The on again off again discussions of putting warning labels on alcoholic beverages, like that found on cigarette packs, is on again. Kevin Rudd will be bringing his proposal to the leaders of the states and territories later this week at the Council of Australian Governments meeting, in hope of stopping the abuse of alcohol by young Australians.
Seeing as the warning labels are mainly targeting the youth to not drink to excess I wonder if they will go further than solely health warnings and also include social warnings. I’d love to see something like “Excessive consumption of alcohol may result in you imagining the ugliest person in the room as the hottest person to ever exist”
Here’s an example of the proposed warning label back in 2006:
