[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 27, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 27CFR16.21]



[Page 288-289]

 

            TITLE 27--ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FIREARMS

 

 CHAPTER I--ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE 

                                TREASURY

 

PART 16_ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE HEALTH WARNING STATEMENT--Table of Contents

 

 Subpart C_Health Warning Statement Requirements for Alcoholic Beverages

 

Sec.  16.21  Mandatory label information.



    There shall be stated on the brand label or separate front label, or 

on a back or side label, separate and apart from all other information, 

the following statement:



    GOVERNMENT WARNING: (1) According to the Surgeon General, women 

should not drink alcoholic beverages during pregnancy because of the 

risk of birth defects.



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    (2) Consumption of alcoholic beverages impairs your ability to drive 

a car or operate machinery, and may cause health problems.



(Authority: Sec. 8001, Pub. L. 100-690, 102 Stat. 4181, 27 U.S.C. 215)