New research by James Cook University in Australia has revealed weaknesses in the law regulating alcohol promotion after reviewing smart phone apps carrying alcohol promotional material. Furthermore the study raises questions about the ethical stance of organizations such as Google and Apple for providing access to apps which encourage intoxication as well as competing in … Read More →
NordAN, the Nordic Alcohol and Drug Policy Network, has adopted and published a new policy paper with the goal of banning alcohol advertising and sponsorship in the whole Nordic and Baltic region. In its policy paper NordAN writes, “there is an inherent conflict of interest between the goal of public health and the profit interests … Read More →
Two of Dublin City University’s (DCU) leading academics have criticized the much debated Diageo-funded ‘Stop Out-of-Control Drinking’ campaign. This while DCU formally backs the campaign and has previously also received money from the drinks giant. ‘Stop Out-of-Control Drinking’ is a national Irish campaign that is being funded for €1m by Diageo. Originally the drinks … Read More →
The attorney General of the state of Delaware wants to introduce a set of bills with the intent to regulate the privacy and safety of Internet users in Delaware. Included in Mr. Matt Denn’s proposal is a ban on online alcohol and tobacco marketing to children. Denn unveiled his plans, which have bilateral party backing, … Read More →
Astrida Stirna, head of the Latvian Association of Addiction specialists recently told the Latvian Information Agency (LETA) that it’s achievable to reduce the number of citizens who smoke and use alcohol or drugs to one percent. Among the required measures to reach these goals, Stirna called for further restrictions on alcohol advertising. According to Stirna … Read More →
Americans will soon have the option of consuming alcohol in a new way. It’s called powdered alcohol, or Palcohol, and it’s recently been approved by the government. The above video gives a discription of the product as well as the problems it brings along.
Read more:
Powdered Alcohol ‘Palcohol’ Sounds Like An Accident Waiting To Happen (Forbes.com 03/13/15)
POWDERED ALCOHOL: NEW PRODUCT NOT APPROVED BY US GOVERNMENT (EUCAM 04/28/14)
See also:
Video: Government approves sale of powdered alcohol (Fox News 03/14/15)
Video: Palcohol: powdered alcohol (CBC News 03/17/15)
Irish public broadcaster RTE recently aired a program dedicated about the current critical uproar about drinks producer Diageo funding the public health campaign ‘Stop out-of-control-Drinking.’ The above video gives an introduction to these current events, followed by a discussion between Fergus Finlay, Barnardos CEO and chair of Stop Out Of Control Drinking campaign, and Senator Jillian VanturnHout, a children’s rights campaigner who’s published an open letter criticizing Diageos involvement in the campaign, undersigned by more then 50 individuals and organizations in the health sector.
See also:
Campaigner admits ‘gap in credibility over funding from Diageo’, the Independent (03/20/15)
Alcohol giants are part of the problem – not the solution, the Independent (03/19/15)
Varadkar urged to make his position clear on alcohol awareness campaign, Irish Examinar (03/18/15)
Former tobacco lobby group hired by Diageo anti-alcohol campaign, the Independent (03/10/15)
Professor Frank Murray, president of the Royal College of Physicians Ireland, said for minimum unit pricing to be effective in Ireland, the unit price of alcohol should be at least €1, the same as a litre of milk. Murray, who is also a liver decease expert in Beaumont Hospital Dublin, moreover called for a reduction … Read More →
2015 is the year that the EUs Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) will be put under review and is expected to be updated significantly. Currently, the AVMSD is the only law regulating media throughout the whole EU. IOGT-NTO, UNF, EUROCARE and EUCAM think the 2015 review of the AVMSD is the perfect opportunity to improve … Read More →
2015 is the year that the EUs Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) will be put under review and is expected to be updated significantly. Currently, the AVMSD is the only law regulating media throughout the whole EU. IOGT-NTO, UNF, EUROCARE and EUCAM think the 2015 review of the AVMSD is the perfect opportunity to improve … Read More →