We’re campaigning for restrictions on alcohol marketing to protect children and vulnerable people. This article is reposted for technical reasons and not actual anymore, September 2025 What is alcohol marketing? Alcohol marketing covers the broad range of methods used to sell alcohol to consumers. This includes: broadcast, print and online advertising, sales promotion (e.g. buy one, … Read More →
Alcohol Alert; Institute for Alcohol Studies, 28 August 2025 58 organisations – including academics, health charities and advocacy groups – have written to the Education Secretary, urging the government to protect children from misleading classroom materials funded by industries whose products harm health. The letter, reported by The Guardian, warns that companies are providing schools with resources about … Read More →
Paulina Mozolewska Euractiv Health Capitals Aug 26, 2025 Legal loopholes and new technologies are used to aggressively market beer brands, despite explicit bans. Authorities rarely intervene, says a new report. Alcohol advertising in Poland is subject to stringent regulations which limit how alcoholic beverages can be promoted. While there is some allowance for advertising beer, … Read More →
Story by PERPETUA ETYANG; MSN; July 2025 The government has imposed tough measures on the advertising and promotion of alcohol. This, they said, will help to control advertising, promotion and marketing of alcohol. The move will also protect children, youth and the public from excessive, misleading, or deceptive inducements of alcohol advertising, promotion, and marketing. In a statement, … Read More →
Video of the Institute of Alcohol Studies, UK, London 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. Read a report about alcohol marketing
The Conversation, August 20 2025 Media headlines, industry figures and research confirm what many parents suspect: marketing to children has not only grown in scale but also in sophistication. It now happens in a wider variety of contexts, both physical and digital, and in a more systematic, integrated and personalised way than ever before. Children … 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 →
JALOPNIK; BY GREG POGGIALI AUG. 10, 2025 If you’ve watched a Formula 1 race recently, you’ve probably noticed the cars are plastered with beer logos. But not just any beer — we’re talking the 0.0%, non-alcoholic stuff. With no-alcohol beer sales rising, Heineken, Peroni, Estrella… they’re all pushing their zero-proof suds like it’s the next big … Read More →
Women’s Agenda; by Ayla Chorley 9-08-2025 Ask any parent if they think it’s safe to serve their young children alcohol while they’re playing in the back yard and the answer would be an emphatic no. Yet, every day, our kids are served up adverts for beer, wine and spirits when they’re watching televised sport, … Read More →
24 September 2025; 15:00–16:00 CEST, Online; WHO/Europe and International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) The fourth webinar in the WHO/Europe and International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) alcohol and cancer series will examine how alcohol marketing influences consumption patterns, especially among youth, and the effectiveness of policies that restrict or ban … Read More →