sharply opposed by the #cigarette industry.
Ireland has a reputation for being a #trailblazer in #health issues. In 2004, the country became the first to ban #smoking in workplaces, bars and restaurants. The move was highly controversial at the time, but has been followed across Europe and in many other countries.
The European Commission assessed the legislation over the past year and didn’t raise an objection because Ireland showed that the #public #health objectives justify the #law, according to a spokesperson for the #Brussels-based body. The commission deemed that the impact on the EU single market wasn’t significant enough to be a concern.
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