RESOLUTION OENO 9/2003

HEALTH WARNING

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

UPON THE PROPOSAL of the Sub-Commission “Wine, Nutrition and Health”, after obtaining the opinion of the Experts group “Social aspects of wine consumption”,

CONSIDERING that the O.I.V. Sub-Commission “Wine, Nutrition and Health” wishes that information on “wine and health” be presented in a balanced way,

DECIDES that on all documents published by the O.I.V. regarding matters of “Wine and Health”, including non-official publications, must include the following warning:

• “The OIV underlines that information concerning health must be presented in a balanced way. Even though certain scientific data suggest that moderate wine consumption can have beneficial effects on human health, it is important to emphasize that excessive consumption of any alcoholic beverage has detrimental social and individual health effects”.