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"No measurable benefit" to mandatory pregnancy labels | Brews News Australia and New Zealand are showing the way to Canada Stay with it FSANZ So- “The ABA [Alcohol Beverages Australia] said it would cost producers, and through them consumers, an extra $400 million due to more expensive label printing costs” Compare and consider. In Canada, where there are no warning labels. Cost of corrections among youth offenders with FASD for 2011/2012 - Total provincial and territorial - $17,494,540 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2015.03.010 Estimated number of deaths of individuals with FASD in Canada in 2011= 327 Estimated years of potential employment lost of individuals with FASD in Canada in 2011= 5,739 This gives a range for the productivity loss from the premature mortality of individuals with FASD of $88 million to $126 million, for 2011. J Popul Ther Clin Pharmacol Vol 22(1):e3-e8; January 2, 2015 Using the most conservative approach, it was estimated that an FASD evaluation requires 32 to 47 hours for one individual to be screened, referred, admitted, and diagnosed with an FASD diagnosis, which results in a total cost of $3,110 to $4,570 per person. The total cost of FASD diagnostic services in Canada ranges from $3.6 to $5.2 million (lower estimate), up to $5.0 to $7.3 million (upper estimate) per year. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0060434 The overall cost attributable to FASD among children in care ranged from $57.9 to $198.3 million (boys: $36.0 to $123.4 million; girls: $21.9 10.1007/s10566-013-9226-x The cost associated with FASD in Canada in 2013 (based on the cost drivers included in this study) totaled approximately $1.8 billion (from about $1.3 billion as the lower estimate up to $2.3 billion as the upper estimate). ISBN: 978-1-77114-227-4 (PDF)