While it seems that the matter is still widely unresolved, Brazil’s sport minister has released a reassuring statement to the FIFA that the government remains committed to approving the sale of alcohol inside World Cup stadiums. Sport minister Aldo Rebelo released a statement clarifying Brazil’s position only hours after congressmen discussed the removal of the … Read More →
A new report from British health campaign group Alcohol Concern Cymru shows that children as young as 10 in Wales are more familiar with some leading alcohol brands and adverts than those for popular foods and snacks. The report [link=http://www.alcoholconcern.org.uk/assets/files/Wales%20factsheets/Making%20an%20impression%20-%20final.pdf]‘Making an impression’[/link] describes the findings from a new study of over 400 primary school … Read More →
New scientific research shows that the link between exposure of teens to alcohol consumption in movies and binge drinking is strong. This conclusion comes from a survey questioning 16.551 adolescents in Germany, Iceland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, and Scotland. The study also shows that the relationship between alcohol use in movies and adolescent binge drinking … Read More →
British supermarkets might could soon be banned from advertising cheap alcohol, if current Coalition plans go through. This would imply an end to TV and poster ads pushing cheap alcohol. The ban is part of the current British administration´s alcohol strategy. This part of the strategy is particularly aimed at national retailers such as … Read More →
IOGT International, today spread a press release condemning the world’s football governing body, FIFA, as doing the dirty work for the alcohol industry. Additionally IOGT makes the case that FIFA ignores scientific evidence and social needs, while also bullying and insulting Brazilians. Today, a special committee of the General Chamber of Delegates of the … Read More →
IOGT International, today spread a press release condemning the world’s football governing body, FIFA, as doing the dirty work for the alcohol industry. Additionally IOGT makes the case that FIFA ignores scientific evidence and social needs, while also bullying and insulting Brazilians. Today, a special committee of the General Chamber of Delegates of the Brazilian … Read More →
Since last month, new rulings by two state agencies prohibit Norwegian brewers from reviewing or depicting beer on their websites. The organizations in question, Aass Brewery and the Norwegian Brewery Association, are furious about what they call ´surreal´ verdicts. The Norse Directorate of Health has previously ordered Aass Brewery to remove all images of … Read More →
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 →