Bill requiring pregnancy warning labels on alcohol products

This bill would require all alcoholic drinks sold in the UK to carry warning labels about pregnancy risks. The labels would tell pregnant women and those trying to get pregnant that drinking alcohol can harm their baby. Currently, some alcohol products carry these warnings but it is not required by law. The bill would make these warning labels mandatory on all beer, wine, spirits and other alcoholic drinks. The government says this will help protect unborn babies from alcohol-related harm. Some producers argue that mandatory labelling could increase costs and that current voluntary warnings are working well enough.

• 1All alcoholic drinks must carry pregnancy warning labels
• 2Labels warn that alcohol can harm unborn babies
• 3Currently pregnancy warnings on alcohol are voluntary
• 4Government says this will protect babies from alcohol harm
• 5Some producers worry about increased labelling costs