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The connection between alcohol and cancer is well known. So why are there no warning labels on bottles?

Lobbying records reveal years of organized opposition to cancer warning labels

Annie Burns-Pieper
Annie Burns-Pieper

29 Jul 2026 • 10 min read

Wine bottles on display in a liquor store.
Bottles of wine on display at a liquor store in Cremona, Alta. Industry lobbyists have succeeded in preventing cancer warning labels from appearing on bottles. (Jeff McIntosh/Canadian Press)

Annie Burns-Pieper
Annie Burns-Pieper

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