Classifications for low-alcohol or alcohol-free beer vary globally with countries such as Italy and France classifying beer with 1.2% v/v ethanol as alcohol-free, while in Denmark and the Netherlands alcoholfree beer must contain <0.1% v/v ethanol . In the USA these classifications are separated, with lowalcohol beer containing <0.5% v/v ethanol and alcohol-free beers <0.05% v/v ethanol .