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Home / News / World News / Hangovers now count as an illness, rules German court
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Hangovers now count as an illness, rules German court

Hangovers now count as an illness, rules German court
Written by Siddhant Pandey
Sep 24, 2019, 07:54 pm 2 min read
Hangovers now count as an illness, rules German court

If you have ever gotten into an argument with your boss about how a sick leave is totally warranted after a night of heavy weekday drinking, don't worry, a German court is here to back you up. In a bizarre judgment, the state court in Frankfurt on Monday ruled that hangovers are an "illness." Here are more details.

Case
Court was hearing case against a company's 'anti-hangover drink'

The Frankfurt court delivered the verdict while hearing a case against food supplement distributor for selling an "anti-hangover drink." It was said the distributor's "shots" and drink powders to mix with water were making illegal health claims, according to Agence France-Presse. Reportedly, the firm violated a ban on ascribing the ability to prevent, treat or heal illnesses on food products.

Verdict
Court defined 'illness' as 'small/temporary disruptions to normal body activity'

The court ruled, "Information about a food product cannot ascribe any properties for preventing, treating or healing a human illness or give the impression of such a property," It added, "By illness, one should understand even small or temporary disruptions to the normal state or normal activity of the body." These "disruptions" included tiredness, nausea, and headaches the firm's anti-hangover products claimed to fix.

Other details
Verdict comes days after Oktoberfest began

Associated Press reported that the court rejected an appeal against a similar verdict delivered by a lower court. Interestingly, the judgment comes on the heels of the annual beer-soaked festival, Oktoberfest, in Munich. During the 16-18 day fest, revelers fill the streets of Munich wearing the traditional dirndl and lederhosen and large quantities of beer is consumed. The festival ends on October 6.

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Siddhant Pandey covers national and health news at NewsBytes. He has over five years of experience working as a multimedia journalist covering hard news in New Delhi. He was previously employed with The Indian Express and News World India and has juggled roles as a correspondent, copy editor, and video producer. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology from the Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida.
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