Legal Case Study Addressing a Public Health Issue
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Legal Case Study Addressing a Public Health Issue
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Legal case study addressing apublic health issue
Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1Rational of the study...................................................................................................................1Purpose of the study ...................................................................................................................1MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1Background and nature of health problem..................................................................................1Explain and analyse legislative and regulatory framework........................................................3Analysis of the legislation in the context of changes..................................................................4The roles and responsibilities of stakeholders ...........................................................................6Consistency of National legislation with international frameworks...........................................6Implementation of the legislation ...............................................................................................7CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9
INTRODUCTIONThere are various complex and useful legislations in Australia that are linked withalcohol consumption. The health and social harms related alcohol are very well documented, theannual per capita alcohol consumption in Australia is recorded at 9.85 litres and it is a majorcause of disease and injury. There are also measures such as warning labels on the containerswhich is helps in reducing alcohol consumption. This report will consist a detailed study ofvoluntary health warning scheme for alcohol containers implemented in Australia in 2011, thestudy will identify merits and demerits of this scheme along with the mandatory approachesrelated to public health regulation. The report will also determine circumstances in whichvoluntary warning scheme was introduced. Rational of the studyThe consumption of Alcohol in Australia is increasing with a very high level, there aremany risks associated with drinking much liquor which is becoming a major concern for thecountry's government. It is interesting to understand and study how organisation adopt andimplement the warning schemes which are developed both voluntarily and by government.Therefore, this report is created to focus on voluntary warning schemes for Alcohol container,analysing its advantages and disadvantages along with certain mandatory approaches regardingthe same. Purpose of the study The major purpose of this report is to identify how effective are the warning schemesused for Alcohol containers. The study will help in understanding how useful voluntary warninglabelling is, in terms of reducing Alcohol abuse in Australia. It is helpful in understanding theconcept of using voluntarily developed warning scheme on Alcohol containers along withdiscussing aspects of mandatory approaches set by legal bodies in Australia. MAIN BODYBackground and nature of health problemIn the year 2011 government of Australia released report on Independent review of foodlabelling law and policy which was examining the labelling on food and its related product’s lawand legislations within Australia that was under Council of Australia Government (COAG). Itwas analysed that there is need for support of government for introducing alcohol labelling forpregnant women to clarify and advice for consumption of alcohol (Shemilt, Hendry & Marteau,1
2017). The report was based on what advice need to be given to women during their time ofpregnancy and what is number of women drinking alcohol within Australia. It was included thatwomen must be restrain from using and drinking alcohol at time when they are pregnant as thiscould cause harm to developing fetus so the labelling should also be proper.Other than this child who is below age 15 years should not be allowed to drink alcohol asthis age is regarded to as period of mind development of children. Under the Australian and NewZealand Food Standard legislation alcohol is regarded to as food but certainly it is under bothdrug and food. As per the standard 2.7.1 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standard Codedefine the mandatory labelling requirements for food containing alcohol and alcoholic beveragesas well. According to this standard and its clause 3 it is stated that all food and beverages whichcontains 0.5% of alcohol when measured at 20 °C. Then it is also required for all alcoholicbeverages and food items to indicate the amount or quantity of alcohol that is contained within it.But before it was not required to label any kind of health warning nor display any sort ofingredients information onto alcohol drinks in Australia.Much after increasing pressure of different types of customers on the Australiangovernment for legislative which implements health warnings on the alcohol products was laiddown. A bill was passed by parliament of country which states mandatory requirement forlabelling of alcohol and food containing alcohol in 2007 (Davies & Leeworthy, 2018). Howeverfinally on 2011 there was found necessary reason for the alcoholic health warning labels so itwas recommended that there must be laid down about risk of alcohol consumption at time ofpregnancy. This was required on container of alcohol and with this on individual unpackagedalcoholic beverages as well. Along with this it is also required to mention the percentage ofalcoholic contain on labels of drink and this was also required onto the other food products aswell.In this respect USA was the first country to be putting mandatory alcohol warning onunpacked and containers as well in year 1989 (Alcohol Product Labelling, 2018). This warningwas especially for the pregnant women who are drinking alcohol on regular or irregular bases.As it is advised not to drink alcohol while expecting or conceiving baby and at time ofbreastfeeding as well for mothers. It is regarded as injurious to health of both mother and newborn baby which could lead to miscarriage, stillbirths and lifelong physical, intellectual orbehavioural disability to child. All these disease and called to as fetal alcohol spectrum disorder2
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