Even though 62% of American adults consume alcohol, alcoholic beverages aren’t required to disclose basic nutritional ...

This makes alcohol one of the few U.S. consumer ... Under current standards, grocery shoppers can consider grass-fed, cage-free, or organic labels when purchasing food — so they should certainly ...

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s call Friday to require alcohol labels warning of cancer risk will likely face strong resistance in Congress, which would have to pass a law to require the labels.

Consumers are increasingly cognizant of the foods they consume every day. Similar nutritional labels should be added to ...

Last month, U.S. surgeon general Vivek Murthy released an advisory calling for cancer-warning labels on alcohol containers, similar to those on cigarettes. Murthy has since left the office and ...

Labels on wine, distilled spirits and malt beverages in the U.S. would be required to list alcohol content and nutritional information per serving, plus notification of potential allergens ...

Murthy’s advisory comes as research and evidence mounts about the bad effects that alcohol has on human health, but his proposal for a label would require a rare approval from the U.S. Congress.

The public has a right to know their risk when and if they choose to drink. Such labeling has precedents with that on tobacco.