STAP, the Netherlands; 7-01-2024 Dry January is a collective action to reduce alcohol consumption by not drinking alcohol at all during the month of January. In response to this, Damp January has now emerged. Is that the Trojan horse of the alcohol industry? Damp January is not about completely stopping alcohol consumption for a month, … Read More →
ERR News, 3-01-2024 The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications is developing a bill which would amend legislation to regulate the activities of social media influencers, particularly with regard to those who advertise alcohol, gambling and other products and services which carry a minimum age limit or are of general social concern. The bill should … Read More →
Haroldnet ;Tuesday, January 2, 2024; By Aaron Weiner and Linda Richter / For the Chicago Tribune While legal for adults, advertising of those products is reaching teens and encouraging use among them. Sometimes, it seems that we’re doing all we can to sabotage our own efforts to reverse the nation’s mental health and addiction crises, which disproportionately … Read More →
6PR; Perth 29-12-2023 There are concerns zero-alcohol drinks could be a gateway to alcoholic drinks. Public health researcher at Flinders University, Nathan Harrison, says the drinks which can range from 0-0.5 per cent of alcohol content are regulated as soft drinks. “We know quite a lot from existing research on alcohol that the more advertising … Read More →
Hospital Healthcare Australia; Tuesday, 19 December, 2023 An AU$40,000 South Australian project is set to investigate the impact of promoting and using zero-alcohol drinks on young people’s perceptions and behaviour. Zero alcohol drinks (<0.5% alcohol) resemble alcohol in appearance and taste and are often closely linked to a parent alcohol brand, but there are currently … Read More →
According to a survey, two thirds of Germans believe that alcohol advertising poses a risk that young people will start drinking beer, wine and schnapps earlier. INDO & NY; 06 December 2023 According to a survey, two thirds of Germans believe that alcohol advertising poses a risk that young people will start drinking beer, wine … Read More →
Gabrielle Becerra Mellet PerthNow Local News; 12-12-2023 A ginger beer and wine company has apologised after a sign advertising their beverages appeared directly opposite a primary school in Perth’s southeast, infuriating parents and health advocates.Mum Emma Groves first noticed the advertisement for Stone’s ginger beer drinks last week while dropping off her daughters at Maddington … Read More →
Entrepreneurs: of course! Professor of health sciences: of course not! The Dutch Institute for Alcohol Policy STAP ; Utrecht 11-12-2023 For the first time in the Netherlands, a scientific analysis has been carried out into the way in which the interested business community influences alcohol policy(1). In concrete terms, the IVO Research Institute, commissioned by … Read More →
2 December 2023; Society; Eng.LSM.lv (Latvian Public Broadcasting) & Agnija Lazdiņa (Latvijas Radio Ziņu dienesta korespondente) Is it right and ethical to place a “Christmas tree” made of bottles of alcohol in the supermarket’s food department? The law, at least for now, does not prohibit it. The advertisement is legal, but it is not quite ethical, given that … Read More →
Geelong Times; 5-12-2023 by James Tayler Most Australian adults support the use of policies to restrict the depiction of alcohol in films aimed at children aged under 15, according to a new study from La Trobe University. A study has found popular support in Australia for alcoholic beverages and consumption not being shown in G- … Read More →