This summer America’s digital advertisements for alcoholic beverages will be put under inspection of the United States Federal Trade Commission. As a part of the agency’s periodic review to test the effectiveness of the industry’s voluntary guidelines, the FTC will look at the exposure of underage audiences. A similar analysis of US alcohol producers’ … Read More →
The Government of Zambia has banned the manufacturing and sale of strong liquor sachets, commonly known as tujilijili. This statement was made by Local Government and Housing Minister Nkandu Luo at a press briefing in Lusaka on Sunday 15 April, reports The Times of Zambia. The ban, which covers importation, distribution, stocking, and consumption … Read More →
Last fall, the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY) released a report suggesting that alcohol producers frequently don’t adhere to their own voluntary rules concerning the exposure of children to radio advertisements. To back this conclusion up, CAMY has now released an online tool that makes the underlying data clear for all who are … Read More →
Research by the University of Sydney has found that a majority of elite athletes would not stand behind their promotion of alcohol and junk food. This conclusion comes from an examination of almost 2000 elite athletes’ perceptions about their role in health promotion. The study which will be published in the April issue of … Read More →
Last week the British government published it’s hotly debated Alcohol Strategy. Among the commitments of the strategy, are plans to introduce a floor pricing of 40 pence per alcoholic unit, as well as plans to ban two-for-one promotions to combat binge drinking. The strategy has been met with mixed reactions, particularly concerning its approach to … Read More →
Australia just got their first fully independent alcohol marketing watchdog. The Alcohol Advertising Review Board (AARB) is an innovative new project from the McCusker Centre for Action on Alcohol and Youth in collaboration with Cancer Council Western Australia. The AARB will judge community complaints about alcohol advertising and will deliver determinations, free of industry influence. … Read More →
While it seems that the matter is still widely unresolved, Brazil’s sport minister has released a reassuring statement to the FIFA that the government remains committed to approving the sale of alcohol inside World Cup stadiums. Sport minister Aldo Rebelo released a statement clarifying Brazil’s position only hours after congressmen discussed the removal of the … Read More →
A new report from British health campaign group Alcohol Concern Cymru shows that children as young as 10 in Wales are more familiar with some leading alcohol brands and adverts than those for popular foods and snacks. The report [link=http://www.alcoholconcern.org.uk/assets/files/Wales%20factsheets/Making%20an%20impression%20-%20final.pdf]‘Making an impression’[/link] describes the findings from a new study of over 400 primary school … Read More →
New scientific research shows that the link between exposure of teens to alcohol consumption in movies and binge drinking is strong. This conclusion comes from a survey questioning 16.551 adolescents in Germany, Iceland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, and Scotland. The study also shows that the relationship between alcohol use in movies and adolescent binge drinking … Read More →
British supermarkets might could soon be banned from advertising cheap alcohol, if current Coalition plans go through. This would imply an end to TV and poster ads pushing cheap alcohol. The ban is part of the current British administration´s alcohol strategy. This part of the strategy is particularly aimed at national retailers such as … Read More →