In response to accumulating research linking alcohol consumption and increased risk for certain cancers, US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called for the placement of warning labels on alcoholic ...

Last week, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said that alcoholic drinks should carry a warning about cancer risks on their label. Alcohol consumption ... readily legible print” and “may ...

The proposal is to include “Alcohol Facts” label similar to a Nutrition Facts label for alcohol. Credit: Kardasov Films/Shutterstock. The US Department of the Treasury’s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and ...

recently issued an advisory emphasizing the need for adding cancer warning labels to alcoholic beverages. This follows a growing body of evidence linking alcohol consumption to various forms of ...

Labels on alcohol could soon feature more thorough information on allergens and nutritional value, if a set of new proposals from the U.S. Treasury Department is approved. On Friday the Alcohol ...

With that significant time lag in mind, what evidence is there at present with which to label alcohol as a cancer-causing substance? And, this month, the US Surgeon General, Dr Vivek Murthy ...

One strategy option was to “improve communication to target group”, which would include health-related warning labels. Alcohol is causally linked to seven cancer types including breast ...

Labels on wine, distilled spirits and malt beverages in the U.S. would be required to list alcohol content and nutritional information per serving, plus notification of potential allergens ...

from taxation to warning labels. The glaring question is why obesity has been overlooked in favor of targeting alcohol. Several factors could explain why alcohol is taking center stage.

The United States surgeon general recently called for a warning of cancer risk on alcohol labels. And I agree. But the discourse that has come out in the media, by health professionals and health ...