December 12, 2017 A brewery must change the can design for one of its beers after it was deemed “too attractive” to children. Newport’s Tiny Rebel had a complaint made about its Cwtch beer, which features a cartoon bear and graffiti. Alcohol industry standards body the Portman Group ruled it breached packaging and marketing codes. … Read More →
The NSW parliament (Australia) is considering new restrictions on alcohol advertising, including in sport. Friday 1 December 2017, link from the Guardian Alcohol Industry Australia: Ads don’t make young people drink more; there is an ‘association’ between drinking and advertising but it isn’t causal. Experts: Australia failing to stop alcohol ads reaching children. The alcohol … Read More →
1st December, 2017 by Lauren Eads The Australian alcohol and sporting industry has rounded on proposals to ban alcohol adverts in New South Wales (NSW) claiming that it will harm the industry and, despite claims to the contrary, will not do anything to discourage drinking among young people. In September the NSW parliament announced it … Read More →
Daily Mail, 30 November 2017 Recent statistics show women aged 16-24 now out drink men of the same age According to the OECD, educated British women are most likely to binge drink Alcohol Advent calendars and pink drinks are encouraging daily drinking Experts believe alcohol is becoming feminine to help the sector grow Marita Moore, … Read More →
Alcohol Marketing on Social Media The impact of alcohol marketing via social media on young people Authors: Amber Simons, Wim van Dalen EUCAM November 2017 Abstract This review discusses the volume and content of alcohol marketing via social media and the impact it has on young people. The main goal is to describe the amount … Read More →
November 2017 The Swedish Government authorities recently initiated the last step in IOGT-NTO’s article 4 AVMSD complaint from 2011 about alcohol advertising broadcasting into Sweden from the UK in order to avoid the Swedish alcohol advertising ban. On 31 of October Swedish authorities submitted a notification to the European Commission outlining that they want to … Read More →
November 2017, Alcohol Action Ireland More than 90% of children reported that they were exposed to traditional, or offline, alcohol advertisements in the week prior to the study and more than half saw four or more alcohol advertisements per day. · 77% of children reported exposure to alcohol marketing online · 61% of children reported … Read More →
All News WHO and World Bank advisor say exposure to advertising increases risk of problems Nov 10, 2017, 19:48 Dr David Jernigan, who has advised the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Bank on the subject, said research has shown the greater the exposure to marketing, the more likely an individual … Read More →
Youth Drinking Cultures in a Digital World Alcohol, Social Media and Cultures of Intoxication Edited by Antonia C. Lyons, Tim McCreanor, Ian Goodwin, Helen Moewaka Barnes 2017-Routledge, 244 pages Description Social media has helped boost the culture of intoxication, a central aspect of young people’s social lives in many Western countries. Initial research suggests that … Read More →
Drinks promotions in Ireland to be restricted under new legislation Public Health (Alcohol) Bill will be debated in the Seanad next week Sarah Bardon A proposed amendment to the legislation suggests that small shops be given the option of keeping alcohol products in view but confined to a maximum of two storage units. Drinks … Read More →