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 →
BNN, Baltic News Network, July 31, 2025 On Friday, the 1st of August, amendments to the Law on Circulation of Alcoholic Beverages will come into force, providing for significant changes aimed at reducing alcohol consumption in Latvia and its consequences. One of the changes is the shortening of the hours of sale of alcoholic beverages. … Read More →
The STAR, 30 July 2025 In Summary There shall be no promotion of alcohol by way of providing free samples or discounted sales. The government has further banned outdoor advertising of alcoholic drinks in government-owned properties, land and facilities, hospitals, residential areas and buildings. The government has imposed tough measures on the advertising and promotion … Read More →
Dong-Hee Ryu & Jeehye Lee (2025) Exposure to Alcohol Advertisements and Adolescent Alcohol Consumption Patterns: Findings from a Nationally Representative Study. Substance Use & Misuse, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2025.2534477 Abstract Objective This study investigates the association between adolescent exposure to alcohol advertisements across various media and their alcohol consumption patterns in South Korea. Methods This study utilized data … Read More →
JAMA Network, 17th July 2025; Yuxiang Tang, MPH1,2; Nan Lei, MPH3; Denghui Hu, PhD4; Kaipeng Liang, MPH1; Yang Liu, PhD1; Tilakavati Karupaiah, PhD5,6; Bridget Kelly, PhD7; Sally Mackay, PhD8; Boyd Swinburn, PhD8; Juan Zhang, PhD1 Key Points Question What is the estimated exposure to televised alcohol advertisements among children and adolescents in Beijing? Findings In this cross-sectional study of 13 864 advertisements, alcohol advertisements on general channels (mean, 19 per day) exceeded regulatory limits (12 … Read More →
Peta Bee; Irish Examiner, 18 July 2025 Often seen as the healthier option, low- and no-alcohol drinks are seeing growing sales in Ireland, but experts warn about their high calorie and sugar content. Sales of booze-free and low alcohol — dubbed NoLo — beers and wines are booming as more of us make the switch … Read More →
by Brian Nzomo, July 14, 2025, in Kenya Business news, The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) has proposed raising the legal drinking age from 18 to 21 as part of a broad new national policy to curb substance abuse among young people. The move is one of several stringent … Read More →
Mail & Guardian – 11 July 2025 – Kashifa Ancer , the campaign manager for Rethink Your Drink, alcohol harm reduction campaign by the Murray Trust. Underage drinking; a tavern in Diepsloot. Young people are being lured into consumption by manufacturers and marketiers Mail & Guardian, 11 July 2025 Teenagers to 35-year-olds are being sold … Read More →
The Telegraph, June 2, 2025; Gordon Rayner; Associate Editor Sir Keir Starmer has dropped plans for a ban on alcohol advertising after warnings from the US that it would jeopardise his all-important trade deal with Donald Trump. US drinks companies complained that a ban would amount to a non-tariff trade barrier with America, while the £40 billion UK … Read More →
Marketing week; By Grace Gollasch 30 Jun 2025 Almost two-thirds (65%) of Brits either strongly support or somewhat support a ban on brands advertising alcohol on TV before the 9pm watershed, according to a poll by YouGov. Just 20% oppose the idea. When Brits were asked how they feel about a total ban on advertising alcohol online, … Read More →