ABFI urges caution after Scottish court's decision on minimum unit pricing for alcohol

Campaigners in Ireland have welcomed the decision by Scottish judges to reject an appeal against minimum unit pricing.

Update 4.25pm: The Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland (ABFI) has warned that price is “not a silver bullet for tackling alcohol misuse”.

Reacting to today’s decision by the Court of Session in Scotland today clearing the way for minimum unit pricing, director of ABFI Ross Mac Mathúna said: “In December the European Court of Justice (ECJ) held that Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) is not precluded by EU law if it is considered to be an appropriate and proportionate public health response which cannot be achieved by other measures.