June 16th, 2021 by Jasper Jolly. From The Guardian. Paul Pobga, French football player, became the latest footballer to take issue with Euro 2020’s official beverages after removing a bottle of Heineken beer that had been placed in front of him at a news conference on Tuesday. Pogba, a practising Muslim, moved the bottle of Heineken’s … Read More →
June 10th, 2021 by David Jernigan. From The Conversation. Alcohol is still the most commonly used drug among high school students. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every year approximately 3,500 people under 21 die because of alcohol use. I have studied the relationship between alcohol marketing and youth drinking behavior for the past 20 … Read More →
June 4th, 2021 by Melissa Sweet. From Inside Story. Manufacturers of unhealthy products aren’t letting the crisis go to waste; how covid-19 pandemic and the pandemic of unhealthy products go hand in hand. When public health advocates put out a call last July for examples of unhealthy industries seeking to capitalise on the disruption, they … Read More →
June 4th, 2021 by Stephen Forbes. From Radio New Zealand. Tougher restrictions on the advertising and marketing of alcohol are needed in Auckland to reduce the harm caused by the liquor industry, public health officials say. The Auckland Regional Public Health Service is seeking to release a report in the New Zealand Medical Journal looking … Read More →
On the 3rd of June, a new article on Guinness branded alcohol marketing has been published. The study was conducted by Barker, A. B., Bal, J., & Murray, R. L. in 2019. More specifically, the study aimed at quantifying Guiness-related branding in the 2019 Guinness Six National Championship. The research has been conducted through a … Read More →
June 4th 2021 by Konrad Marshall. From The Sidney Morning Herald. Hard seltzer is an effervescent and flavored alcoholic sparkling water that doesn’t taste like it has any alcohol in it. It is the No. 1 US brand – only erupting in the American market a few years ago – is White Claw, and it already … Read More →
May 13 2021 from NewstalkZB. Green Party MP Chlöe Swarbrick has drafted a member’s bill which would seek to ban alcohol advertisements. The bill would ban alcohol advertisements across the board, including sports team sponsorships. It’s hoped the bill would reduce the glamorisation and normalisation of alcohol. Swarbrick told Kate Hawkesby (the interviewer) alcohol … Read More →
The new edition from the research journal Alcohol and Alcoholism focuses on the impact oh alcohol on young people. The papers in this new collection focus on the relationship between alcohol and young people from childhood to early adulthood. The collection includes papers ranging from May 2019 until February 2021. Overall, research suggests that even moderate … Read More →
28 April, 2021 by Josh Taylor. From The Guardian. Social media giant gave organisation behind a page for Australian 13- to 17-year-olds option to run alcohol, smoking and gambling ads for as little as $3. Facebook is allowing businesses to advertise to children as young as 13 who express an interest in smoking, extreme weight … Read More →
Golder, Garry & McCambridge (2020). Declared funding and authorship by alcohol industry actors in the scientific literature: a bibliometric study. A new study investigates the extent and type of scientific research done in 100 years (1918-2019). Why? Because alcohol industry actors are known to be involved in scientific research, but there is no coverage … Read More →