{"id":56409,"date":"2025-07-05T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=56409"},"modified":"2025-07-05T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T14:00:00","slug":"researchers-at-st-f-x-partner-with-brewery-to-put-health-warning-labels-on-alcohol-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=56409","title":{"rendered":"Researchers at St. F.X. partner with brewery to put health warning labels on alcohol products"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ANTIGONISH:<\/strong> Dr. Kara Thompson, Research Chair in Substance Use Policy and Prevention at St. Francis Xavier University, and Director of the Victor and Mona Dahdaleh Institute for Innovation in Health, has partnered with Candid Brewing, a community-based craft brewery in Antigonish, Nova Scotia to pilot new health warning labels on alcohol products. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This initiative is the first of its kind in the province and represents an important step in translating research into action. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This project was funded by a New Frontiers in Research Fund Grant awarded to Dr. Thompson, which supports high-risk, high-reward interdisciplinary research. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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According to February 2025 polling by the Canadian Cancer Society, nearly half of Atlantic Canadians (49 per cent) remain unaware that alcohol increases the risk of cancer \u2014 highlighting a major gap in public awareness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlcohol is a serious public health issue, but its risks are still too often overlooked,\u201d said Dr. Thompson. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis partnership with Candid Brewing demonstrates how researchers and local businesses can work together to close information gaps and support healthier, more informed choices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It\u2019s about transparency, trust, and giving people the knowledge they deserve.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The research project responds to Canada\u2019s New Guidance on Alcohol and Health(2023), which emphasized the need for clearer labeling and public education on alcohol-related risks. Y<\/p>\n\n\n\n

et despite strong national recommendations, most alcohol products in Canada still lack basic health disclosures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cConsumers deserve access to the same kind of health information for alcohol that they\u2019ve come to expect on other products. People have a right to know,\u201d stated Thompson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Recent polling by the Canadian Cancer Society<\/strong> also shows strong public support for this kind of initiative: 84 per cent of Atlantic Canadians support mandatory health and safety labeling on alcohol containers, exceeding the national average of 81 per cent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The labels will begin appearing on select Candid products in the coming weeks and include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n