Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Ainslie Sartori, Hannah Pierce and Melissa Ledgeron: November 27, 2019  In: alcohol, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), health & medical marketing, Public health and population health, women’s health   The alcohol industry in Australia is designing and promoting alcohol products specifically for women, according to a new report investigating how products are … Read More →

The Irish Times, 27 November 2019 Carl O’Brien New HSE resource aims to improve pupils’ knowledge about risks of alcohol and drugs The involvement of the drinks industry in educating young people on the dangers of alcohol is “completely and utterly bizarre”, Minister for Health Simon Harris has said. He was speaking at the launch … Read More →

Iowa State University, November 18, 2019 Douglas A. Gentile, Brooke J. Arterberry, Patrick K. Bender, Kristi A. Costabile; Beer advertisements and adolescent drinking Knowledge, expectations and behaviour. 2019 in: Addictive Behaviour Reports; The results show that overall levels of advertising expenditure were strong predictions of adolescents’ beer brand awareness, preferences, use, and brand loyalty. Advertising … Read More →

Irish Examiner Reporter, Tuesday, November 12, 2019 By Joe Leogue Regulations on alcohol advertising need to go beyond where they are displayed, and tackle the content of the ads themselves, according to an advocacy group. Alcohol Action Ireland’s call for tighter controls on the content of alcohol ads comes on the day new rules were … Read More →

12 November 2019; Dutch Bank ASN and ASN investment funds no longer invest money from customers in companies that produce alcoholic beverages (brewers, winemakers and producers of other alcoholic beverages). The shares and loans from ASN are now alcohol-free. ASN also does not invest anymore into retail stores selling drinks, at least if the alcohol … Read More →

Move is one of a suite of measures aimed at ‘changing the culture of drinking in Ireland’ 11-11-2019 The Irish Times Tim O’Brien Minister for Health Simon Harris: said Ireland’s relationship with alcohol ‘is not good, damages our health, harms our communities and harms many families’; Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times   The first of … Read More →

China’s alcohol industry heads for high-quality development Wim van Dalen, president of EUCAM: “The article below shows that China appears to be giving full scope to the promotion of alcohol use. Given the increasing worldwide concerns about the increase in alcohol consumption, it is at least surprising that the Chinese alcohol industry appears to get … Read More →

It’s the first liquor brand to sell via ads in Instagram Stories By Ann-Marie Alcántara News from adweek.com For anyone looking to have a Thirsty Thursday—or any other day of the week—Patrón has become the first liquor brand you can order via Instagram. The 30-year-old brand is working with MikMak, a social video commerce agency, … Read More →

A Massey University researcher is calling for an international convention to control alcohol marketing similar to the one that has been used to help reduce tobacco harm worldwide. As the global alcohol industry relies on unhealthy heavy drinking for the majority of their profits, the author says the industry often opposes effective health interventions like … Read More →