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Alcoholic drinks are a leading cause of cancer and should carry a warning about that risk on their labels, the U.S. surgeon general said Friday. Alcohol is a factor in nearly 100,000 newly ...
SURGEON GENERAL WARNING: This Product Contains/Produces Chemicals Known to the State of California To Cause Cancer, And Birth Defects Or Other Reproductive Harm. Stronger warning labels started to appear in May 2010, but are yet to be officially implemented.
Warning labels for alcohol have not chanced since 1988, with the current labels mentioning risks related to pregnant women, those about to drive or operate machinery, and general "health risks ...
By Emma Rumney. WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) -Alcoholic drinks should carry a warning about cancer risks on their label, the U.S. Surgeon General said on Friday in a move that could signal a shift ...
In 2025, the Surgeon General of the United States Vice Admiral Vivek Murthy called for updates to alcohol warning labels on alcoholic beverages, with the advisory noting “Alcohol is a well-established, preventable cause of cancer responsible for about 100,000 cases of cancer and 20,000 cancer deaths annually in the United States.” [4] The updates specifically concern the cancer risk ...
Dr. Vivek Murthy, the US surgeon general, released a report warning that alcohol can cause cancer. It's the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the US, after tobacco and obesity, he said.
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory Friday recommending updated warning labels on alcoholic beverages. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy's advisory includes a series ...
Vivek Murthy wants warning labels to inform consumers of alcohol's link to at least seven types of cancer. U.S. surgeon general is calling for alcohol warning labels to note cancer risk. Why they ...