Australia: Increasing tax on alcohol key to reducing consumption, says study
Australia: Increasing tax on alcohol key to reducing consumption, says study Source: The Age January 11, 2016 Increasing the cost of the cheapest alcohol could reduce consumption by nearly 12 standard drinks a week for low-income wine consumers, a new Monash University study says. Called Are Alcohol Taxation and Pricing Policies Regressive? […]
United Kingdom: Don’t let the public health zealots demonise us innocent drinkers
United Kingdom: Don’t let the public health zealots demonise us innocent drinkers The new guidelines are not intended to stand alone – they are part of a net of repressive policies Source: The Telegraph By Charles Moore 8 Jan 2016 On Thursday night, I came home to the welcome sight in the […]
Bar fined £25k after serving man caustic soda
Bar fined £25k after serving man caustic soda Source: the drinks business by Lauren Eads 8th January, 2016 A bar and its owner have been fined £25,000 after serving a customer a glass of caustic soda instead of beer, causing burns so severe that the man’s oesophagus to be removed. David Caminal, […]
Calls to cut sugar in fizzy drinks by 40%
Lancet study says move would slash obesity and diabetes numbers Source: FT by: Scheherazade Daneshkhu, Consumer Industries Editor January 6th Cutting the amount of sugar in fizzy drinks by 40 per cent would prevent 1m adults from becoming obese and 250,000 people from developing diabetes, according to a study published on Thursday. The study in […]
Illegal ‘dial a booze’ alcohol delivery services growing in Scotland
Illegal ‘dial a booze’ alcohol delivery services growing in Scotland Source: STV 6 January 2016 A growing number of Illegal alcohol delivery services linked to organised crime gangs are operating in Scotland, police have warned. The so-called “dial a drink” or “dial a booze” services are emerging throughout Scotland’s communities, especially in and around Glasgow. […]
Underage youth widely exposed to online alcohol marketing
Underage youth widely exposed to online alcohol marketing Source: Reuters By Kathryn Doyle January 6th More than half of underage people say they’ve seen alcohol marketing on the Internet, though few admit to engaging with brands or being a fan online, according to a new U.S. study. Based on surveys about a year apart, researchers […]
Maryland: Critics of Montgomery County’s liquor monopoly unhappy with controversial new flyer in stores
Maryland: Critics of Montgomery County’s liquor monopoly unhappy with controversial new flyer in stores Source: FOX 5 By: Tom Fitzgerald Jan 06 2016 Is Montgomery County’s government using tax dollars on a publicity campaign that threatens tax hikes if its liquor monopoly is broken up? Opponents of the county’s exclusive control of liquor sales are […]
Indiana: Another shot at Sunday alcohol sales is likely
Indiana: Another shot at Sunday alcohol sales is likely Source: Indy Star Amy Haneline and Tony Cook January 6, 2016 The battle over Sunday alcohol sales for carryout is likely to return this year to the Indiana General Assembly. House Public Policy Chairman Tom Dermody, R-LaPorte, told IndyStar on Wednesday that he […]
Virginia: Bill would change food-alcohol ratios for Virginia restaurants
Virginia: Bill would change food-alcohol ratios for Virginia restaurants Source: The Virginian-Pilot By Philip Walzer Dec 31, 2015 Virginia Beach Del. Scott Taylor this week introduced a bill to change the ratio governing food and alcohol sales at Virginia restaurants. Under the current system, which hasn’t been changed since 1980, food and nonalcoholic drinks must […]
9th Circ. Revives Challenge To Calif. Store Booze-Ad Ban
9th Circ. Revives Challenge To Calif. Store Booze-Ad Ban Source: Law360 By Brandon Lowrey January 7, 2016 The Ninth Circuit on Thursday revived a challenge to California’s law barring liquor producers from paying retailers for in-store advertising, saying one of its precedent-setting rulings has become outdated in light of a 2011 U.S. Supreme […]