Delaying alcohol warning labels prioritises profiteering over health, says Irish Medical Organisation

Anne Dee, president of the Irish Medical Organisation, criticised what she described as 'the influence of vested interests in opposing the measure'. File picture: UL.ie

The Government’s decision to delay the roll-out of warning labels on alcohol ignores health in favour of corporate interests and profiteering, the president of the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) has warned.

As Ireland continues to experience worsening rates of liver disease, alcohol-related cancers, and foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), the planned roll-out of alcohol health information labelling has been delayed until 2028 at the earliest.