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Changes to alcohol labelling warning against drinking while pregnant to be decided on – ABC News
The alcohol industry in Australia is arguing that proposed changes to labelling would cost too much, but a prominent medical researcher says this argument is “an absolute furphy”.
One of Australia’s most renowned medical researchers has thrown her support behind more prominent alcohol warning labels for pregnant women, saying arguments from the industry it will cost hundreds of millions of dollars to implement are a “furphy”.
Key points:
- State, territory and New Zealand ministers will meet to decide on a red, white and black warning label
- The alcohol industry says three-colour printing would cost too much and would harm small producers
- Prominent …
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