11 SEP, 2023; Irish Examiner; CORMAC O’KEEFFE Four out of ten national schools and half of secondary schools have at least one outlet selling alcohol within 300 metres of their school gates, according to a new study. While the typical number of outlets was two, the highest number was 73 for a national school and … Read More →
JD SUPRA, March 12 2025 Are you a Washington retailer that sells alcohol for off-premises consumption? Are you a brand owner that sells alcohol products to Washington off-premises retailers? If you answered yes to either of these questions, you will want to pay close attention to new rulemaking that the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis … Read More →
Updated – March 10, 2025 03:22 pm IST – New Delhi Cricketers have a moral obligation to promote public health, says Director General of Health Services The Union Healthy Ministry has instructed the Indian Premier League to ban all forms of tobacco and alcohol promotions, including surrogate advertisements, during the tournament beginning March 22, 2025. In a letter … Read More →
Irish Examiner, 7-03-2025 The Government has been urged to “close the loophole” allowing the advertising of zero-alcohol drinks at the likes of Ireland rugby games, when the law prohibits promotion of full-strength alcohol at such events. On Wednesday, Alcohol Action Ireland and the National Youth Council displayed a mobile billboard outside Leinster House asking minister for … Read More →
Video of the Institute for Alcohol Studies (2024) Children see alcohol marketing, they remember it, it appeals to them, and it leads to them drinking from an earlier age. Much of this is nonconsensual outdoor advertising, undermining the human rights of children.
Gabriela Baron; Published on: 05 Mar 2025, 08:19 Health experts and advocates on Wednesday urged election candidates to take a stand” against what they called a “growing epidemic of cigarette, vape, and alcohol” among the Filipino youth. Philippine Medical Association (PMA) president Dr. Hector Santos said this is a “full-blown epidemic that demands immediate action from … Read More →
By Research Society on Alcoholism February 24, 2025 People seeking online support for addiction recovery may encounter cynical marketing by the addiction treatment industry that sometimes prioritizes financial gain over clients’ health and well-being, according to a study of public discourse around substance use recovery on Twitter. Among people trying to quit or reduce their use … Read More →
Dutch Cancer Society, February 20th 2025 Supermarkets are increasingly promoting alcohol in their leaflets, despite their promise in the National Prevention Agreement to encourage healthy choices. This is evident from new research by think tank Questionmark in collaboration with two national health organizations*. In 2024, the weekly advertising leaflets of the six largest supermarket chains … Read More →
ENVIR News Nigeria, Wednesday, February 19, 2025 A new report made possible through funding from Movendi International and RESET Alcohol Initiative has linked the alcohol industry to economic claims aimed at obstructing and derailing alcohol policy initiative across the world. The report, Big Alcohol Exposed Annual Report 2024 “From Sports to Screens – Exposing Big … Read More →
The UN agency warned relying on industry self-regulation poses risks, as producers may opt to use “inconspicuous placement and ambiguous messaging”. February 17, 2025 he World Health Organization has called for “mandatory and standardised” health warning labels on alcoholic beverages in Europe to raise awareness of the links with cancer. The UN agency highlighted an “alarming” … Read More →
EUCAM & Dutch Institute for Alcohol Policy STAP; 11-02-2025 Doing the daily shopping in the supermarket is always a huge challenge for people who want to stop or have already stopped excessive alcohol consumption. The confrontation with the large number of shelves of beer and wine, with promotional campaigns for alcohol and advertising material can … Read More →