The Conversation; September 12, 2019 Unhealthy products – including junk food, alcohol and gambling – are leading causes of cancer, obesity, diabetes, mental illness and many social harms. In New Zealand, alcohol alone contributes to an estimated 800 deaths and costs the economy approximately NZ$7.85 billion each year. Two comprehensive reports, published by the Law … Read More →
The Sidney Morning Herald; By Dana McCauley ; September 11, 2019 The rise of online video gaming or “e-sports” has created an unregulated space for alcohol manufacturers to market their products to young Australians – including through “covert” sponsorship deals – a new study has found. Lead researcher Sarah Kelly, an associate professor of law … Read More →
The Sidney Morning Herald, by Dana McCauly, September 10 2019 A social media trend for “Instagrammable” alcohol like pink vodka, purple gin and craft whisky has been blamed for a 7 per cent spike in Australia’s consumption of pre-mixed drinks and spirits. Public health experts are demanding a crackdown on digital alcohol marketing after … Read More →
The Telegraph; Mike Wright 7 September 2019 • 9:00pm The advertising watchdog has been accused of giving the “green light” to alcohol brands to “blast” children with social media promotions following a groundbreaking ruling on an Instagram ‘influencer’. Alcohol charities raised the concerns after the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) dismissed complaints against the YouTuber Tanya … Read More →
Implementing the European Action Plan on Alcohol 8 years after the adoption of the WHO European Action Plan on Alcohol, the region has the highest prevalence of drinkers, heavy episodic drinking, alcohol consumption per capita, and the lowest proportion of abstainers, compared with other WHO region. www.thelancet.com/public-health Published online September 3, 2019 Francisco Goiana-da-Silva, David … Read More →
The Guardian Sabrina Maddeaux , Aug. 28 2019 From charcoal-infused foods to healing crystals, millennials have been on an ongoing search for the Holy Grail of health. Their latest fixation, however, may come as a surprise. Many are touting good ol’ fashioned booze as a solution to both mental and physical health concerns. There’s been … Read More →
Norwegian alcohol lobby group Virke is pushing for Norway’s 3,000 kiosks and gas stations to be licensed to sell beer. The country’s grocery stores already have the rights to sell beer. Currently Norway operates the government-run alcohol monopoly “Vinmonopolet” – the country’s alcohol retail monopoly – to control availability and affordability of alcohol. The monopoly … Read More →
The Fix; By Kelly Burch 08/12/19 With Americans becoming more health-conscious, alcohol manufacturers are increasingly making claims about the health benefits of their products, but experts warn that alcohol remains downright unhealthy. Tobacco and alcohol addiction specialist Lisa Fucito, associate professor of psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine, said that marketing focused on health benefits … Read More →
Vital Strategies invites you to our next Vital Talks breakfast event: Alcohol and Development Join Dutch journalist and author Olivier van Beemen in a conversation with David Jernigan, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Health Law, Policy and Management at the Boston University School of Public Health. Beemen, whose book, “Heineken in Africa,” was … Read More →
News from Alcohol Focus Scotland July 2019 On the 19th of June MSPs from across the political spectrum debated the need for Scotland’s children to be better protected from the negative effects of alcohol, tobacco and unhealthy food marketing following a Member’s Motion lodged by Kenneth Gibson MSP. This motion highlighted the discussion of these … Read More →