Health Department won't support bill mandating warnings on liquor labels
· Toronto Sun
So much for advertising the dangers of booze.
Blacklock’s Reporter said the Health Department will not support a Senate bill mandating health warnings on liquor labels , something the Canadian Medical Association had endorsed after saying alcohol contributes to 17,000 preventable deaths on an annual basis.
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This according to a briefing note called Alcohol Labeling and Marketing, which said: “The health risks of consuming alcohol are well established. The government supports public awareness activities to reduce alcohol-related harms. By increasing awareness, we help people in Canada make informed decisions about their alcohol use. Our government is aware some countries are introducing alcohol warning labels.”
It added that the Health Department would “monitor alcohol policy internationally and research related to public health interventions.”
CMA president says bill necessary
The latest bill would have mandated all alcohol products to carry a label “warning against the risks of alcohol consumption” after a similar bill lapsed in Parliament in 2023.
CMA president Dr. Margot Burnell told the Senate social affairs committee in October that the bill was necessary.
“We know alcohol consumption leads to over 800,000 hospital and emergency room visits each year,” she said. “It is in the top three of preventable risk factors for developing cancer after cigarettes and obesity.
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She added alcohol was “linked to more than 200 health conditions and diseases including liver sclerosis, alcohol-use disorder, cardiovascular disease and complications in newborns.”
Quebec Sen. Patrick Brazeau was the sponsor of the bill and is a recovering alcoholic.
“It does ruin lives and kills people,” he testified in October. “Personally, it led me down a very, very, very dark path.”
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction in Alcohol Drinking Guidelines recommend adults consume no more than two standard drinks per week.