The South African cabinet has approved that a draft Bill banning alcohol advertising should be gazetted for public comment. “The intention of the Bill is to reduce the exposure to the advertising and promotion of alcohol,” said Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini on Friday September 20th. She said Cabinet approved that the Control of Marketing … Read More →
A new British study suggests that football fans see two references to alcohol brands per minute when they watch matches on TV. The authors call for tighter government restrictions or even a ban on the marketing of alcohol during televised football matches. Researchers from the University of Newcastle analysed over 18 hours of football matches … Read More →
British supermarket chain ASDA has taken back its pledge to ban alcohol promotions from its store foyers. A spokesperson said this was the result of competitors not following ASDA’s example and pointed out that a lack of government regulation created this situation. Two and a half years ago, ASDA was the first British retailer to … Read More →
The Ukrainian parliament plans to ban alcohol and tobacco advertising as part of a wide ranging reform that could half growth in the country’s advertising market next year. In a new bill still to go to vote, parliament proposes a complete ban on tobacco and alcohol advertising across all media and the abolition of any … Read More →
A proposed bill banning alcohol advertising has pitted two ministers of the South African government against each other. Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula argues that the government may lose half a billion rand if alcohol advertising is banned. Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini, is heading the interministerial committee on alcohol and substance abuse and wants to … Read More →
Denmark’s Minister for Social Affairs and Integration Annette Vilhelmsen has called out nightclubs to stop organizing so called ‘Young Club’ events, in which children as young as ten are effectively familiarized with drinking games. Recently Danish newspapers revealed that in a number of nightclubs, children are cheered on as they have juice poured down their … Read More →
A new Australian study concludes that sport is increasingly used as a vehicle for the promotion of range of ‘risky consumption’ products. A content analysis of one of Australia’s premier sport event, the 2012 State of Origin three-game series of rugby, identified 4.062 instances of alcohol marketing in 360 minutes of televised coverage. On average … Read More →
In Norway, the state liquor monopoly Vinmonopolet wants to take over the sale of wine and spirits in tax-free shops. According to Vinmonopolet, airport sales threaten their legitimacy and financing. “When every seventh bottle of wine and liquor in Norway is bought in tax free, the long term effect could be that our legitimacy is … Read More →
In reaction to the news that the UK Government will not introduce minimum unit pricing, health advisers to the government have resigned. Cancer Research UK, the Faculty of Public Health, and the UK Health Forum as well as key adviser Nick Sheron all resigned from the Department of Health’s alcohol network, which drives efforts to … Read More →
According to the Irish Sunday Business Post, Ministers have last week reached a principle agreement on the ban of alcohol branded sponsoring of sport events. A memo about this agreement is said to be brought to Cabinet after the Summer recess. For a long time it looked like Ministers couldn’t agree on the implementation of … Read More →