These figures all represent decreases in alcohol consumption as measured by a similar survey conducted in 1984. Respondents were grouped by ethnicity and religious affiliation. The survey found no statistically significant differences in alcohol use among ethnic groups, but conservative. Most of the decrease in U.S.alcohol consumption can be attributed to decreased consumption of spirits. All alcoholic beverages are produced by the fermentation of fruit or other vegetable matter.
Beer is produced by fermentation of malted barley or other cereals with the addition of hops.
1,088,742 thousand hectoliters, and 57,756 thousand hectoliters, respectively. A March 1999 search of the most recent editions of the Code of Federal Regulations found no regulations requiring warnings on alcoholic beverage labels of an increased risk of cancer due to alcoholic beverage consumption. FDA regulates health claims information on food labels. Optional information allowed includes identification of risk factors for development of cancer. Alcohol consumption is one of the risk factors that FDA lists.