by Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands May 25 2023 Many young people regularly post photos of themselves with a glass of beer or wine in their hand. But such “alcohol posts” could lead to more youngsters drinking alcohol. In a new study, communications scientist Hanneke Hendriks asked students for their ideas on potential solutions. According to … Read More →
Naomi K Greene 1, Camella J Rising 2, Andrew B Seidenberg 3, Raimee Eck 4, Neha Trivedi 5, April Y Oh 4 Int J Drug Policy; . 2023 May;115:104016. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104016.Epub 2023 Mar 28. Abstract Background: Although alcohol consumption increases breast cancer risk, some alcohol products include breast cancer awareness marketing (i.e., pink ribbons) on alcohol containers, which poses a contradiction. Some researchers and advocacy groups … Read More →
Jolyon Attwooll, newsGP, 24-05-2023 New research looking at alcohol industry contributions to inform national strategy has found numerous ways science is misrepresented. Evidence was ‘systematically manipulated, misused and ignored’ in submissions made by the alcohol industry to inform Federal Government health strategy, a new study has concluded. Research published in the Drug and Alcohol Review journal this week raises … Read More →
Irish Medical Times; 23 May 2023 Businesses will have three-year grace period to adhere to the new laws, which apply from May 22 Ireland has become the first country in the world to legislate for the comprehensive health labelling on alcoholic products. The move follows the signing into law of Section 12 of the Public Health … Read More →
Independant.ie 28 March 2023 Complaint to HSE inspectors follows research showing an alcohol brand reference was seen on screen in every eight to 18 seconds in the highlights of 11 European Champions Cup matches over the last two years HSE inspectors are being asked to investigate if drinks companies are circumventing laws aimed at curbing … Read More →
By Andrea FERRARI; by News Of The Area – Modern Media – March 23, 2023 ADVERTISING on social media by alcohol companies is creating online environments for harm, with a new report revealing that 39,820 distinct alcohol ads are placed on Facebook and Instagram each year, often combined with a button prompting users to ‘shop now’. The Foundation … Read More →
Alcohol Focus Scotland, 27 March 2023 Hear what they had to say in the full YT video
Voxy.co.nz 20 March 2023 A new report from Australia highlights the significant community exposure to alcohol advertising through social media platforms. Over a one-year period researchers observed nearly 40,000 advertisements from a subset of alcohol-related accounts on Meta platforms alone – equating to an average of 765 distinct alcohol advertisements per week. Alcohol producers contributed … Read More →
The National, 19th March 2023 INDUSTRY claims about the damage curbs on alcohol marketing would do to the economy and businesses in Scotland should be treated with a “healthy degree of caution”, a charity has insisted. A Scottish Government consultation seeking people’s initial views on prohibiting booze adverts and alcohol sponsorship closed earlier this month and sparked … Read More →
Alcohol Action Ireland February 2023 You’d be forgiven for thinking that we were well on our way to becoming a nation of teetotalers, such is the vociferous marketing of zero alcohol drinks – products that only make up 1.5% of the Irish drinks market. Exponential growth in zero-alcohol products is something that is currently being … Read More →
Alcohol Focus Scotland , February 2023 Summary • People with (or at risk of) an alcohol problem are at increased risk from alcohol marketing, as they experience disproportionate harm from alcohol use and have increased susceptibility to alcohol marketing.• Alcohol marketers explicitly target people who drink heavily, so that they are regularly exposed to alcohol … Read More →