Powdered alcohol just ad water, was to be introduced in the US this month. Initially approving powdered vodka, rum and other cocktails, the US Treasury’s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau came around a few days later, stating that this approval was an error. After bloggers got wind of the approval of this potentially Read More →

New research finds countries with greater alcohol advertising restrictions had lower prevalence of hazardous drinking than countries with no restrictions and countries with some restrictions; independent of variables such as alcohol taxation. Based on their findings, researchers suggest a need for strict alcohol advertisement restriction policies. The researchers from the Pompeu Fabra Univerisity in Barcelona Read More →

The US Federal Trade Commission last week released its fourth study of self-regulation in the alcohol industry. This was the first time the alcohol industry was asked to give up data on their expenditure and reach concerning online alcohol marketing. According to the FTC report the US alcohol industry has a high compliance to their Read More →