Pandemic’s deadly side effect: Global rise in bootleg alcohol poisonings
Pandemic’s deadly side effect: Global rise in bootleg alcohol poisonings With a tanking economy and public health woes, Turkey sees a major uptick in the ingestion of methyl alcohol, which can cause severe injury or death. Source: https://www.pri.org/ By Durrie Bouscaren October 22, 2020 On Oct. 9, a Turkish hospital in the seaside city of […]
Alcohol needs to carry a cancer warning, public health groups urge government
Alcohol needs to carry a cancer warning, public health groups urge government fooddive.com By Jessi Devenyns October 22, 2020 Dive Brief: A consortium of public health groups submitted a petition to the U.S. Treasury Department’s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) requesting that warning statements on alcoholic beverages be amended to include a […]
Young Americans more likely to say no to alcohol, study finds
Young Americans more likely to say no to alcohol, study finds Source: https://www.cnn.com/ By Katie Hunt October 12, 2020 Call them Generation Dry. More college-age Americans are choosing not to drink alcohol than they did nearly two decades ago, according to a new study. Between 2002 and 2018, the number of adults age 18 to […]
Landmark Americana to cut hours, sell liquor license after patron’s fatal crash
Landmark Americana to cut hours, sell liquor license after patron’s fatal crash Source: https://www.courierpostonline.com/ Jim Walsh October 4, 2020 The owners of a tavern near Rowan University have agreed to sell their liquor license to settle charges arising from a fatal accident involving a drunken patron. The operators of Landmark Americana Tap & Grill also […]
Lawmakers Question First New Proposed Drinking Recommendations In Decades
Lawmakers Question First New Proposed Drinking Recommendations In Decades Source: https://www.forbes.com/ Tara Nurin August 31, 2020 Members of Congress are joining medical experts from around the world to criticize recommendations for the federal government to lower its official dietary guidelines for moderate drinking in men from no more than two to no more than one drink […]
Alcohol-Linked Deaths Rise Sharply in Rural America
Alcohol-Linked Deaths Rise Sharply in Rural America Source: https://www.usnews.com/ By Steven Reinberg Oct. 1, 2020 In rural America, drinking has become particularly deadly for many, a new government report shows. Deaths related to alcohol use in those regions rose 43% between 2006 and 2018, health officials reported. Over that time, the rate of deaths went […]
Maryland: Maryland Plan Would Increase Alcohol Tax to Reduce Health Disparities
Maryland: Maryland Plan Would Increase Alcohol Tax to Reduce Health Disparities Source: https://www.taxnotes.com/ SEP. 15, 2020 Maryland lawmakers plan to introduce legislation that would increase the state sales tax on alcohol by 1 percentage point to fund a program designed to reduce health disparities, which have become more apparent during the COVID-19 pandemic. The proposal will be sponsored […]
Underage Hosts In NJ May Be Liable To Drunk Driving Victims
Underage Hosts In NJ May Be Liable To Drunk Driving Victims Source: https://www.law360.com/ By Sarah Jarvis September 17, 2020 The New Jersey Supreme Court on Thursday found that an underage adult who hosted his friends at his parents’ home before a drunk guest drove off from the house and caused a fatal crash may be […]
Maryland: Maryland Plan Would Increase Alcohol Tax to Reduce Health Disparities
Maryland: Maryland Plan Would Increase Alcohol Tax to Reduce Health Disparities Source: https://www.taxnotes.com/ SEP. 15, 2020 Maryland lawmakers plan to introduce legislation that would increase the state sales tax on alcohol by 1 percentage point to fund a program designed to reduce health disparities, which have become more apparent during the COVID-19 pandemic. The proposal […]
7-Eleven Adds More Ground in Its Ongoing Global Expansion
7-Eleven Adds More Ground in Its Ongoing Global Expansion Source: CSA 08/31/2020 7-Eleven Inc. is expanding its presence globally with entry into Laos. The convenience store retailer signed a master franchise agreement with CP ALL Co. Ltd., an indirect subsidiary of CP ALL Public Co. Ltd., to develop and operate 7-Eleven stores in The Lao […]