Institute of Alcohol Studies; 24th February 2026 | By Wim van Dalen (EUCAM) In alcohol policy, the influence of prominent global producers such as Heineken, AB InBev, Carlsberg, Diageo, and Pernod Ricard is well recognised and discussed. The wine industry is configured differently, with fewer major producers and well-known brands but collectively the industry is … Read More →
Decision Marketing February 19, 2026 The alcoholic drinks industry has been accused of making misleading claims and exaggerating the economic threats of further advertising restrictions, with a new report showing the plans were removed from the Government’s 10 Year Health Plan just days before publication over fears they would “cripple” the sector. According to a … Read More →
BMJ 2026; 392 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.s314 (Published 16 February 2026) Cite this as: BMJ 2026;392:s314 Article Related contentMetricsResponsesPeer reviewSubmit a rapid response Sophie BorlandHertfordshire Plans for alcohol advertising restrictions were dropped by government after firms including Budweiser, Greene King, and Heineken warned they would harm the economy. Labour had been considering stricter regulations on ads, including a 9 pm TV watershed, as part … Read More →
Megan Cook , Dan Anderson-Luxford , Paula O’Brien , Deborah Gleeson Health Promotion International, Volume 40, Issue 6, December 2025, daaf223, https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf223 ; Abstract The aim of this study is to analyse alcohol industry submissions to an Australian national parliamentary inquiry to understand the industry arguments and their implications for alcohol policy-making, and to test, for the first time, the … Read More →
Taija Voutilainen, H Koprivnikar, K Marushko, S Radoš Krnel, Y Kotykovych, K Warpenius; October 2025, In The European Journal of Public Health Abstract: Background The different interests of public sector, civil society, and commercial sector have strong influence on alcohol, tobacco, and nicotine policies. As part of JAPreventNCD project, a stakeholder analysis was conducted in seven European countries to study … Read More →
US RIGHT TO KNOW, Pursuing truth and transparency for public health Pamela Ferdinand | September 19, 2025 Urgent action is needed to protect public health from alcohol industry influence and to curb alcohol-related disease and death, according to international researchers. “The alcohol industry has a serious, and dangerous, conflict of interest between its health-related education … Read More →
James M. Clay, Tim Stockwell, Su Golder, Keegan Lawrence, Jim McCambridge, Nicole Vishnevsky, Alexandra Zuckermann & Timothy Naimi Addiction: 2025;1–10. Research Report Abstract Background and Aims: The International Scientific Forum on Alcohol Research (ISFAR),many of whose members are linked to the alcohol industry, has published over 280 cri-tiques on alcohol and health research. This study … Read More →
2025, Forut, University of Stirling Executive Summary Sub-Saharan Africa has been identified as a key market for growth for the alcohol industry for many reasons, including high proportions of abstainers and heavy episodic drinkers (among drinkers) and weak alcohol control policies (1-4). Global retail sales for alcohol in 2017 were estimated to be worth over … Read More →
Author Emma Thompson, University of Edinburgh , June 2025 This study was commissioned by the Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS) and Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP). Thanks to Professor Mark Petticrew (LSHTM) for reviewing this report. Spin the bottle: How the UK alcohol industry twists the facts on harm and responsibility Industry claim: … Read More →
Éadaoin Cott, Jelena Dunaiceva, Philippa White, Runa Annasdotter Neely & Matthew Lesch Globalization and Health volume 21, Article number: 34 (2025) Abstract Background Building on the success of tobacco health warning labels, EU Member States and institutions are increasingly considering similar requirements for alcohol products. While industry responses to pricing and availability policies have been widely studied, their framing of Alcohol Health Warning Labels (AHWLs) … Read More →