Yay let’s have even more nanny state overbearing government
shaun2312 on
Warning, this alcoholic beverage will get you drunk?
CrazyMelon112 on
What people are overlooking is that this will introduce nutrition labels on alcohol. People really overlook the stark amount of calories in the things they drink
jbr_r18 on
I think the most sensible option here is that ea ch individual alcoholic brand should be required to verify the age of the drinker and capture consent that they are aware of the health risk associated.
While the pub could do this, the British option is clearly to ensure the obligation sits with as many people as possible to ensure the total compliance costs are as high as humanely possible and shut small players out the market.
Brought to you by the party that proudly boasts of slashing red tape to get Britain building
Jazzlike-Analysis-62 on
Warning, excessive alcohol consumption may result in 18 years of pain and financial suffering.
…with a picture of a baby.
JackStrawWitchita on
Sucking all the joy out of life, one new law at a time.
wildcharmander1992 on
Forget warning labels they should do what they did with cigarettes
Make all the containers the exact same design like all grey with a warning picture of the effects and Ariel black font saying the brand
I guess instead of a collapsed lung or pictures of tar they can just have a picture of Gascoigne holding chicken and a fishing rod near Raoul moat or an 18 year old in bed with a 65 year old heffa
Euclid_Interloper on
‘Alcohol can cause XYZ’
Really? I thought it was a fucking health tonic!?!
locutus92 on
I love beer and would drink it every day but it’s so calorific. This is a good move.
Karl_Cross on
With technology available these days, why don’t we just have mini cameras fitted to cans so you can submit your ID in order to drink them?
stanley15 on
A lot of bottles already have these calorie labels. Not all list alcohol units though, which I thought was mandatory. Only liquid volume and abv seem to be common.
VamosFicar on
It’s a good thing to have information.
As long as they do not remove labelling and have all alcohol in camo green paint with warning labels and x-rays of your organs plastered all over it.
kcufdas on
Maybe try running the country so the folk at the bottom don’t wanna get hammered to forget their lives….at least that’s what a friend said
PelagicSojourner on
Returned to UK for a holiday after a fairly long absence and the sense of a nanny state more interested in performance over substance is very strong. What exactly is a warning label going to achieve ?
Tarkedo on
Essentially means that alcohol will not be an exemption to the current labeling system.
I don’t know if the nutritional information that they introduced in other products have had a significant positive effect though. If it hasn’t, I still think it would be easier to ditch ozempic to everyone that wants it though.
JackStrawWitchita on
You’ll need to upload permission from your doctor to be allowed to consume each pint, via a special face recognition ID check app.
Tinkle84 on
Warning: this product will temporarily make life feel bearable
Goatsandducks on
Diabetics everywhere breathing a sigh of relief knowing they soon won’t have to randomly guess how much insulin to inject for a beer. I’m all for this!
gapgod2001 on
Alcohol is bad mmmkay. Another pointless virtue signalling job by the government just so they can brag about how they helped to solve the issue. Maybe look at reasons why people use alcohol as an escape from losing their job or being unable to pay extortionate rent and energy bills. All things the government are entirely responsible for.
Jinkzuk on
This, and the producers dropping the the percentage of many ciders and lagers, right down to the magic 3.4% mark to avoid extra taxes has made me shift to wine and spirits. Is that the plan? The government make more money off the stronger stuff – [Alcohol Duty rates – GOV.UK](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/alcohol-duty-rates)
matt3633_ on
We are such a nanny state, warning label this, ID restriction that… let people make their own choices; if they can’t make an educated one that’s on them
starlight_disaster on
That’ll only make me want to drink more 😂 “oh, I didn’t realise it was THAT bad for me, welp, I’ve been destroying myself for ages anyway, might as well continue!”
CollinsFowlers on
Besides the one that’s already on every bottle already? You know, the one that tells you regularly exceeding the RDA/RWA is harmful to your health. You know… the warning label.
lvlister2023 on
Advert under this is for Guinness, advert on this post is about cocktails go figure lmao
ZanzibarGuy on
Ok, can we have a petition for MPs to have a warning label attached to them? Generally speaking, these are also bad for us.
Maybe some kind of post-watershed limit to any speeches they want to give to the public when it comes to campaigning, because, “Won’t someone think of the children?”
MrPuddington2 on
About time. It is sometimes difficult to figure out whether a drink is alcoholic or not, and that should be crystal clear. A warning label will achieve that nicely. (I don’t think it will be much about alcoholism, people know that alcohol is bad for them, but they drink it anyway.)
Merseybeer on
If people see th labels isn’t there a danger they just go to higher value lower calorie options
philipwhiuk on
Could be hard to fit on the cask marque on the top but sure
ash_ninetyone on
I thought they already had them as part of the unit information?
Everyone knows the dangers of alcohol and how harmful it can be and how much too much will destroy your liver irreparably. People will still go ahead because intoxication makes them feel good. Addicts will not care because addiction frazzles those logic centres, turning it into an insatiable need and alcohol is a difficult drug to get clean from
But I also thought generationally, alcohol use was reducing?
Jensablefur on
I’m all for nutritional information being mandatory on beers.
As it stands these are calories that most people don’t even think about when they pop a 4 pack open.
Bamzooki1 on
“Drinking this will make your tummy hurt real bad and murder your parents! Uh oh!”
WotTheFook on
“Warning – contains alcohol”
Yep, that’ll do it. Not sure how effective it’ll be though.
Putrid-Storage-9827 on
I do wonder what would happen if alcohol and junk food all had to be sold in plain brown packages with plain Arial font describing its contents. Not even with warnings, just without anything that attracts attention or is going to make kids and teenagers excited to buy it.
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Yay let’s have even more nanny state overbearing government
Warning, this alcoholic beverage will get you drunk?
What people are overlooking is that this will introduce nutrition labels on alcohol. People really overlook the stark amount of calories in the things they drink
I think the most sensible option here is that ea ch individual alcoholic brand should be required to verify the age of the drinker and capture consent that they are aware of the health risk associated.
While the pub could do this, the British option is clearly to ensure the obligation sits with as many people as possible to ensure the total compliance costs are as high as humanely possible and shut small players out the market.
Brought to you by the party that proudly boasts of slashing red tape to get Britain building
Warning, excessive alcohol consumption may result in 18 years of pain and financial suffering.
…with a picture of a baby.
Sucking all the joy out of life, one new law at a time.
Forget warning labels they should do what they did with cigarettes
Make all the containers the exact same design like all grey with a warning picture of the effects and Ariel black font saying the brand
I guess instead of a collapsed lung or pictures of tar they can just have a picture of Gascoigne holding chicken and a fishing rod near Raoul moat or an 18 year old in bed with a 65 year old heffa
‘Alcohol can cause XYZ’
Really? I thought it was a fucking health tonic!?!
I love beer and would drink it every day but it’s so calorific. This is a good move.
With technology available these days, why don’t we just have mini cameras fitted to cans so you can submit your ID in order to drink them?
A lot of bottles already have these calorie labels. Not all list alcohol units though, which I thought was mandatory. Only liquid volume and abv seem to be common.
It’s a good thing to have information.
As long as they do not remove labelling and have all alcohol in camo green paint with warning labels and x-rays of your organs plastered all over it.
Maybe try running the country so the folk at the bottom don’t wanna get hammered to forget their lives….at least that’s what a friend said
Returned to UK for a holiday after a fairly long absence and the sense of a nanny state more interested in performance over substance is very strong. What exactly is a warning label going to achieve ?
Essentially means that alcohol will not be an exemption to the current labeling system.
I don’t know if the nutritional information that they introduced in other products have had a significant positive effect though. If it hasn’t, I still think it would be easier to ditch ozempic to everyone that wants it though.
You’ll need to upload permission from your doctor to be allowed to consume each pint, via a special face recognition ID check app.
Warning: this product will temporarily make life feel bearable
Diabetics everywhere breathing a sigh of relief knowing they soon won’t have to randomly guess how much insulin to inject for a beer. I’m all for this!
Alcohol is bad mmmkay. Another pointless virtue signalling job by the government just so they can brag about how they helped to solve the issue. Maybe look at reasons why people use alcohol as an escape from losing their job or being unable to pay extortionate rent and energy bills. All things the government are entirely responsible for.
This, and the producers dropping the the percentage of many ciders and lagers, right down to the magic 3.4% mark to avoid extra taxes has made me shift to wine and spirits. Is that the plan? The government make more money off the stronger stuff – [Alcohol Duty rates – GOV.UK](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/alcohol-duty-rates)
We are such a nanny state, warning label this, ID restriction that… let people make their own choices; if they can’t make an educated one that’s on them
That’ll only make me want to drink more 😂 “oh, I didn’t realise it was THAT bad for me, welp, I’ve been destroying myself for ages anyway, might as well continue!”
Besides the one that’s already on every bottle already? You know, the one that tells you regularly exceeding the RDA/RWA is harmful to your health. You know… the warning label.
Advert under this is for Guinness, advert on this post is about cocktails go figure lmao
Ok, can we have a petition for MPs to have a warning label attached to them? Generally speaking, these are also bad for us.
Maybe some kind of post-watershed limit to any speeches they want to give to the public when it comes to campaigning, because, “Won’t someone think of the children?”
About time. It is sometimes difficult to figure out whether a drink is alcoholic or not, and that should be crystal clear. A warning label will achieve that nicely. (I don’t think it will be much about alcoholism, people know that alcohol is bad for them, but they drink it anyway.)
If people see th labels isn’t there a danger they just go to higher value lower calorie options
Could be hard to fit on the cask marque on the top but sure
I thought they already had them as part of the unit information?
Everyone knows the dangers of alcohol and how harmful it can be and how much too much will destroy your liver irreparably. People will still go ahead because intoxication makes them feel good. Addicts will not care because addiction frazzles those logic centres, turning it into an insatiable need and alcohol is a difficult drug to get clean from
But I also thought generationally, alcohol use was reducing?
I’m all for nutritional information being mandatory on beers.
As it stands these are calories that most people don’t even think about when they pop a 4 pack open.
“Drinking this will make your tummy hurt real bad and murder your parents! Uh oh!”
“Warning – contains alcohol”
Yep, that’ll do it. Not sure how effective it’ll be though.
I do wonder what would happen if alcohol and junk food all had to be sold in plain brown packages with plain Arial font describing its contents. Not even with warnings, just without anything that attracts attention or is going to make kids and teenagers excited to buy it.