WHO calls for cigarette-style cancer warnings on alcohol packaging
Cancer charities back call for prominent warning labels while industry body says move ‘not proportionate’
Cans and bottles of alcohol should carry cigarette-style labels warning that drinking increases the risk of cancer, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
The UN agency said governments should insist “prominent” warning labels become standard to alert consumers to the link between alcohol and cancer and tackle the harm caused by heavy drinking.
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