Alcohol brands startled by Surgeon General's cancer risk advisory

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Shares of alcohol producers like Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD), Molson Coors (TAP), and Constellation Brands (STZ) took a slight spill in Friday's session after the US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued an advisory on the link between alcohol and cancer.

Yahoo Finance senior retail reporter Brooke DiPalma joins Josh Lipton on Asking for a Trend to discuss the Surgeon General's call to add cancer warning labels on alcoholic drinks and beverages, outlining a number of other headwinds the industry could face stemming from this.

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This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.