Tag: 0 5 percent alcohol

According to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and many international standards, a beverage containing less than 0.5% alcohol by volume (ABV) can be legally classified as non-alcoholic. This regulatory guideline addresses the question of whether 0.5 percent alcohol is non-alcoholic, yet consumer confusion persists around the 'near-zero' alcohol content.

According to a 2012 German study, participants who drank 1.5 litres of 0.4% ABV beer in one hour never reached a blood alcohol content higher than 0.0056%, proving that intoxication from such low-alcohol beverages is virtually impossible. Many people still wonder about the implications of drinking beverages with a 0.5% alcohol by volume (ABV), especially as their popularity grows.