Current health advice on safe drinking is out of date because of superstrength beer and cider.
A new study on beer and cider sold in Irish supermarkets found brands routinely sold which are much stronger than the nominal 4.3% alcohol by volume assumed in HSE advice.
It looked at 359 beers and 80 ciders in five mainstream supermarkets in the Munster region – SuperValu, Aldi, Lidl, Tesco and Dunnes Stores.
