They won’t get you buzzed, but some experts say low-alcohol and alcohol-free beers and mocktails shouldn’t be sold to minors, and they’re calling for laws that curb underage sales to kids and teens.
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The research that’s raising eyebrows comes from Japan, Taiwan and Australia.
Bowdring says there’s emerging evidence that nonalcoholic beverages may prime kids to switch to the real thing.
From the emerging evidence cited
However, concerns that non-alcoholic beverage use would lead to increased alcohol use were not supported because alcohol flavoured non-alcoholic beverage consumption usually started after adolescents began consuming alcohol.
From the emerging evidence cited
Yeah, but if you ignore that part it gives you something new to criminalize.