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Eurocare and CRIOC hold a successful seminar in the European Parliament to discuss alcohol labels
The seminar brought together over 100 representatives from the EU Institutions, NGO sector, industry and public health experts to discuss the potential impact of alcohol labelling, its advantages and drawbacks as well as the actions which could be put in place in Europe. (View List of Participants)
-Click here to watch the video of the seminar.
-See here the final Seminar Report
-You can also see pictures from the Seminar.
PROGRAMME and presentations
-The need to PROTECT young people. Prof. Peter Anderson, Maastricht University (UK)
-What young people think about labels. Edita Petrauskaite. Lithuanian national consumers federation
-Overview of existing labels. Walter Farke, Catholic University of Applied Sciences
-What information should be on the bottle?. Dr. Nick Sheron. Royal College of Physicians
-EU Commission input.Michael Hübel, Head of Unit for Health Determinants at DG SANCO
-Debate
Seminar Documents
-How do young consumers respond to alcohol labelling and prevention?(Protect project report)
-Alcohol labelling practices around Europe(Protect Project report)
-Eurocare position paper on the Commission Proposal on the provision of food information to consumers (Sept 2008)
- Eurocare position paper on Health Warning Labels (March 2011)
-Public Health experts recommendation for an alcohol label front - back
-Preliminary library of alcohol health information and warning labels
-Proposal from the Commission for a regulation on the provision of food information to consumers