Last month, U.S. surgeon general Vivek Murthy released an advisory calling for cancer-warning labels on alcohol containers, similar to those on cigarettes. Murthy has since left the office and ...

Prominent, mandatory health warning labels on alcohol products should ... “In the opposite case, if the health warnings on alcohol are designed to apply to all consumption, the message may ...

2 “This advisory lays out steps we can all take to increase awareness of alcohol’s cancer risk and minimize harm.” Globally, just 47 countries have warning labels for alcohol, but only South ...

Murthy’s advisory comes as research and evidence mounts about the bad effects that alcohol has on human health, but his proposal for a label would require a rare approval from the U.S. Congress.

Prominent health warning labels on alcoholic beverages are essential for raising awareness that consuming alcohol can lead to cancer. This simple and inexpensive measure can empower consumers to make ...

Three of the EU's 27 member states and 13 of the 53 countries classified as part of the WHO's "European Region" have introduced health warning labels on alcohol, the agency said. WHO Europe ...