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Should Canada put cancer warnings on alcohol? Doctor says we have a right to know the risks (www.cbc.ca)
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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Under previous guidance, the CCSA recommended a maximum of 10 standard alcoholic drinks per week for women and 15 for men. Now, it says no amount of alcohol is completely safe, and recommends a maximum of two drinks a week to stay within the lowest risk threshold.

I'm surprised it's that high.

I think it makes sense to put labels on alcohol though considering weed and cigarettes already have massive warning labels. Seems like legacy or grandfathered in policy that we don't already.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

I wish they'd put the number of standard drinks on the can. Having to calculate it for a 500ml 6% drink or a 150ml 8% or whatever gets tedious.