Brussels warns drinks industry not to target young consumers.  Add/Read Comments

The drinks industry has been warned by the European Commission to take action to discourage binge drinking and to stop aiming its products at young consumers.

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"Markos Kyprianou, EU consumer affairs commissioner, fears that the northern European epidemic of drunkenness among young people is spreading across the continent. He wants drinks companies to agree a code of conduct to tackle the problem, but favours Europe-wide self-regulation over new rules or higher taxes."