The Canadian alcopop tragedy should trigger evidence‐informed revisions of federal alcohol regulations

The Canadian alcopop tragedy should trigger evidence‐informed revisions of federal alcohol regulations

On 1 March 2018, a 14‐year‐old girl was found lifeless in a stream behind her high school after having consumed FCKDUP—a beverage containing 11.9% alcohol and sold in 568 mL cans—during her lunch hour. Following her death, the Canadian government took actions at ministerial and parliamentary levels...

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Published in:Drug and alcohol review Vol. 38; no. 2; pp. 198 - 200
Main Authors: Paradis, Catherine, April, Nicole, Cyr, Claude, Morin, Réal, Niquette, Manon
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Melbourne John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 01-02-2019
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Subjects:
Alcohol
Alcohol use
alcoholic beverages
alcoholic intoxication
Alcoholic soft drinks
Amendments
Canada
Drinks
Experts
government regulation
Industrial accidents
Liquor laws & regulations
Regulation
Rubber products
Secondary schools
Tragedy
Canada
Canada
alcoholic intoxication
government regulation
alcoholic beverages
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Summary:On 1 March 2018, a 14‐year‐old girl was found lifeless in a stream behind her high school after having consumed FCKDUP—a beverage containing 11.9% alcohol and sold in 568 mL cans—during her lunch hour. Following her death, the Canadian government took actions at ministerial and parliamentary levels by seeking experts’ advice to better regulate highly sweetened alcoholic beverages, otherwise referred to as ‘alcopops’. We suggest that the Canadian government uses the work surrounding the alcopop tragedy as an opportunity to make significant amendments and revisions of federal alcohol regulations.
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Catherine Paradis PhD, Senior Research and Policy Analyst, Nicole April MD, MPH, FRCPC, Medical Consultant, Claude Cyr MD, MSc, FRCPC, Pediatrician, Réal Morin MD, MBA, FRCPC, Medical Consultant, Manon Niquette PhD, Professor.
ISSN:0959-5236
1465-3362
DOI:10.1111/dar.12896