Canadians Support Health Warnings on Alcoholic Beverage Bottles, Study Finds

Canadians support the posting of warning labels on alcoholic beverages, results of a confidential poll by Health Canada has found, although 28 percent of respondents said the warnings would not impact their drinking habits. Fifty-four percent of those surveyed agreed cans and bottles of beer, wine and liquor should be labelled with a health warning describing the known link between alcohol and diseases such as cancer in a bid to increase public awareness of the harm caused by drinking. Twenty-four percent disagreed and 19 percent of respondents had no preference. When asked if warning labels would convince them to cut back on alcohol consumption, 28 percent said “not at all,” while 29 percent said “to a small extent,” and 21 percent said to a “moderate extent.” Eighteen percent said the labels would modify the amount they drink to a large or extremely large extent....