The Australian Medical Association and the McCusker Centre for Action on Alcohol and Youth have asked the Federal Government of Australia to ban the advertising of alcohol and other harmful products on websites that attract children. They say that current regulations are focused on TV and event sponsorship, while online marketing is left out in … Read More →
The Oireachtas committee on transport and communications, a committee of Irish politicians dedicated to reviewing the currently proposed action plan on alcohol, opposes any ban on alcohol sponsorship of sporting events and instead want an “addiction” fund set up and stronger regulations for marketing drink. Alcohol Action Ireland has called this decision: “a failure to … Read More →
A message to the European Sponsorship Agency (ESA): In its statement of June 20th, ESA –the European Sponsorship Agency- stated that they are not aware of ‘any research that shows that young people are adversely affected by alcohol advertising; while they may be aware of it, it does not influence their drinking patterns’. In this … Read More →
Alcohol advertising encourages heavy drinking and puts people in danger of contracting HIV through risky sexual behaviour, said Savera Kalideen last week. She spoke on behalf of NGO Soul City, at the 6th South African Aids Conference in Durban. In her presentation, Kalideen voiced her support for Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi’s call for a ban … Read More →
Immediate changes to the way alcohol is advertised, backed up by a complete ban on advertising at all sporting, cultural and music events, are needed to protect children and young people from excessive exposure to alcohol advertising, according to the charity, Alcohol Concern. In a major new report, Stick to the Facts, the charity claims … Read More →
Later this week professor Christine Griffin of the University of Bath’s Department of Psychology will call for tighter regulations for alcohol marketing on social network sites at a London conference on Alcohol and Drug regulation. Professor Griffin worked with academics from Massey University in Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand researching how 18 – 25 year … Read More →
A new editorial in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) states that drinking rates for adolescent girls have equalled those of boys and warns that this might be a result of the alcohol industry aiming their marketing.at young girls. The editorial, written by Dr. Ken Flegel, senior associate editor of CMAJ, explains that adolescents are … Read More →
Earlier this month, the US Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) issued a ruling that allows alcohol producers to voluntarily add “Serving Facts” labels to their products. Alcohol Justice, the American alcohol industry watchdog, critically reports on this, saying that ‘it’s a win-win for manufacturers: they gain a marketing tool; inch potentially harmful … Read More →
Adverts promoting alcohol brands could finally face legal restrictions in the United Kingdom after Ofcom (the government-approved regulatory and competition authority for the broadcasting industry) said it requires advertising regulators to review the rules that limit their exposure to children. The request follows an Ofcom report which shows that the number of alcohol adverts children … Read More →
A new study by the Norris Cotton Cancer Center finds that current constraints on advertising for alcohol products in movies that are viewed by adolescents are ineffective. The study analysed alcohol and tobacco portrayal in popular movies between 1996 and 2009. US tobacco placement became regulated by law and dropped significantly; alcohol placement was regulated … Read More →