By Janene Pieters on May 1, 2018 – 09:20 NLTimes.nl Underage teenagers can order beer from most sports clubs in the Netherlands without any problems. The vast majority of sports club canteens do not check IDs before serving alcohol to young people, according to a study commissioned by the government, NOS reports. Over 82 percent of … Read More →
01-May-2018 By Tingmin Koe Current alcohol advertising regulations in Australia are failing to protect the health and well-being of adolescents, with academics claiming that it is leading to an environment that is ‘not consistent with the responsible marketing spirit’. Link to: Original newspaper article
Utrecht, 1 May 2018 Dutch Institute for Alcohol Policy STAP Commercial with Sjinkie Kegt, a famous Dutch Olympic short track skater, may not be advertised on TV, so Heineken chooses social media as an alternative. The Dutch Institute for Alcohol Policy STAP has filed a complaint about an advertising commercial from Heineken and Samsung … Read More →
Researchers find ads could be breaching code over actors’ youthful appearance Australian Associated Press; Fri 27 Apr 2018 ‘Young people regularly perceive messages that alcohol enhances mood or confers some social benefit,’ says researcher Tina Lam. Alcohol ads shown in Australia may be in breach of the advertising code, with many of the actors perceived … Read More →
On March 1, Greenland adopted a new Alcohol Act prohibiting alcohol advertising, limiting sales times and requiring alcohol to be delimited from other goods in the store. The new Alcohol Act is based on WHO recommendations for effective alcohol policy, such as limiting visibility, availability and marketing of alcohol. It’s written on the Greenland government … Read More →
Alcohol advertisers Bacardi and Pernod Ricard’s Beefeater are abandoning Twitter. www.digiday.com More than 4 in 10 (42 percent) of the top 100 major spirits and liqueur accounts on Twitter have not posted at all within the past month, according to a study from drinks specialist marketing agency YesMore Agency. Almost a third (32 percent) of … Read More →
The Guardian; Mon 23 Apr 2018 Hannah Jane Parkinson ; @ladyhaja Drinking is ingrained in our social life – much as cigarettes were until public health campaigns led to a huge cultural shift. With many young people eschewing alcohol, the beginning of the end of booze Britain is in sight More than a quarter of … Read More →
Proposed Liquor Amendment Bill to ban all alcohol advertising. Joburg; 28-03-2018 The controversial Liquor Amendment Bill, now with cabinet, saw the Department of Health propose a ban on alcohol advertising. The amended bill is expected to be passed by parliament within the coming weeks. The bill was formerly met with positivity, however, doubts have been … Read More →
24 March 2018 To stimulate beer sales, Heineken uses promotional girls in 10 African countries. This is evident from a new book by Olivier van Beemen. He spent more than five years researching the activities of Heineken in Africa. His book ‘Beer for Africa; the Best Kept Secret of Heineken’ released today under the publishing … Read More →
By Newser Editors, Posted March 18. Link article (Newser) – A 10-year government study now in the works is expected to reach a conclusion that smaller-scale studies have suggested is true: Moderate drinking has health benefits. The problem? Most of the $100 million study is being paid for by the world’s biggest alcohol companies, including … Read More →
