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Ottawa orders tight new restrictions on sugary, high-alcohol drinks
OTTAWA — New federal restrictions on sugary alcoholic beverages took effect today, following at least two deaths in 18 months.
The alcohol content in what Health Canada describes as “single-serve flavoured purified alcoholic beverages” can no longer exceed 25.6 ml for each container of one litre or less.
The amount is the equivalent of about one and a half drinks; a single serving could previously contain up to four standard alcohol drinks.