In February, the World Health Organization’s European office declared: “Clear and prominent health warning labels on alcohol, which include a specific cancer warning, are a cornerstone of the right to health.”

In a report, it urged governments to introduce them to help reduce alcohol-related harm and raise awareness of the link between drinking and cancer.

Dr Gauden Galea, a WHO adviser, said in the report that policymakers should “resist all the pressure that will inevitably come from commercial actors” who claim such warnings do not work.

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    2 days ago

    Warning have been on tobacco most of my life. I’m 53 and remember them as a teen ager.

    Also remember no one really paying any attention. Banning advertising had the largest effect. As it was clear warning while companies could still advertise made no sense.

    Then banning display in stores. Finally banning children born after a set date.

    In no way we’re the warning the main cause of the drip in use.

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      1 day ago

      They are part of a working strategy, which also includes stuff like

      • advertising bans
      • sales only in dedicated stores off-limits to anyone under age
      • taxes
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        Agreed. But that strategy did not start until very recently.

        Warnings have been used for 40 plus years alone. With very little effect.