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24 November 2005
By Kerstin Gehmlich

PARIS (Reuters) - A new study upset French wine producers on Thursday by calling for wine bottles to carry public health warnings to combat alcohol abuse.

A report drawn up for the Health Ministry recommended that French wine bottles should carry labels similar to those on packets of cigarettes to help fight alcoholism, which it said affects one in 10 people in France.

The study could cause another hangover for French wine producers who are struggling to cope with falling consumption in France and stiff competition from "New World" rivals such as Australia and Chile.

"We must stop considering (alcohol) as a product like any other, which is sold like a baguette," Herve Chabalier told Le Parisien newspaper before presenting his report to Health Minister Xavier Bertrand.

"It's not a question of telling people 'Don't drink', but to inform them about what alcohol really is -- a drug," said Chabalier, a journalist and former alcoholic.

The report, obtained by Reuters, also calls for better information for young people about the risks of alcohol.

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Due to increasing products liability litigation, American beer Brewers have accepted the FDA's suggestion that the following warning labels be placed immediately on all beer containers:

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may leave you wondering what the hell happened to your bra.

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may make you think you are whispering when you are not.

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol is a major factor in dancing like a retard.

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause you to tell your friends over and over again that you love them.

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause you to think you can sing.

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may lead you to believe that ex-lovers are really dying for you to telephone them at four in the morning.

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may make you think you can logically converse with other members of the opposite sex without spitting.

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may make you think you have mystical Kung Fu powers, resulting in you getting your butt kicked.

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause you to roll over in the morning and see something really scary
(whose species and or name you can't remember).

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol is the leading cause of inexplicable rug burns on the forehead.

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may create the illusion that you are tougher, smarter, faster and better looking than most people.

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may lead you to believe you are invisible.

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may lead you to think people are laughing WITH you.

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause a disturbance in the time-space continuum, whereby small (and sometimes large) gaps of time may seem to literally disappear.

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