Asia: APB launches programmed to help F&B outlets serve alcohol responsibly

Asia: APB launches programmed to help F&B outlets serve alcohol responsibly   Channel News Asia   By Loke Kok Fai April 21, 2015   The programmed by Asia Pacific Breweries Singapore teaches coffee shops and hawker centers on how to handle intoxicated customers and cope with alcohol-related problems, and has the support of the Government. […]

Irish start drinking at 13 to copy parents

Irish start drinking at 13 to copy parents   Source: The Spirits Business by Melita Kiely 21st April, 2015   Irish teenagers are “routinely” drinking alcohol from as young as 13, mimicking their parents’ behavior, the latest research has shown.   Seven large studies were conducted over the course of three years with data collected […]

Ireland: Alcohol industry campaigns ‘normalize’ excessive drinking

Ireland: Alcohol industry campaigns ‘normalize’ excessive drinking   Herald.ie By Breda Heffernan April 22, 2015 A leading expert on alcohol harm has hit out at drinks industry-funded health campaigns saying they are compounding the normalization of excessive drinking. Katherine Brown, director of the London-based Institute of Alcohol Studies, said the public cannot trust such campaigns […]