New alcohol guidance focuses on continuum of risk, suggests warning labels
A report on new drinking guidance from the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction recommends warning labels be affixed to bottles and cans to inform consumers about serious health risks including cancer, the number and potency of drink servings contained and limiting consumption to two drinks a week.
“Consuming more than two standard drinks per drinking occasion is associated with an increased risk of harms to self and others, including injuries and violence,” says the report, released Tuesday. CJ Hélie, president of Beer Canada, said the industry is voluntarily informing people to drink responsibly so there’s no need for labels.
“We did not receive any critique that would have required us to redo our analysis,” Paradis said of feedback during the public consultation period. In Canada, a standard drink is 17.05 mls of pure alcohol, which is the equivalent of a 341-ml bottle of beer or cider containing five per cent alcohol; a 142 ml glass of wine, which has 12 per cent alcohol or a 43-ml shot glass of spirts, which has 40 per cent alcohol.
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