R.S., ch. F-27 Food and Drugs Act 1 The  Food and Drugs Act  is amended by adding the following after section 5: Alcoholic beverages — warning 5.1 No person shall sell a beverage that contains 1.1 per cent or more alcohol by volume unless the package in which it is sold bears, in the prescribed form and manner, a label warning against the risks of alcohol consumption to the health of consumers and showing, in addition to any other prescribed information, (a) the volume of beverage that, in the opinion of the Department, constitutes a standard drink; (b) the number of standard drinks in the package; (c) the number of standard drinks that, in the opinion of the Department, should not be exceeded in order to avoid significant health risks; and (d) a message from the Department that sets out the direct causal link between alcohol consumption and the development of fatal cancers. Food and Drugs Act Clause 1 : New. Coming into Force One year after royal assent 2 This Act comes into force on the first anniversary of the day on which it receives royal assent.