The Herald, 24th February 2023 By Helen McArdle ALCOHOL-FREE products should be included under proposals to restrict alcohol marketing in Scotland, campaigners have said. It comes amid fears that zero per cent beers and spirits have been used as “trojan horses” to continue promoting brands to consumers in Ireland, where stricter rules are already in place. … Read More →
Movendi International, February 2023 In early January, the Paris Court ordered the Meta group (parent company of Facebook and Instagram) to remove 37 posts deemed illegal on Instagram. These posts had been published by about twenty different influencers, all of them accumulating nearly 5 million followers. They have been deemed in violation of the Loi … Read More →
20th February 2023 | Dr Gemma Mitchell; Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS), London; In 2018, a $100 million clinical trial on how ‘moderate’ drinking affects health was cancelled in the US. This was because it was found to be biased towards producing findings that small amounts of alcohol have health benefits. The trial was paid … Read More →
The New York Times, Feb. 10, 2023 by Lora Kelley Beer ads are practically as characteristic of the Super Bowl as touchdowns. And they will be again this year, with one big change: They won’t all come from brands owned by Anheuser-Busch. After three decades as the only alcohol brand to air its commercials nationally … Read More →
Invitation to join the European conference on effective alcohol marketing regulations to protect young people Friday morning session: Digital alcohol marketing: science evidence09.00 Welcome and introduction by the chair Kristina Sperkova, president of MOVENDI INTERNATIONAL. 09.15 Dr. Sandra Tricas-Sauras, Prof. at Université Libre de Bruxelles: Ecole de Santé Publique, Centre de Recherche Approches Sociales de … Read More →
Die Story | November 2022 For many fans, they simply belong together: football and beer. But is this really just a harmless combination of sport and enjoyment? Or is there more to it? Because football clubs and breweries are often closely networked in Germany. Without exception, every club in the first and second Bundesliga is … Read More →
STV News, 5 February 2023 by Kevin Scott. A snapshot poll of Scottish Football Supporters Association members found that 79% had been exposed to alcohol adverts or promotion specifically around football. The results also show that supporters are open to change, with two-thirds (64%) of supporters agreeing that Scottish football’s reliance on the alcohol industry … Read More →
06 February 2023, The Drinks Business, by Jessica Mason Drinks firms have joined forces to challenge Scottish ministers on moves which could restrict alcohol advertising and marketing. More than 100 drinks companies, including AB-InBev, Diageo, Pernod Ricard, C&C Group, Whyte & Mackay, Edrington, Brewdog, Lanson, and Molson Coors, have signed a the letter to ministers … Read More →
Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, January 2023; Authors: Sandra Radoš Krnel, Gorazd Levičnik, Wim van Dalen, Giulia Ferrarese, Sandra Tricas‑Sauras Abstract Background The rapid growth of social networking sites and video sharing platforms has created an opportunity for the alcohol industry to employ advanced advertising and marketing approaches to target their audiences, increasingly blurring … Read More →