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What the bill does

• Amends the Food and Drugs Act to prohibit the sale of beverages containing 1.1% or more alcohol by volume unless their packages carry a health warning label in the prescribed form and manner.
• Applies to people selling those beverages and affects their packaging.

Required label information

The label must warn of the health risks of alcohol consumption and include:

• The beverage volume that the Department considers a standard drink.
• The number of standard drinks in the package.
• The number of standard drinks that the Department considers should not be exceeded to avoid significant health risks.
• A departmental message about the direct causal link between alcohol consumption and the development of fatal cancers.
• Any other prescribed information.

Coming into force

• The bill would take effect one year after royal assent.
• The provided text does not specify costs or the detailed form and manner of the label.