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3 - Healthy Laws for Unhealthy Beers?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 September 2025

Dan Jerker B. Svantesson
Affiliation:
Bond University, Queensland
William Van Caenegem
Affiliation:
Bond University, Queensland
Anthea Gerrard
Affiliation:
Bond University, Queensland
Radim Polčák
Affiliation:
Masarykova univerzita, Czech Republic
Alain Strowel
Affiliation:
Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Andreas Wiebe
Affiliation:
Georg-August-Universität, Göttingen, Germany
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This chapter provides insights into the health-related aspects of beer law, both in contemporary society, and through history. It highlights the health benefits and health issues associated with beer, and explores how the law has sought to address both. It starts with examples where the law has looked favourably on beer, predominantly approached from the perspective of individual health. However, it is also important to consider beer law from a public health perspective, and the chapter includes discussion by Michal Koščík on this topic. The chapter covers areas of law that aim to limit or prevent the production, distribution, and/or consumption of beer, followed by a few observations about how beer-related health data are collected and used. It concludes by expressing some thoughts about beer, law, health, and the future.

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