* Only nine countries require health warnings...
* Only nine countries require health warnings on alcoholic beverage containers: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, South Korea, the United States and Zimbabwe.
* In Britain, the parliamentary secretary of health argued against labels, saying that alcohol abuse is too complex for one label to address “all the aspects of the alcohol-related harm.”
* A few countries, including France, Panama and Paraguay, require warnings on alcohol advertisements.
* The United States began using warning labels in 1989.
* One three-year national survey reported that those most aware of the labels tend to be men, ages 18 to 29, heavy drinkers (five more more drinks a day at least once a week) and well-educated.
* The wine industry requested permission from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to add a label stating the health benefits of moderate wine consumption. No permission so far.
Source: The International Center for Alcohol Policies, a not-for-profit organization funded by 11 international alcohol beverage companies.
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