Young people who watch a lot of movies featuring alcohol use, are twice as likely to drink, according to new research by Dartmouth Medical School. In the span of two years, the American researchers questioned more than 6,500 youngsters four times, asking in each session whether they had seen any of 50 randomly selected films. … Read More →
This week, a new campaign, set up by the European Forum for Responsible Drinking (EFRD), has started promoting responsible marketing practices for the alcohol industry on social media. Members of the EFRD include Bacardi, Martini and Diageo, who last year signed a significant deal with Facebook, the world’s most popular social network site. The … Read More →
Recently, Denmark has seen a unique court verdict, ruling that alcohol has no place in advertising targeted at minors. The verdict is a victory for both the Consumer Ombudsman, and Alcohol and Society (former Danish Alcohol Policy Network), being the fruit of several complaints throughout the years. Back in 2008, the Danish Consumer Ombudsman … Read More →
The National Substance Misuse Strategy for Northern Ireland, expected to be published early 2012, is presumed to recommend a ban of all alcohol outdoor advertising as well as alcohol sponsorship of sports events, concerts or festivals. The strategy is also expected to include minimum pricing. Other measures to be brought forward in the report … Read More →
The Australian administration of Julia Gillard is being urged by the Australian Medical Association (AMA) to strengthen regulations on junk food and alcohol advertising. This recommendation follows on the tough stance the government has taken against big tobacco, by measures that mean that tobacco can only be sold in plain packages without logo’s or brand … Read More →
The National Substance Misuse Strategy for Northern Ireland, expected to be published early 2012, is presumed to recommend a ban of all alcohol outdoor advertising as well as alcohol sponsorship of sports events, concerts or festivals. The strategy is also expected to include minimum pricing. Other measures to be brought forward in the report … Read More →
As reported earlier by IOGT, FIFA is pressuring Brazil, the host of the 2014 World Cup, to amend its legal prohibition of alcohol retail in football stadiums. Now it seems that the interests of the alcohol industry might have already been safeguarded for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, as Vladimir Putin has promised to … Read More →
Fifa, football’s world governing body, keeps insisting that alcohol must be sold at all venues hosting matches in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Fifa even speaks of a right to sell beer. But alcohol is currently banned from Brazilian stadiums as part of measures to reduce violence in football and to improve public health … Read More →
In a further effort to increase the health of New York City inhabitants, Mayor Bloomberg intends to limit the sale of alcohol in the city, as well as advertising and promotions for bars and liquor. It is said that the plans seek to reduce the exposure to alcohol marketing in public and retail settings. … Read More →
The World Health Organization in its journal, The Bulletin, has voiced concerns over the financial support that SABMiller, the world’s second biggest brewer, has gotten from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The funding is intended for an educational intervention aimed at minimizing alcohol-related harm, including HIV prevention, among men in South … Read More →