Multiple Policies Needed to Balance Alcohol Prices
Multiple Policies Needed to Balance Alcohol Prices Public Action Management By Pamela S. Erickson October 18, 2018 According to the latest Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health by the World Health Organization, “Price policies are the most cost-effective WHO best buy for reducing the burden of harmful alcohol use.” Recently, the WHO released their […]
FL: Florida Passes Law Allowing Bars to Accept Free Branded Drinkware
FL: Florida Passes Law Allowing Bars to Accept Free Branded Drinkware Promo Marketing By Brendan Menapace October 16, 2018 Remember the legal battle over whether beverage companies would be allowed to supply branded drinkware to bars and restaurants for free? It was something big-name companies were in favor of, but smaller companies, like craft brewers, were against. […]
CO: Impaired Driving In Colorado: If You Feel Different, You Drive Different
CO: Impaired Driving In Colorado: If You Feel Different, You Drive Different KOOL 107.9 FM By Ed Chandler October 16, 2018 Drugs and alcohol contribute to a large number of accidents in Colorado. Many of those accidents happen because the driver is impaired not by illegal drugs, but legal drugs. Impaired driving crashes happen daily on Colorado […]
IN: Survey: Students using alcohol at younger ages
IN: Survey: Students using alcohol at younger ages Electronic vaping is also on the rise The Herald-Tribune By Diane Raver October 17, 2018 Each spring, area students take the Indiana Youth Survey, which is administered by the Indiana Prevention Resource Center. This year, there were about 1,000 usable surveys that were taken by students in […]
United Kingdom: UK Supermarkets To Trial Facial Recognition For Alcohol Sales
United Kingdom: UK Supermarkets To Trial Facial Recognition For Alcohol Sales The Drinks Business By Phoebe French October 17, 2018 Facial recognition software for alcohol sales, which removes the need for staff-approved age verification checks, is to be trialled in UK supermarkets for the first time, after waiting for age approval has been identified as one […]
New Zealand: Mandatory alcohol labelling to help address fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
New Zealand: Mandatory alcohol labelling to help address fetal alcohol spectrum disorder VOXY Contributor: Fuseworks Media October 17, 2018 The Ministry of Health welcomes a decision by the Australian and New Zealand Forum on Food Regulation to make warning labels about the dangers of drinking during pregnancy mandatory on alcohol packaging. Drinking while pregnant can […]
How can alcohol brands respond to consumers drinking less than ever? (Opinion)
How can alcohol brands respond to consumers drinking less than ever? (Opinion) The Drum By Charlotte Johnson October 16, 2018 Today’s consumers are more health conscious than ever before and seeking out healthier product alternatives as result. With greater awareness about the health risks of heavy drinking, inevitably consumer attitudes and buying decisions towards alcohol […]
Malaysia: Only those aged 21 and above can buy liquor from now on, health minister announces
Malaysia: Only those aged 21 and above can buy liquor from now on, health minister announces Malay Mail By Emmanuel Santa Maria Chin October 16, 2018 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 — After raising the legal drinking age from 18 to 21 two years ago, the government has finally standardised the legal liquor buying age. Health […]
Modest Alcohol Consumption May Reduce Mortality in NAFLD
Modest Alcohol Consumption May Reduce Mortality in NAFLD Clinical Advisor October 15, 2018 But drinking ≥1.5 drinks/day linked to increased mortality after adjustment for multiple confounders. HealthDay News — For patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), modest alcohol consumption is associated with a reduction in all-cause mortality, while drinking 1.5 or more drinks per day may increase […]
Constitutional Requirements For Distribution Of Alcohol
Constitutional Requirements For Distribution Of Alcohol JDSupra By Mark Arnold October 15, 2018 The Supreme Court recently granted certiorari to review an opinion of the Sixth Circuit on constitutional limits on states’ ability to regulate the distribution of alcohol beverages. Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Ass’n v. Byrd, No. 18-96. With the advent of the 21st Amendment […]