Last week, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said that alcoholic drinks should carry a warning about cancer risks on their label. Alcohol consumption increases the risk of at least seven types of ...
Surgeon general seeks to update alcohol label language, last changed in 1988 Dr. Marion Nestle points to conflicting studies, political pitfalls Congress will decide whether to revise labels U.S.
The country's top doctor wants a new warning added to alcohol that would alert drinkers about links to cancer, but don't expect cigarette-style warning labels any time soon. U.S. Surgeon General Dr.
Alcoholic drinks should have labels that explicitly state the link between drinking and cancer, an alliance of doctors, charities and public experts has urged. The campaign to have warnings placed on ...
Re “A Debate Over Cancer Warning Labels on Alcohol” (Science Times, April 9): This article does an admirable job of spotlighting efforts around the world to require cancer warnings on alcohol. In fact ...
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Alcohol bottle labels are deceiving you

Are you worried that your alcohol consumption is harming your health and do you believe that an alcoholic drink displaying a ...
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, under two ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ - When alcohol bottles come with conspicuous labels providing information on the risks of alcohol consumption or drinking guidelines, people are better informed about alcohol's harms ...
WASHINGTON — Alcoholic beverages soon could have nutritional labels like those on food packaging, but only if the producers want to put them there. The Treasury Department, which regulates alcohol, ...
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy is urging for alcohol to carry a warning label that advises consumers about cancer risk. The surgeon general said alcohol is the third leading preventable cause ...
If you drink alcohol, you’ve probably seen — or overlooked — warning labels on the back of bottles. But those labels haven’t been updated since the late 1980s. Now, researchers say they don’t ...