Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett says Canadians deserve to know how much alcohol is in a standard\u002Dsized drink
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Bennett’s comments come a few weeks after the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction issued new advice about how much alcohol is safe to consume.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc.
The guidance also says alcohol bottles and cans should have mandatory labels explaining health risks and information about what a standard size drink is. Bennett says people should be given that information when they buy alcohol but she is hoping the industry takes on the labelling issue itself. She says companies moved to remove the chemical BPA from plastic water bottles after an outcry over the health effects more than a decade ago.
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