Researcher says warning labels prove effective.
A U.S. researcher involved in a study on alcohol warning labels in Yukon that was halted after pushback from the liquor industry says caution messages have proven effective south of the border.
Thomas Greenfield, a leading scientist studying alcohol and human health, says labels warning against drunk driving and drinking while pregnant increased awareness of those issues in the U.S.
The U.S. has required labels on alcoholic beverages to carry those warnings since the late 1980s and Greenfield says the industry has largely accepted the policy.
That's not the case in Canada, where a first-of-its-kind study to examine the effects of warning labels on alcohol bottles has been put on hold after industry complaints.
The labels in Whitehorse were large, graphic and colourful.
They warned that alcohol can cause cancer, as opposed to the U.S. messages that only use text and refer to commonly understood risks, such as drinking and driving.
The Yukon Liquor Board says it heard concerns from national alcohol companies about trademark infringement and defamation.
The board says it's working with the researchers involved in the federally funded study to determine next steps.
(Canadian Press)
The end of one Star sparks the birth of another
UPDATE: Missing First Nations Haines Junction residents located
Minister's home vandalized with threats and profanity
Whitehorse Community Thrift Store donates $100K to community organizations.
Whitehorse residential school ground searches completed
Arrested parent accuses department of Education of escalating matters at Holy Family School
Government of Canada announce over $45M to protect Whitehorse Escarpment and Robert Service Way
Yukon government passes Health Authority Act
Regalia workshop for special traditional occasions holds in Whitehorse
Unity in the Community Walk for four Yukon women who died at the Whitehorse Emergency Shelter held in Whitehorse
Testimony hearing into the deaths of four Yukon women comes to an end.
Ground searches at two former Whitehorse residential school sites begin this week
Coroner's Inquest sees footage of lifeless body ignored for more than 12 hours
How We Walk with the Land and Water holds two open houses
Whitehorse Emergency Shelter staff not trained for emergencies, inquest hears
Premier pledges to meet with Yukoners living in tents to help them find housing
