In the first part of this series we looked at how little legislation regulating alcohol advertising there is, and how the industry has been left to regulate itself. Muhammad Zakaria Suleman asks whether self-regulation is enough or whether alcohol advertising should be banned. The public health sector monitors the effect and burden alcohol has … Read More →
Author: Sarantis Michalopoulos | EURACTIV.com The Lithuanian government has unveiled new policy measures aimed at tackling alcohol-related harm, including increasing the legal age for buying and consuming alcoholic drinks. Lithuania is among the countries with the highest per capita consumption of alcohol in Europe, according to the World Health Organisation. In an effort to address … Read More →
SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT, INCLUDING THE SPEAKERS Alcohol Action Ireland and the European Alcohol Policy Alliance are pleased to announce that the European Commissioner for Health, Vytenis Andriukaitis and Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy TD, Ireland’s Minister for Health Promotion, are confirmed to speak at the event. They will be joined by … Read More →
SAN FRANCISCO – Alcohol brand placements in popular movies of all ratings nearly doubled during the past two decades, new research shows, but particularly in child-rated movies. Researchers presenting these findings at the 2017 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting in San Francisco found the alcohol brands on the movie set are often those young people report … Read More →
A new report highlights how alcohol producers worked to circumvent legislation designed to protect children during the UEFA Euro 2016 football tournament. Researchers at the Institute for Social Marketing, University of Stirling, found over 100 alcohol marketing references per televised match programme in three countries – France, the UK and Ireland. Most marketing appeared in … Read More →
Members of the European Parliament (MEP) in the Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) have yesterday on April 25, voted on the draft report by Sabine Verheyen and Petra Kammerevert on Coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audio-visual media services in view … Read More →
Children should have the same protection whether they are watching TV, a web-shared video or a web-streamed film, said committee MEPs on Tuesday. Culture Committee MEPs advocated tightening up the child protection provisions of EU rules on audiovisual media services and also those on advertising and promoting European audiovisual works. Their ideas still need to … Read More →
A new report has exposed the Australian alcohol industry’s heavy reliance on risky drinkers, with over 3.8 million Aussies averaging more than four standard drinks of alcohol a day, twice the recommended health guidelines. Targeted by the alcohol industry and branded ‘super consumers’, the industry’s best customers represent just 20 per cent of Australians aged … Read More →
Washington, D.C., April 18, 2017 (PAHO/WHO) – Countries can improve public health by regulating the marketing of alcoholic beverages to reduce its consumption and related harms, and the Pan American Health Organization has developed new principles for countries to consider in developing these regulations. The new PAHO publication, “Technical note: Background on alcohol marketing regulation … Read More →
European case of alcohol labelling is a good example of the results of industry lobby and effects of vested interests. An example where a logical decision is avoided and postponed without any serious explanation. It should be a wake-up call for both European Parliament and Commission to highlight alcohol policy and understand that without decisions, … Read More →