Call for action on alcohol abuseBy Jenny Wiggins
Published: July 22 2008 20:08
The drinks industry on Tuesday called on the government to launch a full-scale education campaign to tackle Britain’s binge drinking culture, claiming it was not responsible for soaring rates of alcohol abuse.
The salvo was fired as the government threatened retailers, alcohol producers and pubs with regulation that could force them to offer drinks in small glasses and provide mandatory health warnings on alcohol products.
Publishing new research that linked cheap alcohol to rising consumption, the government said it would not make a final decision about whether to push for more controls on the industry until later this year.
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