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Thursday, June 7, 2007

Alcohol industry must do more to fight abuse: EU

Thu Jun 7, 2007

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's health chief urged the alcoholic drinks industry on Thursday to step up its fight against the growing problem of alcohol abuse.

The EU is the heaviest drinking region in the world, with 55 million adults estimated to drink at harmful levels. Alcohol contributes to the deaths of 195,000 people in the 27-nation bloc every year, according to EU figures.

EU Health Commissioner Markos Kyprianou made the call at the launch of a new Alcohol and Health Forum, part of a strategy paper on alcohol abuse published at the end of the last year.

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