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# Alcoholic beverages are human carcinogens
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/alcoholic_beverages_are_human_carcinogens_0715121221/
- Published: 2012-07-15T01:20:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T15:46:28.000Z
- Description: The National Toxicology Program has listed alcoholic beverage consumption as known to be a human carcinogen since the 9th Report on Carcinogens in 2000, on the basis of IARC's classification. The piece reproduces the nomination record and the review groups' votes.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Food, Nutrition, #vivvo-import

Your doctors may tell you that moderately drinking alcohol is okay. The truth is, it is not okay. Alcoholic beverages are officially recognized by the National Toxicology Program as a human carcinogen, meaning that drinking alcohol increases risk of cancer!

Alcoholic Beverage Consumption

Primary Uses or Exposures: Consumption of alcoholic beverages, in the US in 2001, per capita consumption of beer was 21.7 gallons, of wine was 2.0 gallons, and of spirits was 1.3 gallons

Nominated by: Private Individual

Basis for Nomination: IARC1 classification as carcinogenic to humans based on sufficient evidence in humans

Current Status: Listed in the RoC as known to be a human carcinogen since the 9th RoC (2000)

1 International Agency For Research On Cancer (IARC)

Committee Recommendations: Alcoholic Beverage Consumption

RG1 voted 6 Yes/ 1 No to list as known to be a human carcinogen

RG2 voted unanimously (7/0) to list as known to be a human carcinogen

BSC RoC Subcommittee voted 9 Yes/ 3 No/ 1 Abstention to list as known to be a human carcinogen