England looks to change definition of ‘alcohol-free’
A number of countries use 0.5% ABV as the maximum threshold for an alcohol-free drink. But not all.
England currently considers an ‘alcohol-free drink’ as one that contains 0.05% ABV. A public consultation is now seeking views on whether this should be raised to 0.5% ABV.
This would help encourage development of low/no alcohol products, says the UK government.