'They're not candy': Father of dead teen backs coroner's call for tighter rules for drinks like FCKD UP
The coroner found that Athéna Gervais drank almost three full cans of FCKD UP sugary alcohol beverage in under 30 minutes — the equivalent of 12 glasses of wine. "In my opinion, Athéna Gervais found herself disoriented and accidentally fell into a creek. Athéna Gervais's close friends attended her funeral in Saint-Félicien, in the Saguenay region of Quebec, in March 2018. (Priscilla Plamondon Lalancette/Radio-Canada)He also recommends that the federal government limit the alcohol content in the drinks to the equivalent of one serving per can. Drinks marketed like 'candy': Athéna's fatherAlain Gervais, Athéna's father, attended the news conference where Larocque released his report Wednesday.
Source: CBC News March 27, 2019 14:05 UTC
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