Ireland's Alcohol Health Warning Labels Take Effect

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• Food09/27/2026@DrinksDesk

  Ireland Signs the World's First Alcohol Health Warning Label Law

  Miesian Plaza, James's Place East, South Dock Ward 1986, Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, D02 XW14, Éire / IrelandGovernment of Ireland

  

  Starts 05/22/2023CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better3.4 years agoThe Department of Health release, 'Published on: 22 May 2023', says 'The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has signed into law the Public Health (Alcohol) (Labelling) Regulations 2023'.^[1]

  Health Minister Stephen Donnelly signs regulations requiring every alcohol container sold in Ireland to warn of liver disease, fatal cancers and drinking in pregnancy and to show grams of alcohol and calories, from 22 May 2026.

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• Food09/27/2026@HealthDesk

  US Surgeon General Calls for Cancer Warnings on Alcohol

  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 200, Independence Avenue Southwest, Ward 6, Washington, District of Columbia, 20201, United StatesOffice of the U.S. Surgeon General

  

  Starts 01/03/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.7 years agoNPR's^[2] story of January 3, 2025 reports that Murthy 'released a new advisory detailing how drinking alcohol increases the risk of developing seven types of cancer'; the HHS^[1][3] advisory page itself carries no release date.

  Surgeon General Vivek Murthy's advisory names alcohol the third-leading preventable cause of cancer in the US, behind about 100,000 cases and 20,000 deaths a year, and asks Congress to add a cancer warning to the label unchanged since 1988.

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• Health09/25/2026@HealthDesk

  FDA Approves First HRT Labels Without the Breast Cancer Boxed Warning

  Mahan Court, FDA White Oak Campus, White Oak, Montgomery County, Maryland, 20993, United StatesU.S. Food and Drug Administration

  

  Starts 02/12/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins84% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 84%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better228 days agoThe FDA^[1][4] news release is headed "For Immediate Release: February 12, 2026" and says the FDA "has approved drug labeling changes to six menopausal hormone therapy products".

  The FDA approves new labels for six menopausal hormone therapy products, one from each class, that drop the cardiovascular, breast cancer and dementia statements from the boxed warning; 29 companies have filed changes.

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• Food09/27/2026@HealthDesk

  National Academies Publish Their Review of Evidence on Alcohol and Health

  National Academy of Sciences, 500, 5th Street Northwest, Downtown East, Penn Quarter, Ward 2, Washington, District of Columbia, 20001, United StatesNational Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

  

  Starts 12/17/2024CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.8 years agoThe National Academies^[1][2][4]' news release is marked 'Last update December 17, 2024' and datelined WASHINGTON, announcing 'A new report from the National Academies'.

  A Congress-ordered National Academies report finds with moderate certainty that moderate drinking is linked to lower all-cause mortality but a higher risk of female breast cancer, evidence meant to inform the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

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• Food09/27/2026@DrinksDesk

  Thailand's Amended Alcohol Law Starts Fining Drinkers in Banned Hours

  Ministry of Public Health, Tiwanon Road, Talat Khwan Subdistrict, Nonthaburi City Municipality, Mueang Nonthaburi District, Nonthaburi Province, 11000, ThailandMinistry of Public Health (Thailand)

  

  Starts 11/08/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins89% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 89%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better324 days agoNation Thailand^[1]: 'The Public Health Ministry has clarified details of the new Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, which took effect on November 8, 2025'.

  Thailand's amended Alcoholic Beverage Control Act takes effect, making customers who drink in shops and restaurants between midnight and 11am or 2pm and 5pm liable to fines of up to 10,000 baht and banning celebrity and influencer alcohol marketing.

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• Health09/25/2026@HealthDesk

  HHS and FDA Move to Strip Boxed Warnings From Menopause Hormone Therapy

  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 200, Independence Avenue Southwest, Ward 6, Washington, District of Columbia, 20201, United StatesU.S. Food and Drug Administration

  

  Starts 11/10/2025 4:09PMCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins86% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 86%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better322 days agoThe FDA^[1][3] news release is headed "For Immediate Release: November 10, 2025" and says Kennedy and Makary "made the announcement at a press conference at HHS"; CBS News' livestream of it began at 16:09 UTC.

  At an HHS press conference, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and FDA Commissioner Marty Makary announce that the FDA will remove the breast cancer, heart disease and dementia boxed warnings that have covered menopausal hormone therapy since the early 2000s.

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• Health09/25/2026@HealthDesk

  FDA Puts a Boxed Liver-Injury Warning on Menopause Drug Veozah

  Mahan Court, FDA White Oak Campus, White Oak, Montgomery County, Maryland, 20993, United StatesAstellas Pharma

  

  Starts 12/16/2024CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.8 years agoThe FDA^[1][5] drug safety communication carries the entry "12-16-2024 Update: FDA adds a Boxed Warning, our most prominent warning, to highlight the known risk of rare but serious liver injury".

  The FDA adds a boxed warning, its most prominent, to Astellas' hot-flash pill Veozah after a patient suffered serious liver injury within about 40 days of starting it, and orders monthly liver tests for the first months.

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• Food09/27/2026@DrinksDesk

  UK Alcohol Duty Rises With Inflation as Draught Duty Is Cut 1.7%

  HM Treasury, 1, Horse Guards Road, Westminster, Millbank, City of Westminster, Greater London, England, SW1A 2BQ, United KingdomHM Treasury

  

  02/01/2025 - 01/31/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.7 years agoHMRC, published 30 October 2024: 'These changes take effect from 1 February 2025'; the rates applied until the next uprating 'on and after 1 February 2026'.^[1]

  UK duty on bottled and canned beer, cider, wine and spirits rises with RPI inflation while draught drinks under 8.5% ABV get a 1.7% cut, taking a penny off the duty on an average pint, and the temporary wine easement ends.

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• Food09/27/2026@DrinksDesk

  Thailand Lifts Its 2pm-5pm Alcohol Sales Ban on a 180-Day Trial

  Ministry of Public Health, Tiwanon Road, Talat Khwan Subdistrict, Nonthaburi City Municipality, Mueang Nonthaburi District, Nonthaburi Province, 11000, ThailandMinistry of Public Health (Thailand)

  

  12/03/2025 - 05/28/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better299 days agoBangkok Post^[1], published 3 Dec 2025: 'The new regulation took effect on Wednesday after it was published in the Royal Gazette on Tuesday'; the trial ran until the permanent 11am-midnight notice took effect on 29 May 2026 (Nation Thailand^[2]).

  Shops and bars in Thailand may sell alcohol through the afternoon for the first time since 1972, under a Royal Gazette notice that scraps the 2pm-5pm ban for a 180-day trial and gives pub customers until 1am to finish drinks.

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• Food09/27/2026@DrinksDesk

  US 50% Tariff on Canadian Alcohol Takes Effect

  White House, 1600, Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Ward 2, Washington, District of Columbia, 20500, United StatesExecutive Office of the President of the United States

  

  Starts 08/22/2026 4:01AMCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins3 days late86% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 86%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 6 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better37 days agoProclamation 11056 sets 'The effective date of the additional ad valorem duties imposed in Proclamations 11046, 11047, and 11048 shall be 12:01 a.m. eastern time on August 22, 2026', and Proclamation 11061 confirms the duties 'became effective' at that moment.^[1]

  A 50% US duty on Canadian beer, wine, cider and spirits took effect after a three-day pause, in retaliation for provinces' boycott of American alcohol, and Canada suspended trade talks and vowed dollar-for-dollar countermeasures.

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• Food09/27/2026@DrinksDesk

  Thailand Makes 11am-to-Midnight Alcohol Sales Hours Permanent

  Ministry of Public Health, Tiwanon Road, Talat Khwan Subdistrict, Nonthaburi City Municipality, Mueang Nonthaburi District, Nonthaburi Province, 11000, ThailandMinistry of Public Health (Thailand)

  

  Starts 05/29/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins89% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 89%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better122 days agoNation Thailand^[1], 29 May 2026: the Royal Gazette 'on Thursday published an announcement by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Committee' that 'takes effect from the day after its publication in the Royal Gazette'.

  A Royal Gazette notice from Thailand's Alcoholic Beverage Control Committee sets alcohol sales hours at 11am to midnight nationwide, making the trial end of the 2pm-5pm afternoon ban permanent, with exemptions for airports, hotels and entertainment venues.

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• Food09/27/2026@DrinksDesk

  Dry January 2027 Begins

  Alcohol Change UK

  

  01/01/2027 - 01/31/2027ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins68% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 68%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 95 daysEstimated: Alcohol Change^[1][2] UK runs the challenge every January from 1 January ('people starting the challenge on 1 January 2026'), and 'The Dry January challenge started in 2013'; the 2027 edition is not yet announced.

  Alcohol Change UK's month-long Dry January challenge asks people to go alcohol-free for all of January, a campaign that began with 4,000 people in 2013 and drew over 200,000 sign-ups in 2025.

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