17th of September, 2021 by Movendi International. Since the COVID-19 pandemic emerged Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) such as obesity, heart disease, lung disease, liver disease and cancer were identified as risk factors for contracting the virus and experiencing more severe COVID-19 progression. A new report by NCD Alliance and the SPECTRUM Research Consortium called “signaling virtue, … Read More →
27th of January, 2021 by Nandita Murukutla and Rebecca Perl. From Stat. Each January, millions of people around the world make resolutions to cut back on the amount of alcohol they drink; many participate in the popular “dry January” pledge to give up alcohol altogether for a month. Given the high societal cost of harmful … Read More →
Eurocare New study reveals the massive exposure of alcohol from blogs and influencers. Actis Norway launched in the autumn of 2020 an investigation of exposure to alcohol in social media. The investigation was done by Retriever, a Nordic company providing communication insight. One of Eurocare’s members in Norway, Actis, has carried out an analysis of … Read More →
26th of January, 2021 by Jordan Lukeš. From Socialbakers “How much do you think online alcohol sales increased during the pandemic?”, the author asks. Data regarding these online sales, show that in the US, only at the end of March 21, 2020 increased by 262% year over year. Alcohol brands, like other brands, need to … Read More →
January 21st, 2021 by Clare Burnett. From Brews News. Three ads by alcohol brands which were considered by the ABAC (Alcohol Beverages Advertising Code) panel, were dismissed, including a complaint related to the alcoholic Carlton Zero beer that highlighted the issues inherent in no-alcohol brand extensions. Carlton & United Breweries’ non-alcoholic beer offering, Carlton Zero, … Read More →
By Dekker, M. R., Jones, A., Maulik, P. K., & Pettigrew, S. August 2020 Public support for greater alcohol controls is a key consideration in governments’ decisions to introduce new alcohol-related regulations, policies, and programs. The aim of this study was to asses public support for a range of recommended alcohol control initiatives across seven … Read More →
A preliminary study on the influence of alcohol marketing by Landreat, M. G., Beauvais, C., Grall Bronnec, M., Le Goff, D., Le reste, J. Y., Lever, D., Dany, A., & Morvan, K. G. (2020). Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 15(90). Background: Alcohol Use Disorders (AUD) are among the most prevalent mental disorders in the … Read More →
Prof Jennie Connor,* Prof Sally Casswell By Public Health Expert • 16/12/2020 The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has just released the report on its review of their Code for Advertising and Promotion of Alcohol. The ASA is an industry body which develops the voluntary codes that set the standard for advertising of alcohol, and also … Read More →
14 December 2020 by Micheal Thorn The advertising of alcohol, gambling and junk food, especially in sport and during children’s viewing times, has been contentious. With summer upon us, cricket is again swamped with these ads, exposing millions of kids to them and threatening their health and wellbeing. The release of new drinking guidelines calls … Read More →
December 10 2020, Laurie Sullivan – Mediapost It has been announced that YouTube and Google users soon will have the ability to opt out of gambling and alcohol advertisements if they don’t want to see them, using tools the companies are rolling out. The feature will begin with YouTube Ads in the U.S., and will be … Read More →