Alcoholic Beverages

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Reviewed September 2008

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Title:   Media release. Food Ministers agree to a strategic vision for Australian and New Zealand food regulation system
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Health warnings on packaged alcohol and a draft standard on nutrition, health and related claims were discussed by the Australian and New Zealand Food Regulation Ministerial Council today.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Alcohol and the law
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   There are laws governing how alcohol can be sold and used.
Date:   Nov 2006
Title:   Standard drinks
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Knowing how much alcohol different drinks contain can help you monitor your consumption.
Date:   Sep 2006
Title:   Allergic reactions to alcohol
Publisher:   Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)
Description:   Allergic reactions to alcohol are relatively uncommon. In people with alcohol allergy, as little as 1 ml of pure alcohol (equivalent to 10ml of wine or a mouthful of beer) is enough to provoke severe rashes, difficulty breathing, stomach cramps or collapse. Alcohol can also increase the likelihood of severe allergic reactions (anaphylaxis) from other causes like food.
Date:   Jan 2004
Title:   I have heard that drinking red wine lowers the risk of heart disease. Is this correct?
Publisher:   Nutrition Australia
Description:   There is good reason to believe that drinking moderate quantities of wine, and particularly red wine, help to protect against heart disease. There is also overwhelming evidence that more than moderate levels of alcohol consumption lead to increased risk of disease, injury and death.
Date:   Oct 1999
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