Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has hailed new alcohol danger labelling as “a world first” that will in years to come be seen as revolutionary as the smoking ban.
But there has been a backlash from the drinks industry as far afield as the EU and the US with complaints on ‘free trade’ grounds lodged with the WTO (World Trade Organisation).
And at home, Drinks Industry Ireland accused the minister of acting out of a “zealotry” and “railroading through” the legislation which he signed yesterday.
