The Russian Ministry Communications has said it’s willing to lift the ban of alcohol marketing in newspapers and magazines. Deputy Minister of Communications and Mass Media Alexei Wolin first spoke of this option at recent congress of the National Association of Broadcasters. This new stance is surprising as the alcohol marketing ban was only introduced … Read More →
Our friends at EUROCARE have published an open letter to Jean Todt President of the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile stating the organization and its member NGOs’ distress over Todt’s failure to ban alcohol branded sponsorship from Formula One racing: Brussels 12.11.2014 I am writing to you on behalf of the European Alcohol Policy Alliance (Eurocare), an alliance … Read More →
Take a look at this interesting video of Professor Gerard Hastings explaining the pervasive way in which alcohol marketing works and what the current shortcomings of its regulations are.
Leading health researchers in the UK have last week pleaded for an EU-wide ban on alcohol marketing during a hearing for the House of Lords. The researchers were invited to give their views on the proposed new European Alcohol Strategy. In its consideration of a new European Alcohol Strategy, the Home Affairs, Health and Education … Read More →
Recently a stringent alcohol marketing ban has been introduced in Turkey. Forbes.com Food & Drink contributor Cathy Huyghe describes in how Turkish wineries circumvent the new regulations. Miss Huyghe takes the stance that the current regulations are an unfair threat to the burgeoning wine business. The four tactics described are Word of Mouth, Selling Direct … Read More →
In Finland, the 2015 ban on alcohol marketing, as well as the recently introduced restrictions on social media marketing, have become a point of debate. The debate was sparked over an incident surrounding blog posts about Beer Expo Finland 2014, which had to drop the word whisky. Over the last weeks Valvira, the National Authority … Read More →
12 October 2014 A new report by Alcohol Concern suggests that UK viewers of the televised key World Cup matches this summer saw one example of alcohol marketing for every minute of playing time. Following these findings, the charity is asking their government to ‘consider whether the harms outweigh the financial benefits’, as the audience … Read More →
12 October 2014 New Australian research suggests cancer warning statements on alcoholic beverages can be used to increase awareness about the relationship between alcohol consumption and cancer risk. Findings of a survey of more than 2000 drinkers suggests this is especially so when the messages are more specific – such as “alcohol increases your risk … Read More →
14 September 2014 The government of Cambodia has introduced restrictions for broadcasted alcohol advertisements, in an effort to ‘reduce the number of fatalities resulting from drunk driving.’ Going into effect on October first, television and radio stations will be prohibited from broadcasting alcohol advertisements between 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., according to the Ministry of … Read More →
8 September 2014 Alcohol industry magazine ads reminding consumers to “drink responsibly” or “enjoy in moderation” fail to convey basic public health information, according to a new study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Nine out of 10 encourage responsibility; none provide real information about what that means. A report on the … Read More →