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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Anger brews in Italy over Ireland’s plans for alcohol health warnings

Wine glass on a table
The Chianti wine consortium president said the image of Italian wine would suffer ‘inestimable’ damage if other countries followed suit. Photograph: Rafa Elias/Getty Images

A plan by Ireland to put stark health warnings on bottles of wine, beer and spirits has caused anger in Italy.

Ireland is free to go ahead with the measure, which would warn consumers about the risks of cancer and liver diseases linked to alcohol, after a deadline passed for the European Commission to oppose it.

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