New Alcohol Labelling Rules

The labels on alcoholic beverages may soon be required to include health warnings, under draft amendments being considered by the Polish parliament.

The amendment proposed by MPs to the Law on Counteracting Alcoholism would require companies bringing alcoholic beverages to market to include information on the labels:

• about the harmful effects of alcohol, especially for the disabled and for pregnant or breastfeeding women, or
• about the risks of drink-driving

It is also proposed to fine anyone bringing to market alcohol without such warnings on the label.

The detailed requirements are set out in draft regulations from the Minister of Health, including:

• the size and wording of the proposed captions