Alcohol Focus Scotland 23 October 2025 Alcohol Focus Scotland is running a webinar on alcohol marketing on 6 November at 2-3pm GMT. We are hosting the webinar on behalf of the Alcohol Free Childhood Campaign which calls for a childhood free from alcohol marketing, and is run jointly with Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems … Read More →
Yahoo Finance, by Emma Rumney and Jennifer Rigby, October 20, 2025 LONDON (Reuters) -The Belgian beer industry, Mexico’s tequila makers and Heineken all lobbied governments this summer to resist a push by the U.N.’s health agency to introduce tougher rules targeting alcohol, letters and an email reviewed by Reuters show. The previously unreported efforts reflect … Read More →
TIMESLIVE; South Africa; October 14, 2025; by Edward Chamberlain-Bell I was once a vociferous supporter of alcohol in my personal and professional capacity as a food and lifestyle influencer. My days revolved around fabulous media launches and more fabulous complimentary welcome drinks. If my life was a blur, it was because I was drinking morning, … Read More →
By James Beeson 9 October 2025 Some 48% of adverts for alcohol-free brands and products were flagged for potential breaches in the AI-powered trial LINK https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/asa-sounds-alarm-over-low-and-no-alcohol-advertising-after-ai-powered-review/710393.article
Public Health Communication Centre, Aotearoa, New Zealand, 6 October 2025 Summary There is mounting evidence that digital spaces are filled with harmful commodity marketing that reaches young people. The current government inquiry into harms youth encounter online needs to recognise the challenge this poses. As shown in our research, young people, including those aged under … Read More →
Hibiscus Coast App, New Zealand, 7 October 2025 Ninety-seven percent of young people in Aotearoa, New Zealand, use the internet several times a day or almost constantly, and many say they are inundated with alcohol, vaping and junk food marketing online. Researchers say social media’s constant pull is putting young people at risk, from addictive … Read More →
Joburg ETC; October 2, 2025, By Chiraag A bold proposal shakes the industry South Africa is bracing for one of its most contentious policy debates in years. A new private members’ bill, introduced by the EFF’s Ntombovuyo Veronica Mente-Nkuna on 8 September 2025, proposes a total ban on alcohol advertising, promotion, and product placement. Supporters say … Read More →
Australia, Alcohol Action Station, 1-10-2025 Researchers from the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education, The University of Queensland and The George Institute have released a report titled, “Online sale, delivery and advertising of alcohol in Australia – behaviour, attitudes and support for change”. The research found that online alcohol sales and marketing are exposing Australians … Read More →
Irish Medical Times, by Editorial Staff 26th September 2025 Public Health (Alcohol) (Amendment) Bill 2025 brought before Dáil Éireann this week by Social Democrats TD Pádraig Rice The introduction to the Dáil this week of a Bill designed to protect children from the harmful marketing practices of the alcohol industry is welcome but long overdue, … Read More →
INDEPENDANT; Tom Watling, 27 September 2025 An advert by a Manchester bar that showed Barney the Dinosaur alongside the phrase “T-wrecked” has been banned for encouraging irresponsible and underage drinking. The paid-for post, which appeared on Meta in May for MOJO Manchester, featured the purple children’s TV character with the text: “ONE TEQUILA, TWO TEQUILA, … Read More →