Industry representatives have threatened to sue the territory, alleging trademark infringement and even defamation over the warning labels, say the outside researchers heading the project. Manufacturers questioned the science linking alcohol and cancer, and took the “unprecedented” step of complaining to an administrator at the university whose respected researcher is helping oversee the project. “The (cancer) label they chose to use is inaccurate and misleading,” charged Harford. One said alcohol can cause breast, colon and other cancers, which the researchers say was unique in the world. But Stockwell said the study was approved by ethics boards at his university and Public Health Ontario, and received Health Canada funding after a peer review.

Source: National Post January 02, 2018 23:48 UTC