Diasporian News of Wednesday, 24 January 2018 Source: citifmonline.com A Public Health Lecturer at the University of West London and a consultant on a number of Public Health/Health Promotion projects in Ghana, Dr. Da Costa Aboagye (see photo), has appealed to the Ghanaian media to adhere to the Food and Drug Authority’s (FDA)’s restrictions on … Read More →
Image from the Coopers website Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Ainslie Sartorion: January 22, 2018In: alcohol, child health, gambling, physical activity, public health, Public health and population health, sport With less than a week to go in the Australian Open, it is timely to investigate the public health implications of the event’s sponsorship arrangements. Ainslie … Read More →
15th January ; Dunfermline Press (UK) Gemma Ryder Fife Alcohol Support Service (FASS) say that drinks companies have recognised the potentially huge market in alcohol products for females with figures showing that Britain is the worst country in the western world for heavy drinking among professional women. “Over the Christmas and New Year period, … Read More →
Lithuania has banned alcohol advertising from TV, radio, newspapers and magazines, as part of efforts to reduce alcohol abuse. By Rachel Arthur 12-Jan-2018 – Last updated on 12-Jan-2018 at 11:33 GMT he legal drinking age has also been increased from 18 to 20 years old, and the hours at which alcohol can be … Read More →
Source: Xinhua| 2018-01-11 01:15:53|Editor: Mu Xuequan VILNIUS, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) — It is shameful that distributors have to tear out or cover whole pages of foreign media publications sold in Lithuania in order to respect new alcohol advertising ban, Lithuania’s president Dalia Grybauskaite said on Wednesday. “I believe this fact is shameful. It reminds of … Read More →
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Questions are being raised as to why the marketing of alcohol is not receiving the same level of attention from regulators as tobacco products are. These viewpoints were expressed as a special committee formed by the Ministry of Health and Welfare held its first meeting last week at the … Read More →
By Lindsay Bennett | 8 January 2018 Snapchat is “disappointed” that Diageo has chosen to suspend all its advertising on the platform after UK ad watchdog ruled the alcohol giant didn’t take sufficient care to ensure that a Captain Morgan ad didn’t reach minors. A Snapchat spokesperson tells AdNews that is disagrees that Diageo was … Read More →
Drinks maker Diageo has removed all of its advertising on Snapchat globally as it looks into how it can avoid potentially targeting people who are under 18 via the image-sharing app. The decision comes as a Snapchat ad for its Captain Morgan rum brand was banned by the U.K.’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for appealing … Read More →
Their arguments: Millions of Australian children and families watch the AFL, NRL, and cricket; sports which are saturated with alcohol advertising. So much so that it’s becoming impossible to know where the game ends and the alcohol marketing begins. Yet all the evidence shows that exposure to alcohol advertising is associated with young people drinking … Read More →
New booze labels in Yukon warn of cancer risk from drinking (link to first announcement) It was supposed to be a public health experiment, backed by Health Canada and Yukon’s chief medical officer of health. For eight months, new, more prominent stickers would be attached to cans and bottles of alcohol warning of cancer risks associated with drinking … Read More →