ca.finance.yahoo.com; Adam Schrader, September 29, 2023 Broadcasters providing news coverage of sporting events should avoid “problematic” shots of fans drinking alcohol, a team of researchers said Thursday. Frank Houghton and Daisy Houghton, a team of social scientists in Ireland, made the declaration in a commentary article published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine focusing … Read More →
The University of Queensland, Australia, 27 September 2023 A University of Queensland study highlights a direct link between young people’s exposure to alcohol-related social media content and problem drinking. The study led by PhD candidate Brandon (Hsu-Chen) Cheng from UQ’s Australian National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research examined results from 30 international studies of more than 19,000 people aged … Read More →
The National Scot, 21st September 2023 by Steph Brawn IT is “frustrating” the Scottish Government does not have full power to control alcohol advertising, a campaigning charity has said. Laura Mahon, deputy chief executive at Alcohol Focus Scotland, said even if the Scottish Government was to take the most comprehensive approach to restricting marketing, it … Read More →
The Conversation.com September 21, 2023 The availability and sales of “zero-alcohol” products have soared in recent years. In Australia, these are products containing less than 0.5% alcohol by volume, designed to mimic the flavour, appearance and packaging of alcoholic drinks. The market for these products is projected to continue growing at a faster rate than alcoholic beverages. This … Read More →
DPA International , 20-09-2023 Germany needs more extensive restrictions on alcohol advertising in order to protect young people, the government’s commissioner for drug and addiction said on Tuesday. “In order to finally put a stop to the existing proliferation of alcohol and tobacco offers, we need much stronger and very clear guidelines, for example when … Read More →
Social Market Foundation, 14 September 2023 Brits largely support public health interventions like bans on advertising, regulating food prices, and affordability limits on gambling, a think tank shows today. The Social Market Foundation has said that policymakers looking to improve the nation’s health should not be too worried about voter opposition, since the public is … Read More →
11 SEP, 2023; Irish Examiner; CORMAC O’KEEFFE Four out of ten national schools and half of secondary schools have at least one outlet selling alcohol within 300 metres of their school gates, according to a new study. While the typical number of outlets was two, the highest number was 73 for a national school and … Read More →
Conference Resolution – ‘Digital Alcohol Marketing in the Spotlight’; Vilnius, Lithuania, 23 June 2023 In a digital world with ever-changing media channels, the possibility for the international alcohol industry to promote their products are endless. Digital alcohol marketing can target groups of consumers with precision not experienced before. This affects current and potential drinkers, especially … Read More →
EUCAM,12 September 2023; Sandra van Ginneken & Wim van Dalen The Heineken Prizes for Arts and Sciences have been awarded biennially since 1964. Two foundations linked to, but legally separate from the famous Dutch beer brewing company – the Alfred Heineken Fondsen Foundation and the Dr A.H. Heineken Foundation for the Arts (hereinafter: the foundations) … Read More →
Evening Standard, August 29, By Craig Paton Scotland’s alcohol and drugs policy minister Elena Whitham has said a controversial advertising ban shelved earlier this year is not off the table. First Minister Humza Yousaf (photo) said in his first major speech in the job earlier this year that the Government would go “back to the drawing board” on the … Read More →