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Revision of Food Information to Consumers for what concerns labelling rules on alcoholic beverages

Food safety

This initiative will complement the revision of EU rules on food information to consumers, following up on the Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan, and will include also rules on a mandatory list of ingredients and nutrition declaration on alcoholic beverage labels.

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40 responses

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Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs, 16 Jul 2021

Dear Madam/Sir, Thank you for the opportunity to provide feedback to the roadmap for a revision of alcohol labelling requirements. Please find attached the response of the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC). Best Regards, Emma Calvert

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European farmers, 22 Jul 2021

Copa and Cogeca represent 22 million farmers and their family members as well as 22,000 cooperatives dedicated to providing 446 million EU citizens with safe, nutritious, high-quality, and affordable food. We welcome the opportunity to comment on the European Commission’s Roadmap Inception Impact…

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spiritsEUROPE, 14 Jul 2021

spiritsEUROPE proudly represents one of Europe’s most valuable agri-food export sectors and, with it, the interests of 29 associations of spirits producers as well as 10 leading multinational companies. Our members are committed to provide clear and meaningful consumer information about their…

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European Cancer Organisation, 22 Jul 2021

The European Cancer Organisation (E.C.O.) congratulates the European Commission for its clear commitments within Europe's Beating Cancer Plan to take clear actions in support of cancer prevention, including reducing harmful alcohol consumption. Harmful alcohol consumption is a major public…

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Pesticide Action Network Europe, 28 Jun 2021

Pesticide Action Network Europe (PAN Europe) welcomes this opportunity to be allowed to provide feedback to the impact assessment options being proposed regarding food labelling. PAN Europe welcomes the option 2 'revoke the exemption and require all indications on-label' including requirements on…

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European Public Health Alliance, 22 Jul 2021

The European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) is a leading European civil society alliance in Brussels, made up of 80 public health NGOs, patient groups, health professionals and disease groups, working to improve health and strengthen the voice of public health in Europe. EPHA is pleased to…

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Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband, 22 Jul 2021

The Federation of German Consumer Organisations (Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband e.V.; vzbv) is a non-governmental organisation acting as an umbrella for 44 German consumer associations. We represent the interests of consumers in public and vis-à-vis legislators, the private sector and in…

European Doctors Demand Ingredient Labels on All Alcoholic Beverages

Standing Committee of European Doctors, 7 Jul 2021

The organization calls for ending the exemption that allows alcoholic beverages above 1.2% alcohol to avoid listing ingredients and nutritional values. They want mandatory on-label disclosure for all alcoholic drinks, plus health warnings about pregnancy, driving, cancer risks, and age limits.
This would reduce their members' workload by lowering alcohol-related disease treatment costs.
Alcohol producers lose marketing flexibility and face higher compliance costs from labeling requirements.

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Comité Européen des Entreprises Vins, 16 Jul 2021

CEEV CONTRIBUTION TO EC ROADMAP ON ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LABELLING IN FIC REGULATION REVISION Comité Européen des Entreprises Vins (CEEV) represents the wine and aromatized wine companies in the industry and trade in the European Union. It brings together 23 national organisations from 12 EU Member…

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Landwirtschaftskammer Österreich, 19 Jul 2021

The Austrian Chamber of Agriculture represents about 135.000 farm holdings of which a majority traditionally is dealing with the production of home-made juices and alcoholic beverages (mainly for self-sufficiency). The latter is grape wine, but primarily fruit wine (as apples and pears are growing…

European Brewers Support Mandatory Ingredient and Nutrition Labelling for All Alcohol

The Brewers of Europe, 13 Jul 2021

The organization supports mandatory ingredient and nutrition labelling for all alcoholic beverages above 1.2% alcohol, with no exemptions. They request harmonized EU rules applying equally across all beverage types, flexibility to limit nutrition labels to energy values only, and adequate transition periods for implementation.
This protects their voluntary labelling efforts since 2015 and ensures competitors face the same requirements.

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Polish Confederation Lewiatan, 21 Jul 2021

Zdaniem Konfederacji Lewiatan w opublikowanym przez Komisję Europejską dokumencie „Wstęp do oceny skutków” (inception impact assesment) wprowadzenia obowiązkowego podawania składników i informacji o wartości odżywczej na etykietach wszystkich napojów alkoholowych, należy pozostawić opcję „0”, która…

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Association Internationale de la Mutualité, 8 Jul 2021

AIM recommends revising the rules for all alcoholic beverages. The existing exemption to provide the list of ingredients and a nutrition declaration on label for alcoholic beverages containing more than 1.2% by volume of alcohol should be revoked. Mandatory indications should be required to be…

Origin wine group EFOW opposes redundant labelling legislation

European Federation of Origin Wines, 16 Jul 2021

EFOW argues that existing CAP reform rules already cover wine labelling requirements. They claim that additional legislation would be unnecessary and redundant for the sector.
Producers can avoid the cost and complexity of printing full ingredient lists on bottles.

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Confédération Européenne des Vignerons Indépendants, 22 Jul 2021

CEVI is the only organisation representing and defending the interests of independent winegrowers at European level. CEVI counts today 12 000 members from 13 different States. Independent winegrowers are entrepreneurs at the head of a micro/small enterprise, often a family business. They make…

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Confartigianato Imprese, 19 Jul 2021

Confartigianato Imprese represents more than 700,000 Italian micros, small and medium-sized enterprises. Thousands of them are actively involved in the food sector and, more specifically, in the production, bottling, and labelling of alcoholic and spirit drinks. Micro and small enterprises have…

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Confederazione Nazionale dell'Artigianato e della Piccola e Media Impresa, 22 Jul 2021

CNA Agroalimentare accoglie con favore la decisione della Commissione europea di consultare le parti interessate e i cittadini sulla futura iniziativa volta a revisionare le norme relative alle informazioni fornite ai consumatori per le bevande alcoliche. Una maggiore trasparenza e la fornitura…

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European Heart Network, 19 Jul 2021

The European Heart Network welcomes the opportunity to provide input and feedback on the Inception Impact Assessments of the Proposal for a revision of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, for what concerns labelling rules on alcoholic…

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European Alcohol Policy Alliance, 20 Jul 2021

EUROCARE (The European Alcohol Policy Alliance) is an alliance of 52 non-governmental and public health organisations in 21 European countries with member organisations across Europe advocating for the prevention and reduction of alcohol related harm in Europe. Eurocare welcomes the opportunity to…

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Deutscher Weinbauverband e.V., 22 Jul 2021

The German Winegrowers' Association agrees with the Commission's objectives for the desired contributions of 1. raising consumer awareness of the content and nutritional composition of alcoholic beverages and 2. creating a level playing field for market players by supporting labelling requirements…

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IOGT-NTO, 9 Jul 2021

IOGT-NTO welcome the revision of rules on information provided to consumers for alcoholic beverages and hope that it can lead to more standardised and complete labelling requirements of alcoholic beverages in the EU. Further IOGT-NTO welcome the Inception Impact Assessment and support the…

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European Travel Retail Confederation, 16 Jul 2021

ETRC, the European Travel Retail Confederation, welcomes the opportunity to give feedback on the European Commission’s roadmap on the revision of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, for what concerns labelling rules on alcoholic beverages. ETRC fully…

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Federación Española del Vino, 16 Jul 2021

Federación Española del Vino (FEV) represents the wine and aromatized wine companies in the industry and trade in Spain. It brings together more than 700 wineries, which produce over 75% of bottled wine value in Spain. We reiterate our commitment to providing consumers with relevant, clear and…

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Cia - Agricoltori italiani, 22 Jul 2021

Si allega il contributo di CIA - Agricoltori Italiani alla valutazione d'impatto iniziale della Commissione europea per la revisione dell'etichettatura dei prodotti alimentari dell'UE - norme sulle informazioni fornite ai consumatori per le bevande alcoliche.

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European Institute of Womens Health,clg, 22 Jul 2021

The European Institute of Women’s Health welcomes the EU Commission proposed revision on the provision of food information to consumers, for what concerns labelling rules on alcoholic beverages information provided to citizens. . Alcohol consumption is related to over 60 diseases and health issues.…

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European Public Health Association, 21 Jul 2021

The European Public Health Association strongly objects to options 0 and 1 of the Initial Impact Assessment and, within the narrow scope of the document, supports option 2. See attached file for our full feedback.

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Malta Business Foundation, 6 Jul 2021

The Malta Business Bureau feels that Option 1 indicated in the inception impact assessment is more suitable both in terms of staggered additions and also in terms of providing the necessary information. This would avoid the need to place what could be deemed as unnecessary information in relation…

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Alcohol Action Ireland, 21 Jul 2021

Alcohol Action Ireland would like to thank the European Commission for the opportunity to provide feedback on the Inception Impact Assessment on the proposed revision of the regulation on food information to consumers and labelling of alcoholic beverages, in the context of proposed actions…

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Suntory Global Spirits, 15 Jul 2021

As a world leader in premium spirits, Beam Suntory inspires human connections. The company was created in 2014 by combining the world leader in bourbon and the pioneer in Japanese whisky to form a new company with a deep heritage, passion for quality, innovative spirit and vision of Growing for…

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European Cider and Fruit Wine Association, 21 Jul 2021

European Cider and Fruit Wine Association - AICV - is the European association representing producers of cider, perry and fruit wine from the following European countries: Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the…

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THOFFOOD SL, 8 Jul 2021

La Federación Española de bebidas Espirituosas representa al conjunto del sector fabricante y distribuidor de bebidas espirituosas en España. Es miembro de Sipirits Europe, y como parte interesada en el debate abierto por la Comisión Europea sobre la revisión del reglamento 1169/2011, detalla en el…

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Alcohol Focus Scotland, 22 Jul 2021

While the UK will not be impacted by the proposals, Alcohol Focus Scotland's work on alcohol labelling demonstrates the problems that the current approach to alcohol labelling within the EU has created for consumers. We support the feedback provided by Eurocare. We believe that a lex specialis…

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, 22 Jul 2021

FEDERVINI is the Italian Federation of Industrial Producers, Exporters and Importers of Wines, Spirits, Syrups, Vinegar founded in 1917: its members are companies in different sectors of alcoholic beverages, excluding beer, and as in the vinegar, syrup and grape juice. Federvini is a founding…

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European Association for the Study of the Liver, 22 Jul 2021

The European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) welcomes the revision of rules on information provided to consumers for alcoholic beverages and the efforts of the European Commission towards more standardized labelling requirements of alcoholic beverages in the European Union. EU…

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UNION DES MAISONS ET MARQUES DE VIN, 22 Jul 2021

L’Union des Maisons et Marques de Vin (UMVIN) est l’organisation représentative des maisons de négoce de produits vinicoles en France. Structurée autour de 14 syndicats régionaux ou de métier, l’UMVIN rassemble 700 entreprises. Avec un chiffre d’affaires d’environ 13 Md€, dont 50% à l’export, ces…

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Initiative Schwendermarkt, 21 Jul 2021

Es sollte weiterhin die freiwillige Angabe des Zutatenverzeichnisses und der Nährwertdeklaration auf dem Etikett von alkoholischen Getränken beispielsweise online, wenn die Nährwertdeklaration auf dem Etikett angegeben wird, sollte diese auf den Brennwert beschränkt werden. Hervorzuheben ist,…

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Verband Deutscher Sektkellereien e.V., 21 Jul 2021

Verband Deutscher Sektkellereien e.V. (VDS) represents the German sparkling wine industry. Its members produce and market the great majority of sparkling wine and account for over 95% of the entire sparkling wine production in Germany. In addition, VDS members are among the major national producers…

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Bundes-Obstbauverband, 21 Jul 2021

In Österreich befasst sich ein großer Anteil der Obstbaubetriebe auch mit der Obstverarbeitung (Produktion von Säften, alkoholischen Getränken wie z.B. Destillate oder Obstwein etc.) und mit dem Verkauf der Obstverarbeitungsprodukte an den Letztverbraucher. In Jahren mit guten Erträgen stehen aus…

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Nordic Alcohol and Drug Policy Network, 21 Jul 2021

As a network Nordic Alcohol and Drug Policy Network (NordAN) advocates the prevention and reducing of alcohol- and drug related harm through effective evidence based alcohol- and drug policy in the Nordic and Baltic countries and in the entire Northern dimension region of Europe. NordAN is active…

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Association nationale de prévention en alcoologie et addictologie, 15 Jul 2021

Fondée en 1872 par Claude Bernard et Louis Pasteur, Association Addictions France (dénomination sociale : ANPAA) est un acteur majeur de l'addictologie en France. L’association propose un accompagnement global des personnes qui conjugue prévention, réduction des risques et soins. L’association…