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World Health Organization. (2021) Health warning labels on alcoholic beverages: opportunities for informed and healthier choices. Geneva: World Health Organization. Snapshot series on alcohol control policies and practice brief 4.

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Although alcohol negatively affects various health outcomes, awareness about the health risks of alcohol remains relatively low. WHO recommends labelling alcoholic beverages to increase awareness. Current labelling practices across countries are not standardized as they are with medicine, food products and soft drinks. The effect of health warnings labels is optimized when reinforced by other policies that curb alcohol consumption.

Experimental studies indicate that warning labels can impact self-reported intention to reduce alcohol consumption. Although health warning labels are talked about as one policy approach to curb the consumption of alcohol, they can be implemented and evaluated in various ways that can affect whether they can be considered effective.

Item Type
Report
Publication Type
International, Guideline, Report
Drug Type
Alcohol
Intervention Type
Prevention, Harm reduction, Rehabilitation/Recovery, Screening / Assessment
Source
Date
November 2021
Identification #
Snapshot series on alcohol control policies and practice brief 4
Pages
33 p.
Publisher
World Health Organization
Corporate Creators
World Health Organization
Place of Publication
Geneva
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