Alcohol consumption figures misleading

When I read a recent article by Fiachra Ó Cionnaith (Irish Examiner, May 30) which headlined that our alcohol consumption was 700 times the upper limit laid down by those in the know, I was puzzled by this for a bit.

That is, until I realised that the 0.05g consumption level quoted must refer to the limit of 0.05g/100cc blood alcohol for driving.

There’s a helluva difference between blood alcohol and daily consumption.