First Session, Forty-fourth Parliament, 70-71 Elizabeth II – 1 Charles III, 2021-2022 |
SENATE OF CANADA |
An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (warning label on alcoholic beverages)
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FIRST READING, November 2, 2022
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THE HONOURABLE SENATOR BRAZEAU |
This enactment amends the Food and Drugs Act to require a warning label on alcoholic beverages.
Available on the Senate of Canada website at the following address: www.sencanada.ca/en |
1st Session, 44th Parliament, 70-71 Elizabeth II – 1 Charles III, 2021-2022 |
SENATE OF CANADA |
BILL S-254 |
An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (warning label on alcoholic beverages) |
Whereas Parliament recognizes that a direct causal link exists between alcohol consumption and the development of fatal cancers;
Whereas, in light of the serious public health risks posed by alcohol consumption, the public must have accurate and current health information in relation to alcohol consumption in order to make informed decisions about consuming alcohol;
And whereas affixing a warning label to alcoholic beverages is an effective way of making consumers aware of this health information;
Now, therefore, His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
R.S., ch. F-27
(a) the volume of beverage that, in the opinion of the Department, constitutes a standard drink;
(b) the number of standard drinks in the package;
(c) the number of standard drinks that, in the opinion of the Department, should not be exceeded in order to avoid significant health risks; and
(d) a message from the Department that sets out the direct causal link between alcohol consumption and the development of fatal cancers.
Published under authority of the Senate of Canada
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