Monitoring Alcohol Marketing MARK – a tool for NGOs Published by FORUT Text: Carina Ferreira-Borges, in collaboration with the Dutch Institute for Alcohol Policy (STAP). Contacts: Dag Endal, dag.endal@forut.no Øystein Bakke, oystein.bakke@forut.no Please appropriately reference and cite document contents if utilised in other publications and materials. Can be downloaded www.add-resources.org Link to report
Posted on Feb 1 ’18, in Alcohol Industry, Alcohol Norm, Corporate Consumption Complex, Obstacle To Development, Policy, Sustainable Development Civil Society Concern Regarding The Global Fund Partnering With Heineken To: Hon. Mrs Aida Kurtovic, Chair of the Board Hon. Mr Peter Sands, Incoming Executive Director Hon. Mrs Marijke Wijnroks, Interim Executive Director The Global … Read More →
Monitoring food and beverage marketing to children via television and the Internet A proposed tool for the WHO European Region The aim of this proposed protocol is to provide the basis for monitoring work that seeks to quantify the extent and nature of children’s exposure to marketing for HFSS foods via television and the Internet. … Read More →
Promoting good health from childhood Reducing the impact of alcohol marketing on children in Scotland A report by the virtual expert network on alcohol marketing This report has been developed by a virtual expert group on alcohol marketing, established following discussions at the Global Alcohol Policy Conference held in Edinburgh in October 2015. The group … Read More →
Sweden might be next in line to restrict alcohol marketing online. On 15 January 2018, a white paper on alcohol marketing in digital media was presented to the Swedish government. The white paper proposes a ban on alcohol advertising on social media. Most countries in Europe have some statutory limits to alcohol advertising due to … Read More →
By Riverine Herald January 29, 2018 The Australian Open may be a hit with tennis fans, but it’s not all aces for local parents. A recent poll showed nine out of 10 Australian parents are opposed to the high volume of alcohol advertising children are exposed to during sporting events. While according to the Foundation … Read More →
Diasporian News of Wednesday, 24 January 2018 Source: citifmonline.com A Public Health Lecturer at the University of West London and a consultant on a number of Public Health/Health Promotion projects in Ghana, Dr. Da Costa Aboagye (see photo), has appealed to the Ghanaian media to adhere to the Food and Drug Authority’s (FDA)’s restrictions on … Read More →
Image from the Coopers website Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Ainslie Sartorion: January 22, 2018In: alcohol, child health, gambling, physical activity, public health, Public health and population health, sport With less than a week to go in the Australian Open, it is timely to investigate the public health implications of the event’s sponsorship arrangements. Ainslie … Read More →
15th January ; Dunfermline Press (UK) Gemma Ryder Fife Alcohol Support Service (FASS) say that drinks companies have recognised the potentially huge market in alcohol products for females with figures showing that Britain is the worst country in the western world for heavy drinking among professional women. “Over the Christmas and New Year period, … Read More →
Lithuania has banned alcohol advertising from TV, radio, newspapers and magazines, as part of efforts to reduce alcohol abuse. By Rachel Arthur 12-Jan-2018 – Last updated on 12-Jan-2018 at 11:33 GMT he legal drinking age has also been increased from 18 to 20 years old, and the hours at which alcohol can be … Read More →