The Government has backed down on plans to restrict the sale and strength of "ready-to-drink" beverages and will let the liquor industry set its own rules for the sweetened alcoholic drinks.
The legislation originally proposed restricting RTDs to 5 per cent alcohol and limiting them to containers holding no more than 1.5 standard drinks.
At the select committee stage the cap on alcohol strength was raised to 6 per cent, and only restaurants and bars could sell higher-strength RTDs.
Now the cap has been scrapped altogether and the industry will be left to create its own voluntary code.
Should the Govt have made restrictions on 'alcopop' drinks? Here is the latest selection of Your Views:
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Jeannie says"All that will be achieved is that teenagers will buy more in order to get the same effect. It is a losing battle."
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sweetpea says"RTDs should be restricted to one or two standard measures of alcohol per serving and the servings per bottle fixed at one."
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