The U.S. surgeon general is leading a new push to bring awareness on the serious health risks of drinking alcohol.

In a 2025 health advisory, US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has called for cancer risk warnings to be displayed on alcoholic beverages.

Alcoholic beverages should carry a prominent warning label about the link between alcohol and cancer, according to the U.S. surgeon general. (Jan. 6, 2025)

Shares in beer, wine and spirits companies such as Anheuser-Busch InBev, Boston Beer and Constellation Brands fell after the U.S. Surgeon General said alcoholic beverages should carry cancer warnings.

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Friday issued an advisory saying alcohol consumption increases the risk for seven types of cancer.

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called for the U.S. to adopt warning labels on alcoholic beverages similar to the ones mandatory for cigarettes. Why it matters: Numerous studies have linked alcohol consumption with cancer,

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy is urging that alcoholic beverages, including beer and wine, be labeled with warnings about their links

Extensive research shows that drinking alcohol increases the risk of cancer, and U.S. public-health authorities are following the example of other countries in increasing public awareness about these repercussions — even for light drinkers.