Why teenagers should NEVER get drunk: Excessive booze thins developing brains and may increase their risk of alcoholism
Why teenagers should NEVER get drunk: Excessive booze thins developing brains and may increase their risk of alcoholism Adolescents that binge drink have reduced brain tissue in certain regions Regions include those associated with reason, memory and problem solving There is also less activity in the areas linked to learning and voluntary response Drinking […]
Property Developers Push for Open Drinking on City Streets
Property Developers Push for Open Drinking on City Streets Cities allow patrons to walk around with open containers to generate buzz in retail spots Source: WSJ By Esther Fung July 18, 2017 Property developers trying to create buzz for open-air shopping districts are lobbying regulators to relax rules to allow patrons to […]
Alcohol Policy Research: Where do I find it?
Alcohol Policy Research: Where do I find it? Source: Public Action Management By Pamela S. Erickson July 18, 2017 Every year, we learn more about what works to reduce problems with alcohol. Research helps us focus our scarce resources on policies that are most likely to be effective. But, sometimes it’s hard to […]
Here’s Why Alcohol Labels Don’t Show Nutritional Information
Here’s Why Alcohol Labels Don’t Show Nutritional Information And don’t expect it to change anytime soon. Source: Huff Post By Julie R. Thomson July 18th In our recent attempt to rank the best and worst alcoholic beverages according to calorie content, we were struck by how difficult it was to research this […]
Danish producer launches ‘world’s first’ non-alcoholic gin
Danish producer launches ‘world’s first’ non-alcoholic gin The Spirits Business By Annie Hayes July 17, 2017 Danish gin brand Herbie has launched a non-alcoholic product distilled with juniper, Danish apples, lavender and orange peel, called Herbie Virgin. Produced in Denmark by rum producer Anders Skotlander and Herbie CEO Anders Bilgram; the spirit is […]
Is your teenager at risk of becoming a binge drinker? The four personality traits that make them more likely to develop alcohol problems
Is your teenager at risk of becoming a binge drinker? The four personality traits that make them more likely to develop alcohol problems Teens who show high levels of impulsiveness and sensation seeking are at risk Being extra sensitive and feeling hopeless are also factors, a new study shows Males are more likely to […]
Proposed border tax would hurt these retailers the most
Proposed border tax would hurt these retailers the most Source: CSA BY MARIANNE WILSON JULY 14, 2017 Proposed reforms to the nation’s tax code would hurt smaller retailers more than larger ones. The National Retail Federation said smaller retailers and their employees would suffer more than large companies under a proposal to […]
Restaurants, Convenience Stores Fight NYC Menu Labeling
Restaurants, Convenience Stores Fight NYC Menu Labeling Source: Law360 By Joyce Hanson July 14, 2017 Several restaurant and convenience-store trade groups filed a lawsuit in New York federal court on Friday against the city’s health and consumer affairs departments, challenging their enforcement of menu-labeling standards as premature and preempted by federal law. […]
United Kingdom: Retailers falling short in ID tests
United Kingdom: Retailers falling short in ID tests Source: DRN By Sonya Hook 14 July, 2017 Retailers sold alcohol to nearly one in six teenage mystery shoppers in 2016 without asking for proof of age, according to new data from Serve Legal. The retail age check auditor said its testers, all of […]
VA: Are prohibition-era state laws out of sync with today’s craft beer industry?
VA: Are prohibition-era state laws out of sync with today’s craft beer industry? Inside Business, The Hampton Roads Business Journal By Ben Swensen July 13, 2017 You can find a lot of handy items at Virginia breweries, but there’s one thing you’ll never find: a coupon for beer. Not at a brewery that’s obeying […]