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Opinion: Alcohol-free beer hype is unhelpful

Heavy marketing has created a buzz around alcohol-free beer diverting vital public attention from surging rates of alcohol harm. The stakes are too high to let commercial hype eclipse evidence-based action.

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Alcohol Review – Issue 108, November 15th 2024

In this issue: EU alcohol labelling in limbo; US post-pandemic drinking stays high; Northern Ireland readies minimum pricing; Trump 2 brings uncertainty; Industry playbook outlined; Canada may pay availability price. Opinion: Alcohol-free beer hype is unhelpful.

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Would-be commissioner noncommittal on alcohol labelling

Hungarian health Commissioner-designate Oliver Varhelyi faces further questions having last night offered MEPs no clear reassurance he would deliver long-overdue alcohol health labelling proposals.“We have just introduced a couple of labelling conditions for wine: ingredients, alergen content, but also the energy content. Let’s see how they sink in on the use,” he said when Alessandra […]

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[Preview] Opinion: Alcohol-free beer hype is unhelpful

Heavy marketing has created a buzz around alcohol-free beer diverting vital public attention from surging rates of alcohol harm. The stakes are too high to let commercial hype eclipse evidence-based action.

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Guest post: Why Northern Territory alcohol reforms would be a disaster, according nine experts

The new Northern Territory government is planning a swathe of changes to alcohol policy. If implemented, these changes fly in the face of what evidence shows works to reduce alcohol-related harms. Some are also out of step with the rest of Australia.

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Why Northern Territory alcohol reforms would be a disaster, according nine experts

The new Northern Territory government is planning a swathe of changes to alcohol policy. If implemented, these changes fly in the face of what evidence shows works to reduce alcohol-related harms. Some are also out of step with the rest of Australia.

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Alcohol Review – Issue 107, October 11th 2024

In this issue: Poland to tighten marketing laws; EU health commissioner vetting imminent; UK alcohol prices fall; Voluntary labels fail; Industry apps misinform, and more. Plus annual event discount and shareable messages.

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Small talk

A short cab ride through London.

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Chronic labelling failure

Around one-in-six alcohol labels in the UK fail to give the official 140ml per week low risk drinking guidelines eight years after their introduction, according to the alcohol industry’s own figures.

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Alcohol Review – Issue 106, September 10th 2024

News: Dementia risk found at all alcohol levels; Post-pandemic alcohol deaths in Scotland plateau; UK FASD failures; Violence drop after alcohol restrictions; Men’s Sheds defends alcohol partnership; US awareness rises. Opinion: Commercial awareness is an essential health defence. Shareable messages: Alcohol’s overall health risk and for dementia. 

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