Requirements for pregnancy warning labels on alcoholic beverages were gazetted in the Code on 31 July, 2020 with a three-year transition period ending on 31 July 2023. In addition, optional alternative requirements for pregnancy warning labels for corrugated cardboard outer packaging were gazetted in the Code on 4 May 2023.
Businesses have until 1 February 2024 to ensure post-printed corrugated carboard outer packaging, containing more than one individual unit of an alcoholic beverage, displays either the existing or optional alternative pregnancy warning label. Alcoholic beverages in such corrugated carboard outer packaging that is labelled before the end of the transition period (i.e. before 2 February 2024) may be sold without the pregnancy warning label.
For all other packaging and individual containers, businesses must comply with the pregnancy warning labelling requirements, noting an alcoholic beverage produced and labelled before 31 July 2023, can comply with the Code either before or after requirements for pregnancy warning labels were gazetted (31 July 2020)
See the following to assist businesses with the pregnancy warning label requirements: