BERLIN: German breweries were ordered by a Berlin state court Monday to stop advertising beer as something good for peoples' looks and health.
In a ruling in favour of a suit by consumer advocacy groups, the court told the German Breweries Association that they cannot advertise the claimed beneficial health effects of their brews.
The court said such claims were not in harmony with European-wide regulations covering nutrition and health aspects of foods and beverages.
The suit was filed to challenge German brewers' various claims that beer promoted good looks and helped to ward off heart, gall bladder, kidney stone and osteoporosis ailments. - Sapa-dpa