http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.htmlEUCAM newsen-usWed, 19 Jun 2013 19:23:00 +0200Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:41:01 +0200Admino 3.5 Pro+http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/2500/scientist-calls-for-stronger-regulation-of-online-alcohol-marketing#p1881 Later this week professor Christine Griffin of the University of Bath’s Department of Psychology will call for tighter regulations for alcohol marketing on social network sites at a London conference on Alcohol and Drug regulation. [...]Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-2500http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/2484/canada-the-role-of-marketing-in-getting-young-girls-to-drink-as-much-as-boys#p1881 A new editorial in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) states that drinking rates for adolescent girls have equalled those of boys and warns that this might be a result of the alcohol industry aiming their marketing.at young girls. [...]Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-2484http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/2477/us-alcohol-industry-watchdog-critical-of-voluntary-serving-facts-#p1881 Earlier this month, the US Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) issued a ruling that allows alcohol producers to voluntarily add "Serving Facts" labels to their products. Alcohol Justice, the American alcohol industry watchdog, critically reports on this, saying that ‘it's a win-win [...]Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-2477http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/2453/uk-youth-exposure-to-tv-alcohol-ads-on-the-rise-industry-asked-to-review-their-rules#p1881 Adverts promoting alcohol brands could finally face legal restrictions in the United Kingdom after Ofcom (the government-approved regulatory and competition authority for the broadcasting industry) said it requires advertising regulators to review the rules that limit their exposure to children. The [...]Thu, 30 May 2013 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-2453http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/2447/us-study-finds-self-regulated-alcohol-product-placement-in-movies-ineffective#p1881 A new study by the Norris Cotton Cancer Center finds that current constraints on advertising for alcohol products in movies that are viewed by adolescents are ineffective. The study analysed alcohol and tobacco portrayal in popular movies between 1996 and 2009. US tobacco placement became regulated [...]Tue, 28 May 2013 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-2447http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/2432/india-ngo-criticizes-premier-league-cricket-team-for-alcohol-sponsorship#p1881 HRIDAY - SHAN a Delhi based NGO has complained to the Indian Information and Broadcasting Ministry that the Royal Challengers, a Premier League cricket team from Bangalore, is directly advertising alcohol through sponsorship. The club is sponsored by (and received its name from) liquor brand Royal Challenge, [...]Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-2432http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/2431/australia-action-against-alcohol-price-promotions-on-store-receipts#p1881 The government of Australian state New South Wales is considering banning supermarket giants Woolworths and Coles from promoting alcohol on grocery store receipts, which are usually 'buy one get one free' offers for wine. [...]Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-2431http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/2430/turkish-government-planning-alcohol-advertising-ban#p1881 The Turkish government has prepared a draft law that would ban alcohol advertising. Officials describe the initiative as an effort to protect children. However, critics argue it could undermine the separation of state and religion. [...]Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-2430http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/2421/minimum-pricing-will-bring-substantial-health-and-social-benefits-says-new-ias-report#p1881 Main findings of the report include: [...]Sun, 05 May 2013 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-2421http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/2396/ghana-presbyterian-church-concerned-about-alcohol-ads-on-tv-and-radio#p1881 The reverend appealed to government to act quickly, before it causes harm to the youth. The appeal was made when he addressed the 26th Presbytery Meeting of the Central Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG) in Winneba. [...]Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-2396http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/2395/netherlands-research-into-failing-alcohol-marketing-regulations-affects-policy#p1881 The research by Ross, De Bruijn and Jernigan shows that the current time ban (no alcohol advertising may be broadcasted on TV and radio between 6 AM and 9 PM), initiated in 2009, instead of protecting youth against exposure to alcohol advertisements lead only to more exposure of teenagers. [...]Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-2395http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/2373/almost-half-of-popular-youth-festivals-in-sweden-sponsored-by-alcohol-vendors#p1881 According to new research executed for IQ, alcohol vendors are not over represented compared to other kinds of sponsors. However, when looking at festivals aimed at people aged between 18 and 24, alcohol sponsors are frequent and active. [...]Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-2373http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/2372/uk-ban-on-super-strength-alcohol-makes-streets-safer#p1881 The ‘Reducing the Strength’ campaign was launched, to address concerns at the behaviour of itinerant drinkers intoxicated by the likes of Tennent’s Super and Carlsberg Special Brew. According to The Independent, initially 53 stores banned the sale of cheap beers, lagers and ciders with an alcohol [...]Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-2372http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/2371/finland-to-ban-outdoor-alcohol-marketing#p1881 Yle reports that a ministerial social and health policy working group will recommend a ban on alcoholic beverage advertisements at bus stops, on buses, on the metro, trams and other public places. The work group also favours the prohibition of games with alcohol-related themes on social networking site [...]Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-2371http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/2370/google-no-longer-advertising-alcohol-in-finland#p1881 Kari Kunnas of the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health (Valvira) told the Helsinki Times it has not urged Google to change its policy. Kunnas could only speculate about Google’s reasoning: “It is possible that they considered it a problem […] and felt that a more straightforward [...]Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-2370http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/2310/india-female-alcohol-consumption-on-the-rise#p1881 The article states that the female market segment of drinks consumers is growing twice as fast as the overall sector. In India's $10 billion drinks industry this fact presents a significant market opportunity. [...]Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-2310http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/2299/ireland-policy-makers-not-prepared-to-do-what-needs-to-be-done-against-alcohol#p1881 Also speaking was health expert Professor Joe Barry, who said there was no evidence the Government shared the view that action needs to be taken. [...]Sun, 17 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-2299http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/2298/uk-minimum-pricing-off-the-table-prime-minister-still-determined-to-deal-with-cheap-alcohol#p1881 When Tory Member of Parliament Sarah Wollaston called on Cameron to stick to the plan, the Prime Minister said the government was considering the outcome of a consultation but said sales of "20p cans of lager" had "got to change". [...]Sun, 17 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-2298http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/2291/uk-health-organizations-deliver-own-alcohol-strategy-50p-minimum-pricing-priority#p1881 The strategy is put forward in the report, Health First: An evidence-based alcohol strategy for the UK, and was developed by a group of experts independent from government and the alcohol industry under the auspices of the Alcohol Health Alliance. There was unanimous agreement from the 70 organisations [...]Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-2291http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/2290/uk-school-children-ask-mps-to-regulate-alcohol-marketing#p1881 During their visit to the UK capital, a group of students presented their petition – signed by more than 6,000 North Easterners – and talked about alcohol marketing with Members of Parliament. [...]Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-2290http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/2266/invitation-alcohol-marketing-without-borders--a-threat-to-national-regulations#p1881 Date: Friday 12 April 2013 [...]Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-2266http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/2264/european-parliament-fails-to-address-problems-with-self--regulation-of-alcohol-marketing#p1881 Currently, most of the regulation of marketing in the EU is through self- regulatory codes, indeed Article 4 (7) of AVMSD encourages self- regulation and co-regulation; these have a number of substantial shortcomings and are not sufficiently effective to protect minors from exposure to alcohol marketing. [...]Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-2264http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/2247/us-super-sized-alcopop-four-loko-to-become-resealable-and-informative#p1881 The labels, which will appear on the back of all cans containing more than two servings will describe what a serving size is and point out that each serving contains 0.6 ounces of alcohol. Being able to reseal the cans will hopefully lead to consumers better realizing that the product doesn’t have [...]Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-2247http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/2226/health-professionals-release-statement-of-concern-about-the-increasing-involvement-of-alcohol-industry-in-public-health-activities-#p1881 Part of the summary of the Statement of Concern can be read below: [...]Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-2226http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/2224/experts-say-food--drink-industries-undermine-health-policy#p1881 The researchers write that through the aggressive marketing of processed food and drink, multinational companies have become major drivers of the world's growing epidemic of chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes. [...]Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-2224http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/2223/underage-youth-drinking-concentrated-among-small-number-of-brands#p1881 These conclusions are based on the first nation-wide US study to identify the alcohol brands consumed by underage youth. The research is published online by Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, and has important implications for alcohol research and policy. [...]Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-2223http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/2192/new-covenant-on-advertising-and-marketing-of-alcoholic-beverages-in-belgium#p1881 Firstly, alcohol is defined as a beverage with an alcoholic strength exceeding 0,5% by volume. Previously the code defined alcohol as beverages containing more than 1,2% alcohol per volume. [...]Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-2192http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/2180/new-study-finds-childrens-alcohol-ad-exposure-may-lead-to-fights-academic-decline-and-attending-classes-drunk#p1881 Not only did the volume of exposure influence drinking behavior, but also the level at which participants enjoyed the commercials seemed to be of importance. Early drinking is in turn associated with the development of alcohol-related problems by 10th grade, said lead researcher Jerry Grenard. "Examples [...]Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-2180http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/2171/us-ftc-looking-into-underage-exposure-to-online-alcohol-marketing#p1881 As reported earlier in April of 2012, the FTC is extensively looking into digital alcohol marketing, for the first time since 2008. The study incorporates data from 14 big alcohol producers. Because this previous review took place before the explosion of social media and mobile devices things are expected [...]Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-2171http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/2144/finland-strict-regulations-of-retail-alcohol-promotions-under-attack#p1881 Finland based businesses in the hospitality industry are currently allowed to organize happy hours, where drinks are discounted for a short time. Short-term discounting is not permitted in shops. Thanks to a 2008 legislative change, stores must sell alcohol at the same price for at least two months, [...]Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-2144http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/2130/seoul-metropolitan-government-tackles-use-of-pop-stars-in-alcohol-ads#p1881 “Becoming a pop star is ranked as the No. 2 future dream of our children. We believe that hiring pop stars, who exert great influence on teens, for alcoholic beverages is tantamount to dereliction of their duty to protect the future generation,” said Kim Kyung-ho, a city official to The Korea Herald. [...]Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-2130http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/2097/alcohol-marketers-use-drinker-identity-and-brand-allegiance-to-entice-underage-youth#p1881 * Underage youth are regularly exposed to alcohol marketing. * New research has examined associations between alcohol marketing and binge drinking by youth. * Results indicate these associations are mediated by drinker identity and brand allegiance, which are actively cultivated by alcohol marketers. [...]Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-2097http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/2077/time-restrictions-on-tv-advertisements-ineffective-in-reducing-youth-exposure-to-alcohol-ads#p1881 In 2009, Dutch regulators sought to reduce youth exposure to alcohol advertising by restricting times during which alcohol ads may be aired on television or radio. Under this restriction, alcohol advertising was prohibited between the hours of 6 AM and 9 PM. In 2010, compliance with the time restriction [...]Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-2077http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/2073/sweden-calls-for-an-end-to-alcohol-advertising-on-national-television#p1881 "We have a prohibition against alcohol advertising on TV, there is a political consensus and strong public support for this law. That Sweden, through the SBA, requires that the UK stops alcohol advertising on Swedish TV channels is a great step forward", says Sara Heine, Head of Unit at IOGT-NTO. [...]Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-2073http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/2054/alcohol-brands-create-most-engagement-on-facebook#p1881 The report explains that the success of a page on Facebook largely depends on the quality in content. Facebook uses an algorithm called EdgeRank, which determines what stories appear in each user’s newsfeed. EdgeRank, in turn is derived from a factor known as Affinity. [...]Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-2054http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/2032/australian-academic-critical-of-easy-access-of-minors-to-alcohol-websites#p1881 Jones, director of the University of Wollongong’s Centre for Health Initiatives in New South Wales, said that because people tend to spend longer interacting with booze content online than they do with TV or print ads, they are more likely to develop an affinity with alcohol brands. [...]Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-2032http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/2030/south-africa-plans-for-alcohol-advertisement-ban-still-on#p1881 At the recent All Africa Environmental Health Congress held in Durban, Motsoaledi again spoke about the issue, and reminded attendees that he is still pursuing his alcohol marketing prohibition plans. [...]Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-2030http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/2023/new-study-conducted-for-european-commission-says-youths-overexposed-to-alcohol-marketing#p1881 The research was conducted by RAND Europe, an independent not-for-profit policy research organization that aims to improve policy and decision making in the public interest, through research and analysis. The main conclusions from the report are: [...]Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-2023http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/2019/alcohol-brands-unhappy-with-irresponsible-alcohol-portrayal-in-new-film-#p1881 The movie in question, 'Flight', focuses on a pilot with an alcohol problem (Denzel Washington), who becomes a hero when he saves the lives of a number of people following a plane crash. [...]Sat, 10 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-2019http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/2018/australian-government-actively-and-successfully-discouraging-alcohol-sport-sponsorship#p1881 The Australian Baseball Federation has joined the ranks of the Football Federation of Australia, Basketball Australia and Swimming Australia in putting a stop to alcohol branded sponsorship. The sport sponsorship discouragement program is part of Australia’s federal government’s National Binge Drinking [...]Sat, 10 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-2018http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/2002/amphora-manifesto-a-call-to-reduce-the-eus-drinking-problem-#p1881 Among the main points of the manifesto is the following paragraph on alcohol marketing: [...]Mon, 29 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-2002http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1988/us-ban-on-alcohol-marketing-in-college-newspapers-upheld#p1881 The newspaper in question is The Cavalier Daily, of the University of Virginia. Federal judge Lauck said that the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control asserted “a substantial interest in combating the serious problem of underage drinking and abusive drinking by college students.” This [...]Sat, 20 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1988http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1967/exposure-to-online-alcohol-marketing-increases-the-chance-of-binge-drinking#p1881 Because of a growing need for evidence-based knowledge on the interactions between online alcohol advertising and adolescent consumption in Europe researcher Avalon de Bruijn set out to question students from Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Poland using a stratified sample of schools in urban and [...]Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1967http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1966/fifth-european-alcohol-policy-conference-#p1881 This European conference is intended to share the outcomes of the AMPHORA project and discuss their value for national and local policies and practices. The conference will be an active meeting to stimulate debate among invited delegates from European countries and networks about the best opportunities [...]Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1966http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1957/feature-of-irish-alcohol-strategy-uncertain-as-minister-resigns-#p1881 Irish campaigners against alcohol abuse are concerned about the Government’s plan to tackle the issue. Among the measures proposed by Shortall were minimum pricing, an end to alcohol sponsorship of sports and other cultural events by 2016, and tough regulations on advertising. Fergus McCabe of the [...]Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1957http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1956/scotland-gains-support-of-uk-government-and-health-charity-in-defense-of-minimum-pricing-policy#p1881 Advocate General, Lord Wallace of Tankerness speaking for the UK government has said: "When the case is first heard in the Court of Session later this month, the UK government will be standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the Scottish government, seeking to support and complement the arguments that [...]Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1956http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1950/new-report-declares-australian-self-regulation-a-failure#p1881 To address the adverse effects of alcohol marketing, the AMA report provides 11 recommended measures and policy options: [...]Tue, 25 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1950http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1936/scottish-minimum-pricing-policy-under-attack-from-europe#p1881 The European Commission has been seeking views on the subject from its member states. The Bulgarian complaint means that this reflection period will be extended by three months and is probable to delay the introduction of minimum pricing on alcoholic products in Scotland. The plans were set to go into [...]Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1936http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1935/newest-trend-in-us-alcohol-packaging-squeezable-pouches#p1881 The AdAge article states that plastic pouches in the US are now containing wine, premixed cocktails and flavored malt beverages ‘as a way to lure consumers seeking a quick and convenient buzz -- er, drink.’ [...]Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1935http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1926/european-call-to-collect-alcohol-marketing-practices#p1881 Eucam is supportive of the action taken by Eurocare and stresses that it is in line with their overall goal of encouraging monitoring of alcohol marketing. [...]Thu, 13 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1926http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1894/lithuania-mp-suspected-of-accepting-bribe-to-stop-alcohol-marketing-ban#p1881 News portal Delfi.lt writes that the three bills were bought for a mere 55 thousand litas (16 thousand Euros). The money allegedly comes from a lobbyist representing Lithuania’s Radio and Television Association who is currently charged with allegations of fraud, abuse of office and forgery of documents, [...]Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1894http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1893/eurocare-published-recommendations-for-eu-alcohol-strategy#p1881 One of the main points of the recommendations is that European alcohol consumption by 2020 should be reduced from an average of 12.5 litres to 9 litres per adult per year. [...]Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1893http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1890/blue-cross-zurich-aiming-for-national-ban-on-alcohol-sport-sponsorship#p1881 "We are not killjoys," said Stephen Kunz, the Zurich head of the Blue Cross, in an interview with Zurich4you.ch. Kunz realizes that beer and sausage are part of the enjoyment of going to a football match. "And we do not want to ban alcohol itself at sporting events but we do not feel [...]Sat, 25 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1890http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1875/australian-self-regulation-body--declares-facebook-comments-advertisements#p1881 This means all comments on commercial Facebook pages must comply with the Australian advertising regulations. For alcohol brands and products, the advertising regulations include the alcohol industry’s self- regulated Alcohol Beverages Advertising Code (ABAC). [...]Tue, 07 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1875http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1868/health-committee-report-critical-on-uks-alcohol-strategy#p1881 Although supportive of some aspects of the strategy, including the headline announcement of minimum pricing, the report is critical of an excessive focus on binge drinking over health issues and the lack of a delivery framework in the strategy. It also speaks out on alcohol industry denial over alcohol [...]Wed, 25 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1868http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1859/israel-bans-alcohol-advertising-on-billboards-and-buses#p1881 "Newspaper headlines about 12-year-old kids who are taken to the hospital because of alcohol will become a thing of the past," author of the bill Danny Danon was quoted on Ynetnews.com. The new rules also stipulate that strong alcoholic drinks (15% or more) carry a warning label, detailing [...]Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1859http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1858/alcohol-producers-to-ban-underage-marketing-exposure-on-twitter#p1881 The new feature, developed by Buddy Media, works as follows: When someone attempts an alcohol brand on Twitter, they will automatically receive a direct message on Twitter from the company, directing them to an age screening page. When the user gives an age that meets the requirement of their local [...]Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1858http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1845/russia-clamps-down-on-online-and-print-alcohol-advertising#p1881 This tightening on alcohol marketing is the work of deputies from United Russia, Sergei Zheleznyak, Irina Yarovaya and Igor Rudensky. "We had to take radical measures, firstly concerning the media where youth presence is the most widespread," Rudensky told Russian news website Gazeta.ru. Currently, [...]Wed, 11 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1845http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1846/irish-supermarkets-pull-booze-ads-for-child-allowance-day#p1881 Children’s allowance day is the day of the month that low income families receive their Child Benefit. The A4 leaflets contained the heading ‘Children’s Allowance Day Deals’, and encouraged customers to “make your money last” with offers for bacon, Jaffa Cakes, crisps and cabbage on the [...]Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1846http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1844/finnish-advertising-company-sabotaging-the-aim-to-protect-children-and-youth#p1881 According to the draft, advertising for mild alcoholic beverages would be restricted only to elements specifically allowed, such as the price and image. In addition alcohol ads would be banned in outdoors and in public premises. This means, alcohol ads would not be allowed anymore in bus stops, sports [...]Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1844http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1834/new-study-concludes-overexposure-of-minors-to-irresponsible-alcohol-marketing-in-us-magazines#p1881 The study, conducted by the Department of Health, Behavior and Society of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, analyzed the content of 1.261 unique alcohol advertisements recurring 2,638 times in 11 American magazines. The selected magazines were published between 2003 and 2007, and [...]Sat, 30 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1834http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1807/camy-issues-a-report-on-the-current-status-of-alcohol-advertisement-regulations-in-the-us#p1881 State public health departments in California, Massachusetts, and Florida have made crucial strides in reducing underage smoking rates in their states by sponsoring tobacco counter-advertising campaigns.Research indicates that this approach should also be used as part of a comprehensive public health [...]Mon, 18 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1807http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1795/internet-influences-on-adolescent-attitudes-to-alcohol#p1881 Design [...]Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1795http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1771/minister-dedicated-to-banning-alcohol-sport-sponsoring-in-ireland#p1881 Ms Shortall was responding to Fianna Fáil spokesman on children Charlie McConalogue, who asked if the Government was committed to banning “the advertising of alcohol in conjunction with sports events”. [...]Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1771http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1769/australian-research-reveals-half-of-alcohol-commercials-aired-during-popular-children-timeslot#p1881 Over a period of two months the researchers of the University of Western Australia (UWA), the University of Adelaide and the Cancer Council analyzed the commercials that were aired in five major Australian cities. They found that one out of ten beverage commercials was an alcohol commercial. And half [...]Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1769http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1766/alliance-of-scientists-call-for-a-european-ban-on-alcohol-marketing#p1881 ALICE-RAP stands for Addiction and Lifestyles in Contemporary Europe – Reframing Addictions Project, a project which brings together over 150 scientists from all corners of addiction research. Among the participating institutions are EUCAM members STAP, the Dutch Institute for Alcohol policy and PARPA, [...]Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1766http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1757/call-for-all-alcohol-industry-activities-to-get-in-line-with-their-corporate-social-responsibilities#p1881 The editorial, written by Dr. Adrian Bonner of the Centre for Health Services Studies at the University of Kent and Prof. Ian Gilmore, Chairman of the Alcohol Health Alliance, primarily focuses on the 2010 UK Government’s Responsibility Deal Alcohol Network (RDAN) and the European Forum for Alcohol [...]Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1757http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1749/korean-doctors-want-ban-on-pro-athletes-in-alcohol-commercials#p1881 Last Sunday, the Korean Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (KAAP) released a statement, stating it’s concerns over Korean athletes’ appearance in alcohol ads. [...]Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1749http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1725/finnish-draft-law-calls-for-strict-limits-on-alcohol-advertising#p1881 Additionally, the proposed law would prohibit the remaining advertisements from displaying more than a picture of the alcoholic product and it’s price. Just as is the case in France, this is intended to avoid displaying anything that would bring a positive association with alcohol, such as references [...]Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1725http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1712/european-alcohol-industry-fails-in-protecting-young-people-against-alcohol-marketing-#p1881 Young people in Europe are regularly confronted with alcohol advertising on television. New European research shows that the functioning of the so called self-regulation of alcohol marketing does not protect young people against the exposure of alcohol commercials. [...]Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1712http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1690/eucams-reaction-on-alcohol-industrys-responsible-marketing-pact#p1881 Monday the 16th of April, the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) issued a press release, an excerpt of which follows here: [...]Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1690http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1689/zambian-government-to-ban-liquor-sachets-immediately#p1881 The ban, which covers importation, distribution, stocking, and consumption of tujilijili, has come into effect immediately. Penalties for people who would contravene the ban, include a jail term of up to two years. Tujilijili, the small plastic sachets, typically containing 30 ml of strong liquor, have [...]Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1689http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1688/us-federal-trade-commission-looks-into-digital-alcohol-marketing#p1881 A similar analysis of US alcohol producers’ digital marketing initiatives was done in 2008. Back then, the FTC concluded that only 2 percent of marketing budgets were spent on online advertising, other digital promotions and product placement. Since this measurement was completed before the explosion [...]Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1688http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1680/camy-releases-new-online-tool-visualizing-childrens-overexposure-to-alcohol-marketing-on-us-radio#p1881 The online tool was developed by CAMY, the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. It allows the user to visualize the extent of exposure to radio alcohol advertisements among young people ages 12 to 20 in 75 of America’s local media markets. [...]Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1680http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1667/australian-study-shows-elite-athletes-ambivalent-on-sports-advertising#p1881 The study which will be published in the April issue of Health Promotion Journal of Australia found that 91.5 percent of elite athletes shows a strong disinclination to promoting alcohol and junk food. Still, this was measured at an individual level, acceptance was higher for sports as a marketing vehicle [...]Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1667http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1655/uks-new-alcohol-strategy-does-it-go-far-enough#p1881 Prime Minister David Cameron’s new Alcohol Strategy sets out proposals to ‘crackdown on “binge drinking”, cut the alcohol fuelled violence and disorder that blights too many communities, and slash the number of people drinking to damaging levels.” [...]Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1655http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1646/australian-alcohol-marketing-now-under-scrutiny-by-independent-watchdog-#p1881 “The alcohol industry has had a free run with advertising and marketing for too long, and alcohol promotion is virtually uncontrolled,” said Professor Mike Daube, Director of the McCusker Centre for Action on Alcohol and Youth and spokesperson for the Public Health Association of Australia. [...]Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1646http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1645/brazillian-government-no-longer-devided-on-alcohol-sale-during-world-cup#p1881 Sport minister Aldo Rebelo released a statement clarifying Brazil's position only hours after congressmen discussed the removal of the text on the sale of alcohol from a bill regulating the World Cup. Voting on the bill was postponed again because an agreement on the subject was not reached. [...]Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1645http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1632/alcohol-concern-cymru-claims-children-exposed-to-alcohol-advertising#p1881 The report ‘Making an impression’ describes the findings from a new study of over 400 primary school pupils in Wales, which looked at the extent to which they were aware of alcohol branding and advertising. [...]Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1632http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1631/link-alcohol-use-in-movies-and-adolescent-binge-drinking-robust-new-study-claims#p1881 ‘The striking thing to me is how consistent the results were across countries and cultures,’ study co-author Dr. James Sargent, a professor of pediatrics and community and family medicine at Dartmouth Medical School, told HealthDay. “Whatever you want your alcohol to do for you — make you feel [...]Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1631http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1614/british-administration-to-ban-advertising-pushing-cheap-alcohol#p1881 The ban is part of the current British administration´s alcohol strategy. This part of the strategy is particularly aimed at national retailers such as Tesco and Asda who regularly promote money-off deals on beer, wine and spirits. Promotional deals in the form of price stunts have been described [...]Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1614http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1609/iogt-international-calls-out-fifa-stop-bullying-and-insulting-brazil#p1881 Today, a special committee of the General Chamber of Delegates of the Brazilian parliament is going to vote on the so called “World Cup Law” (“Lei Geral da Copa”), a key bill to regulate the Football World Cup 2014. According to the press release, the relations of FIFA with the Brazilian government [...]Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1609http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1610/norwegian-brewers-forbidden-to-show-beer-on-own-websites#p1881 The Norse Directorate of Health has previously ordered Aass Brewery to remove all images of foaming beer, all information about microbrewery beer, from its websites, together with any specific beer recommendations. Following the verdict of the Health Directorate, the Norwegian Marketing Council gave [...]Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1610http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1595/new-study-concludes-movies-influence-youngsters-drinking#p1881 These subjects, all between the ages of 10 and 14, were questioned about their drinking behavior, as well as various factors that could affect drinking behavior. [...]Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1595http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1580/alcohol-companies-set-up-guidelines-for-responsible-digital-marketing#p1881 The campaign, called Market Responsibly, is targeted at alcohol brand marketers and agencies. The initiative springs from cooperation with America's Distilled Spirits Council intended to create self-regulatory guidelines for advertising alcohol ads on social media sites. [...]Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1580http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1570/denmark-first-time-ruling-against-alcohol-marketing-aimed-at-minors#p1881 Back in 2008, the Danish Consumer Ombudsman clamped down on youth travel agencies with a law addition of 2006 as his legal basis. This introduced a complete ban on alcohol in marketing targeted at minors (below 18). In December of 2011, the law was put to the test and stood its ground. The court sentenced [...]Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1570http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1568/madonna-the-queen-of-alcopop#p1881 In 2011 the pop diva signed a deal with Diageo to partner with Smirnoff on the Nightlife Exchange Project Dance. This deal revolved around a global Facebook competition to find a dancer to join Madonna’s next tour. This culminated in a final dance-off, where Madonna and her choreographers selected [...]Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1568http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1557/australian-government-urged-to-crack-down-on-alcohol-advertising#p1881 "There has been significant progress on the part of government in tackling smoking rates but gaps remain regarding excess weight and excess alcohol use," the AMA states in its federal budget submission. The current administration is forcing all tobacco products to be sold in plain olive-brown [...]Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1557http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1556/ireland-to-ban-alcohol-sports-sponsorship#p1881 Other measures to be brought forward in the report are a ban on cheap promotions and price increases. While the measures are intended to tackle underage and problem drinking, they are prone to be controversial and heavily resisted. [...]Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1556http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1534/after-brazil-2014-beer-ban-possibly-also-scratched-for-2018-world-cup-in-russia#p1881 The Russian prime minister voiced his considerations on beer retail in stadiums during the 2018 World Cup at a meeting with football fans. The fans argued against the beer ban, and pointed to the situation in many European countries where there are no prohibitions on sale of alcohol in stadiums. Putin [...]Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1534http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1533/fifa-fights-brazilian-law-on-behalf-of-alcohol-industry#p1881 But Fifa is not willing to accept these arguments and Secretary-General Jerome Valcke says: “Alcoholic drinks are part of the Fifa World Cup, so we’re going to have them. Excuse me if I sound a bit arrogant but that’s something we won’t negotiate.” [...]Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1533http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1521/new-york-health-initiative-focuses-on-alcohol-and-alcohol-marketing#p1881 Alcohol-related emergency room visits for underage New Yorkers doubled between 2003 and 2009. Alcohol is also a factor in nearly half of all city homicides and 28 percent of vehicle-crash fatalities. Also, 42 percent of accidental subway deaths involve alcohol. [...]Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1521http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1505/who-critical-of-financial-support-for-sabmiller-from-global-fund-for-hivaids-prevention#p1881 Among the concerns of the authors, it’s discussed whether men in drinking establishments are the best target group for the intervention, whether a drinking establishment is the best location, and whether the educational intervention itself is effective. According to the authors, the alcohol industry [...]Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1505http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1504/camy-releases-new-youtube-movies-about-digital-alcohol-marketing-to-young-people#p1881 The first movie is an introduction to alcohol marketing in digital media. [...]Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1504http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1503/russian-beer-marketers-change-gears-in-preparation-of-ban-on-television#p1881 This year, Russian beer will lose its classification as a ‘foodstuff.’ This categorization has previously allowed beer companies more marketing freedom than their spirit producing colleagues. For instance, spirits commercials, have been banned from TV for years, except on pay channels. Interestingly, [...]Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1503http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1486/the-president-of-the-republic-of-lithuania-and-the-lithuanian-parliament-do-not-want-a-ban-of-alcohol-advertisement#p1881 “Biggest shame to Lithuania”, says the Lithuanian National Tobacco and Alcohol Control Coalition. [...]Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1486http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1483/eucam-organizes-its-fourth-conference-meeting#p1881 The EUCAM contact persons of Public Health NGOs, governmental organizations and research institutes are invited to participate. [...]Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1483http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1468/heineken-to-promote-moderation-during-the-holidays#p1881 The campaign which uses YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Heineken.com as well as traditional broadcast channels, was launched just in time for the Holliday season, ‘to maximize the relevance, attention and impact of the message’. Upon launch, the campaign partly consists of an 85 second commercial, [...]Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1468http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1471/supporting-the-gay-community-a-new-form-of-csr#p1881 According to a brandchannel.com report, nowadays embracing the LGBT community is very popular with companies like Procter & Gamble, Unilever, General Motors, Macy’s and American Airlines. The same report describes Absolut as ‘the first continuously present major brand in gay media.’ [...]Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1471http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1467/new-partnership-heineken-and-facebook#p1881 As EUCAM has calculated earlier, Heineken potentially reaches 103 million minors worldwide through digital marketing. This new development will undoubtedly raise this number. [...]Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1467http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1458/health-warning-labels-on-alcohol-containers-whose-business#p1881 Research by Galaxy Research, amongst 504 people shows that: [...]Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1458http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1457/study-brand-alliance-leads-to-increase-of-consumption-amongst-youths#p1881 The study, set out to examine the relationship between measures of awareness to marketing and drinking among young New Zealanders, is based on telephone survey data from 2538 13 to 14 year olds. [...]Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1457http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1447/irish-government-accused-of-giving-in-to-alcohol-industry-bullying#p1881 Dr Hope explained that she helped produce a 1996 report that predicted that alcohol consumption was set to increase in the Irish population during the next decennium, in line with projected economic growth. Instead of implementing policy to counter this projected increase in alcohol consumption, various [...]Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1447http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1446/irish-debate-about-alcohol-marketing-flares-up#p1881 Among the institutions that have had to account for their actions were the Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland (ABFI), the Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland (ASAI), the Alcohol Marketing Communications Board (AMCB) as well as leading advertising agencies Rothco and Irish International (creatively [...]Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1446http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1440/australia-health-groups-raise-noise-over-alcohol-product-placement-in-music-video#p1881 The two health organizations who have lodged complaints, say that this situation shows that self-regulation of alcohol advertising does not work. The video clip of the Top 40 song, You Make Me Feel Like, has been viewed more than 22 million times online through YouTube, as well as thousands of times [...]Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1440http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1439/new-interesting-campaigns-to-watch#p1881 For the Swedish ‘How Smooth is that?’ video, click here>> [...]Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1439http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1416/lithuanian-government-to-vote-on-2012-ban-on-alcohol-advertising#p1881 After the debate, the law was supported by 55 MPs to 35, with 13 abstentions. The Seimas will have to vote on the law amendments again next Thursday. The law will be valid only when signed by the president. If the amendments are adopted, alcohol advertising will continue to be strictly limited, but [...]Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1416http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1397/follow-eucam-now-on-facebook-and-twitter#p1881 Subscribe to our Facebook page to receive instant updates from the EUCAM website on your Facebook Newsfeed. If you enjoyed an article or find it particularly interesting, you can let us and all your Facebook friends know that you did by clicking ‘Like’. Additionally it’s possible to write comments [...]Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1397http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1392/us-adolescents-hearing-8-alcohol-brand-references-daily-in-popular-music#p1881 Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh analyzed 793 of the most popular songs in the youth market between 2005 and 2007 and found that about 25% of the songs that mention alcohol also mention a brand name. These songs often associated positive consequences with alcohol (41.5%), brands were often [...]Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1392http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1390/british-teens-bombarded-by-alcohol-marketing#p1881 Alcohol Concern underlines that while experts agree that under-18s should be protected from exposure to alcohol promotion, evidence shows that children and young people as young as 11 in England and Wales are regularly exposed to alcohol advertising. The report explains that young people’s views are [...]Sat, 22 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1390http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1387/young-drink-abusers-choose-brand-over-price#p1881 In an interview with the Irish Examiner, co-author Bobby Smyth voiced his surprise over the finding that problem drinkers were not driven by the cheapest or strongest drinks. He went on to point out the relation with alcohol marketing: "They are drawn to branding and promotion and that’s down [...]Sat, 15 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1387http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1376/welsh-health-minister-calls-for-ban-on-alcohol-advertising#p1881 “While the UK government's recent proposal to ban sales below the cost of duty is a small step in the right direction, we believe it does not go far enough,.” Griffiths said at the joint Alcohol Concern and ASH Wales conference Tobacco and alcohol: learning from each other in Cardiff. She went on [...]Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1376http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1375/new-report-says-alcohol-industrys-message-to-drink-responsible-is-counterproductive#p1881 The report was launched on the the joint Alcohol Concern and ASH Wales conference Tobacco and alcohol: learning from each other in Cardiff on, Wednesday 12 October. The report states that alcohol industry health messages are often ambiguous and lack clarity over safe behavior with regards to alcohol. [...]Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1375http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1366/south-african-ad-industry-to-fight-proposed-ban-on-alcohol-marketing#p1881 One of the goals of the meeting was to initiate and undersign a petition against the proposed ban. During the following six weeks, the petition will be taken throughout the country for additional support and signatures. After this period, the petition and a ‘detailed document noting the industry's [...]Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1366http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1352/marketing-agency-deems-alcohol-advertising-on-youtube-out-of-control-#p1881 According to Divecha, research AccuraCast shows that YouTube has lost control of its alcohol related content. In their press release, the marketing agency underlines that access to content is simple and that YouTube is worldwide and largely unrestricted. Because of this underage children are able to [...]Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1352http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1351/social-media-usage-risk-factor-for-teen-substance-abuse#p1881 The survey data was compiled from over 2000 telephone and internet surveys of American teenagers and more than 500 parents. Concerning social media the most striking conclusions were: [...]Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1351http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1350/ab-inbev-launches-new-facebook-initiative-to-help-parents-connect-to-children-#p1881 The initiative is based on research by polls conducted by research company Populus. These polls concluded that the currently most respected source of advice for parents educating their children about alcohol is other parents. Furthermore, Populus found that 82% of their respondents considered a website [...]Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1350http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1344/deal-between-diageo-and-facebook-feared-to-fuel-underage-drinking#p1881 In their press release, Diageo states that the new deal will ‘drive unprecedented levels of integration and joint business planning and experimentation’ between the two companies. This statement also underscores the profit that Diageo has already received thanks to the collaboration with Facebook. [...]Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1344http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1341/commercial-interests-water-down-whos-european-alcohol-action-plan#p1881 The message in the final version is formulated much weaker than in earlier drafts. For instance, the paragraph about marketing originally knew ‘the four progressive steps required’: [...]Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1341http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1343/industrys-own-awareness-program-now-the-only-uk-wide-alcohol-awareness-program#p1881 It quickly becomes apparent that this is an initiative by alcohol producers, when we look at the main tips of the campaign: [...]Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1343http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1342/alcohol-ads-on-us-radio-reaching-children-despite-industrys-own-rules#p1881 The research consisted of an analysis of alcohol advertisements placed on radio in the 75 local markets in the United States in 2009 for which full-year data from a consistent survey methodology was available. These markets represent approximately 46.5 percent of the U.S. population age 12 and above. [...]Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1342http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1339/dutch-municipality-of-nijkerk-plans-to-restrict-alcohol-marketing-on-a-local-level#p1881 Other proposed measures include the prohibition of alcohol advertisements on municipital billboards, shelters and banners as well as the implementation of these restrictions when renewing contracts with operators of advertising media. [...]Sat, 10 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1339http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1338/beer-producers-nervous-over-world-championships-football-2018--2022#p1881 Since the legal restrictions on alcohol advertising have recently been strengthened in Russia, alcohol producers are worried about their advertising options during the 2018 Russian Fifa World Cup. Anthony Marcou, sports brand marketing consultant at Sports Revolution, underlines that Russia spans nine [...]Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1338http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1337/policymakers-urge-eu-to-adopt-manditory-warning-labels-against-drinking-while-pregnant#p1881 The consensus on the conference was that many cases of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome can be avoided with the right communication tools in place. Tatiana Collonozzi, president of the European Alcohol Policy Alliance (Eurocare) said that: ‘Everything is 100% preventable if we can deliver the message that there [...]Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1337http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1336/alcohol-justice-calls-to-cut-the-tie-between-beer-brewers-and-american-universities#p1881 These MillerCoors deal authorizes the use of the MillerCoors brand along with school marks on television, radio, print, and online marketing, as well as on point-of-sale material. While a portion of the 10 million dollar deal will be spent to promote the company’s branded ‘broader responsibility [...]Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1336http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1335/new-zealand-government-urged-to-strengthen-restrictions-on-alcohol-advertising#p1881 The Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee also found that an average of 61 young New Zealanders died each year between 2005 and 2007 in six kinds of accidents and assaults where alcohol was either a contributing factor or the main cause of the deaths. [...]Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1335http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1325/new-scientific-article-calls-for-more-caution-when-rating-movies-with-alcohol-portrayal#p1881 The study was conducted in cooperation between the Royal University Hospital in Liverpool and the University of Nottingham. The researchers, among which sir Ian Gilmore (former president of the Royal College of Physicians), have analyzed the movies for alcohol appearances. They did this using a system [...]Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1325http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1316/australia-debate-flares-up-about-voluntarymandatory-alcohol-labels#p1881 This week, the federally-funded Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Foundation released its favored warnings, including: ''Drinking alcohol increases your risk of developing cancers'' and ''drinking alcohol damages the young developing brain''. These warnings have been developed on advice from health [...]Sat, 20 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1316http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1315/sri-lanka-to-implement-regulations-to-ensure-enforcement-of-alcohol-marketing-ban#p1881 Since the 2006 enactment of the National Alcohol and Tobacco Act No. 27 any form of advertising, promotion and sponsorship of tobacco and alcohol products was banned in Sri Lanka. Using subtle methods television broadcasters and producers have been able to work around this ban. The new regulations are [...]Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1315http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1312/ban-on-televised-alcohol-marketing-soon-to-be-history-in-norway#p1881 Norwegian news website the Foreigner quotes foreign Minister Erik Lahnstein in reaction to the letter: “The EU says it is consideration for the internal market that weighs heaviest, not Norwegian public health arguments. This puts the government in a difficult situation.” [...]Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1312http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1311/alcohol-concern-demands-ban-on-alcohol-marketing-through-social-media#p1881 In the report, New media, new problem?, Alcohol Concern also voices concerns about internet users posting pictures and descriptions of themselves drinking and being drunk. It is questioned why so many people choose to publicize our alcohol consumption in such a way. [...]Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1311http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1302/british-media-criticize-alcohol-industry-input-in-health-policy#p1881 Back in March of 2009, the committee was called the Alcohol Strategy Delivery Group consisting of 16 members, eight of which were non-civil servants and two of them were from the drinks industry – one from Bacardi and the other from retailer Morrisons. Five others came from a health background and [...]Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1302http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1303/british-advertising-standards-authority-makes-cell-withdraw-youtube-campaign#p1881 The ASA action follows complaints about three YouTube ads for the new vodka-based brand. The ads concentrating on a anti-spillage package also appeared on the brand’s Facebook page. One of these ads featured 23-year old free-runner Tim Schieff, free-running and jumping over buildings as well as break [...]Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1303http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1291/drinkwise-a-front-to-provide-australian-alcohol-industry-an-air-of-social-responsibility-#p1881 A research team from Deakin University’s School of Psychology examined submissions to the Australian National Preventative Health Taskforce (NPHT) to determine which organizations or individuals discussed positive relationships or work by Drinkwise. They found that all the submissions mentioning [...]Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1291http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1290/new-russian-law-labels-beer-as-alcohol#p1881 Beer was previously categorized as a foodstuff for containing less than 10 percent alcohol by volume. Consequently beer was sold as any other food product, available everywhere, anywhere. While originally Russia never had a big culture of beer drinking, the Russian beverage of choice being vodka, this [...]Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1290http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1287/new-study-adds-proof-of-alcohol-marketing-leading-youngsters-to-drink#p1881 The research on the exposure to different types of alcohol advertising of 12–17 year old Australians and the association between exposure to advertising and alcohol consumption was conducted by professor Sandra Jones and doctor Christopher Magee. For this purpose they questioned 1113 adolescents across [...]Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1287http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1272/study-shows-that-alcohol-marketing-affects-childrens-drinking-preferences#p1881 Published by Dartmouth Medical School and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health the findings of the study are derived from a phone survey of 2,699 young people (ages 16 to 20). The authors write that the favorite brand among underage females was Smirnoff and for underage males, Budweiser. [...]Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1272http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1271/south-african-government-dedicated-to-further-restrictions-on-alcohol-marketing#p1881 Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi earlier this year stated that he would put on a fight to ban all forms of tobacco and alcohol advertising. During his budget speech he said: ‘No matter how financially powerful groups and institutions are, no matter how much money they make, I can stake my life that [...]Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1271http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1269/heinekens-new-online-marketing-deal-to-reach-103-million-minors-monthly#p1881 According to MarketingWeek.co.uk the agreement spans 20 countries and ‘will see the Dutch brand execute homepage takeovers and use pre-roll ad slots on Google’s YouTube site.’ Last month already saw Heineken increase its online presence through new sponsorship rights with the European football [...]Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1269http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1259/new-report-on-alcohol-health-claims-by-the-marin-institute#p1881 Besides giving dazzling flagrant examples of alcohol advertisements that portray the products as healthy the report also discusses why the American government in this instance clearly fails to protect consumers. The Marin Institute recommends that the regulation of alcohol should no longer be the responsibility [...]Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1259http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1249/conclusion-of-new-who-report-global-alcohol-companies-use-unethical-marketing-instruments-in-africa#p1881 An independent monitoring exercise The report is the first product of cooperation between, EUCAM the European Centre for Monitoring Alcohol Marketing, STAP the Dutch Institute for Alcohol Policy and the WHO, called MAMPA, Monitoring Alcohol Marketing in Africa. The report gives an overview of alcohol [...]Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1249http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1242/heineken-visible-for-nearly-30-minutes-during-champions-league-final#p1881 Analyzed were the 90 minutes of game time. The ceremony prior to the match, the preview of the match, the half time pause, the commentary afterwards and commercials were excluded from the analysis. [...]Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1242http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1241/industry-declares-war-on-proposed-alcohol-advertising-ban-in-lithuania#p1881 The Lithuanian National Tobacco and Alcohol Control Coalition reports that Sven Langeneckert, Vice President of the Carlsberg Group traveled to Lithuania to convince the prime minister why the total ban must be stopped. Lietuvos Rytas, a Lithuanian newspaper even quoted the Carlsberg Vice President [...]Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1241http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1235/uk-government-relies-on-corporate-social-responsibility-for-education-of-midwives-and-pregnant-women#p1881 The Independent quoted several critics. Don Shenker, chief executive of Alcohol Concern, said: "It is deeply worrying that alcohol education is being paid for by the drinks industry, as it is then unaccountable and not necessarily based on evidence or public health guidance." [...]Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1235http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1239/total-ban-on-alcohol-advertising-rejected-in-estonia#p1881 Two of the biggest opponents in the current cabinet were Minister of Culture Rein Lang and Minister of Education Jaak Aaviksoo who stated that the prohibition would not work because of re-broadcasted television programs from other countries, which would not comply with the reform. [...]Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1239http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1234/plans-for-minimum-pricing-in-australia-and-northern-ireland#p1881 Australia Back in Australia, the National Preventive Health Agency has been asked to develop a concept for a minimum pricing policy as part of a plan approved by Ms Roxon, which has yet to be approved by her state counterparts. The minimum pricing would operate independently from alcohol tax and would [...]Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1234http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1222/breweries-spend-nearly-1-billion-euros-annually-on-sponsorship#p1881 The brewing industry, according to the report supports a wide range of social activities, including arts, culture, innovation, science and sport. Often this happens even without explicitly referring to the sponsor. The report noted that in Europe 8000 events are annually sponsored by the beer industry. [...]Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1222http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1221/more-research-needed-on-the-influence-of-the-alcohol-industry#p1881 According to the authors of the editorial, attention to the activities of the alcohol industry is currently severely lacking: ‘...The evidence and critical voices highlighting the practices of the alcohol industry—a massive and growing US$150 billion global business—have not yet received adequate [...]Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1221http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1220/heineken-and-the-champions-league-never-walk-alone#p1881 According to Heineken, the undertaking is an important part of their sponsoring strategy and will support the worldwide growth of the beer brand. The new contract gives Heineken more opportunities than before since the expansion will mainly be seen on the Internet, a medium that is very popular with [...]Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1220http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1207/under-the-influence-protecting-teens-from-the-impact-of-alcohol-marketing#p1881 The speakers will analyze the scientific evidence on the cumulative impact of alcohol marketing and will present the results of two recent European projects on how to better regulate the content and volume of marketing in order to protect young people. One of these is the AMMIE project in which EUCAM [...]Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1207http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1206/the-failure-of-self-regulation-an-american-example#p1881 The picture on the right turned up on the side of a building opposite a Seattle middle school. Since the placing of the ad was in breach of the industry’s voluntary self-regulation guidelines, which say that such ads much be at least 500 feet removed from a school, the Marin Institute decided to take [...]Sun, 22 May 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1206http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1205/the-people-of-sweden-say-no-to-alcohol-advertising#p1881 The survey, held in May of 2011 shows that 80 percent of the Swedish population support a ban on alcohol advertisement on television. An increase of 7 percentage points compared to a similar survey made in 2009. Almost as many Swedes think that the Swedish broadcasters are wrong when permitting alcohol [...]Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1205http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1194/new-scientific-research-shows-no-effect-of-the-self-regulation-of-alcohol-advertisements#p1881 The study was conducted by Alan Vendrame and Ilana Pinsky, both employed at the Department of Psychiatry of the Federal University of São Paulo. The authors conclude that as a result of the inefficacy of industry self-regulation (e.g. controlled by the advertising community itself) alcohol advertisements [...]Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1194http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1198/experts-agree-alcohol-marketing-fuels-harmful-drinking#p1881 Partaking in the discussion where Maristela Monteiro, PAHO senior advisor on alcohol and substance abuse, Patrice Vaeth, assistant professor at the University of Texas School of Public Health, Jurgen Rehm of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, Canada, David Jernigan, associate professor [...]Sun, 15 May 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1198http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1197/scotland-to-have-minimum-alcohol-prices-by-next-year#p1881 The proposed minimum price will cut hospital admissions by 1,200 a year as well as nearly 23,000 fewer days lost from work in the first year alone, according to health leaders. Dr Evelyn Gillan, chief executive of Alcohol Focus Scotland, estimates that the policy measure will save around 50 lives [...]Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1197http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1177/us-spirits-producers-now-helping-drinkers-lose-weight#p1881 The spearhead of this new trend is a new line of products called ‘Skinnygirl Cocktails’. This name strongly suggests that drinking this low-calorie product will make people lose weight. While the marketing effort of ‘Skinnygirl Cocktails’ deliberately does not make the link between drinking [...]Fri, 06 May 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1177http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1196/scientist-calls-for-a-well-funded-global-response-against-transnational-alcohol-marketing#p1881 According to Casswell the last decades the companies of alcohol producers have grown to large transnational conglomerates. Because of their seize and transnational reach it is hard for national governments to deal with them effectively, thus Casswell points to the necessity of regulating through global [...]Wed, 04 May 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1196http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1195/self-regulation-announced-for-advertising-in-china#p1881 The move to self-regulation was strongly supported by ‘leading international alcohol producers’, through their ‘Global Actions on Harmful Drinking’ initiative. According to the press release: ‘The Global Actions initiatives are the result of the collective commitment of major international [...]Tue, 03 May 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1195http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1163/south-africa-to-ban-or-not-to-ban#p1881 On the 13th of April bizcommunity.com quotes SANEF chairman Mondli Makhanya, saying: ‘We know the history of this republic, the hostels and the legacy of the past. This is the conversation we desperately need to have. We, as editors and media practitioners, are conscious of alcohol abuse and our commitment [...]Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1163http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1153/irish-alcohol-bottles-and-cans-soon-to-carry-health-warning-labels#p1881 The steering group which consists of officials from the Departments of Health and Community is examining a broad spectrum of possible alcohol policy interventions. The Irish Times reports that according to a department briefing note proposals that will be included in the recommendations are restrictions [...]Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1153http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1152/bacardi-us-in-violation-of-their-own-regulations#p1881 As a member of the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) Bacardi has to uphold the codes that are recorded in the Code of Responsible Practices for Beverage Alcohol Advertising and Marketing. Rule number seventeen reads as follows: [...]Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1152http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1151/uk-politician-pleads-for-alcohol-advertising-restrictions-modeled-after-french-law#p1881 With her plans dr. Wollaston mainly hopes to protect children from alcohol marketing. In an interview with the independent she explained that the legislation would set out what and where advertising messages are allowed: "So rather than the current confused cocktail of statutory legislation and [...]Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1151http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1144/dutch-television-commercial-company-fined-for-breaking-time-ban#p1881 Since the first of January 2010 a legal time ban on alcohol advertising came into force in The Netherlands. Between 6.00h and 21.00h alcohol commercials are not allowed to be broadcasted anymore on radio and television. Sponsoring of programs by alcohol advertisers is still allowed. [...]Sun, 03 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1144http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1139/us-actions-against-supersized-alcopops#p1881 The Marin Institute petition was inspired by the planned launch of Pabst new supersized, high-alcohol alcopop called Blast. The fruity, caffeine-laced , 12% alcoholic beverage is packaged in 23.5 ounce single serving cans (4.7 regular drinks of alcohol) and popular rapper Snoop Dogg is starring in [...]Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1139http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1138/zambian-national-survey-youths-influenced-by-alcohol-marketing-alcohol-education-not-effective#p1881 The authors of the article, published in the Journal of Environmental and Public Health, argue that these findings ‘underscore the importance of restricting alcoholmarketing practices as an important policy strategy for reducing alcohol use and its dire consequences among vulnerable youth.’ [...]Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1138http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1133/alcohol-producers-now-targeting-muslim-countries#p1881 While Islam prohibits the consumption of alcohol and most Gulf states therefore legally prohibit drinking in public, according to Reuters.com international alcohol producers are attracted to the Gulf region because of the large amount of young people and the large community of expatriates. [...]Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1133http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1132/a-long-way-in-finland-to-restrict-alcohol-marketing--and-still-some-miles-to-go#p1881 In December 2008 the Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee was renewing the law on alcohol crimes. The committee started a discussion on banning the lifestyle or image marketing of alcohol. The chair of this committee was Mrs. Heidi Hautala (now a MEP), a member of the Greens Party and a well experienced [...]Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1132http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1115/malawi-alcohol-producers-ignore-ban-on-liquor-sachets#p1881 The problem with liquor sachets sold to minors was described by the participants at a regional alcohol policy consultation meeting in Chikhwawa in the Southern part of Malawi. The headmaster of Livuzu Secondary School, Mrs P. Simbota (picture right), said: ‘Alcohol simply affects negatively the quality [...]Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1115http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1114/sweden-ban-on-televised-alcohol-marketing-circumvented-since-2003#p1881 That is why IOGT-NTO has sent a complaint on the fourth of March, concerning 32 companies who have broadcasted or produced alcohol advertisement targeting a Swedish audience, to the Swedish Consumer Agency and the Swedish Broadcasting Authority. The list includes among others Carlsberg Sweden, TV3 and Kanal 5. [...]Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1114http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1098/australian-ministers-urged-to-tackle-alcohol-advertising#p1881 The Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy, an important instrument in determining national policies and programs intended to reduce drug related harm in Australia, will address growing concerns about alcohol and drug consumption, particularly among young people. [...]Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1098http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1096/ban-on-sports-sponsorship-by-alcohol-companies-expected-in-new-zealand#p1881 There may not be enough evidence for the support of a ban just yet, but Stannard thinks one is on the horizon: ’I suspect they're not going to do it before the Rugby World Cup, and it would be a challenge to do so, but things change’. [...]Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1096http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1088/who-calls-for-more-effective-measures-against-alcohol-problems#p1881 One of the chapters of the report focuses on alcohol advertising and marketing. This chapter says the most commonly used way to control alcohol advertising and marketing is not statutory rules but self-regulation or co-regulation. However, of all the WHO member states 41% reported to have no regulations, [...]Sat, 12 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1088http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1083/heineken-exclusive-beer-sponsor-of-the-2012-london-olympics#p1881 As part of the deal, Heineken will be the branded lager served at the Olympic Games. Heineken UK will have exclusive pouring rights for its portfolio of beer and cider brands at all Olympic venues where alcohol is served. The deal is rumored to be worth around £10m, which brings the London Organising [...]Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1083http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1084/evidence-mounting-on-the-harms-of-alcohol-industry-sports-sponsorship#p1881 After accounting for other influences receipt of alcohol industry sponsorship in various forms was associated with significantly higher levels of drinking. Receipt of similar forms of sponsorship from non-alcohol industries such as, building firms, food or clothing companies was not related to higher [...]Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1084http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1077/british-doctors-proposed-price-limits-on-alcohol-have-no-effect#p1881 Home Office Minister James Brokenshire went on BBC Radio 4 were he suggested that the new floor on alcohol prices would prevent approximately 7000 crimes a year, 2000 of them violent. He also remarked that the plans will target products associated with problem drinking. [...]Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1077http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1073/budweiser-the-family-beer#p1881 The Marin Institute was tipped by a youth group in Roseburg, Oregon who sent photo’s of the banners that where seen around town. According to the Marin Institute one of the banners was placed next to an elementary school. The banners promote two products, namely the “Busch Family 30 Pack” of Busch [...]Sun, 16 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1073http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/1072/us-youth-exposure-to-alcohol-ads-on-tv-growing-faster-than-adults#p1881 The report by the center indicated that exposure of youths between 12 to 20 years to alcohol ads on U.S. television increased 71 percent from 2001 to 2009. The average TV-watching youth saw 366 alcohol ads in 2009. “One a day is great for vitamins but not for young people being exposed to alcohol [...]Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-1072http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/994/south-africa-draws-the-line-on-alcohol-abuse#p1881 Date:18 November 2010 Source: Bua News [...]Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-994http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/993/icap-and-kalia-announce-the-signing-of-koreas-first-voluntary-code-for-self-regulation-of-beverage-alcohol-advertising-#p1881 Date: 15 November 2010 Source: ICAP press release [...]Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-993http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/992/health-policy--mcdonalds-and-pepsico-to-help-write-uk-health-policy#p1881 Date:12 November 2010 Source: Guardian [...]Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-992http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/991/no-minimum-pricing-for-scotlands-alcohol-bill-but-irresponsible-promotions-curbed-#p1881 Date:11 November 2010 Source:Alcohol Policy UK [...]Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-991http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/970/booze-bear-chasing-our-kids-says-health-lobby#p1881 They says young people are bombarded with alcohol marketing in every area of their lives - even at the school gates, on transport home and while watching their sporting heroes. [...]Sun, 07 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-970http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/996/alcohol-is-most-harmful-drug-followed-by-heroin-and-crack#p1881 Date:1 November 2010 Source:Medical News Today [...]Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-996http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/990/new-bill-would-require-warning-labels-on-alcohol---proposal-to-limit-advertising-by-famous-personalities.-#p1881 Date: 29 October 2010 Source: Haaretz.com [...]Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-990http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/971/alco-pops-cans-of-potent-punch-spur-calls-for-bans-#p1881 These aren't your ordinary Friday night, stumble-from-bar-to-bar beverages, even by college-binge standards. The potent, and cheap, mega-mixes of caffeine and alcohol have earned the nicknames "liquid cocaine" and "blackout in a can" for a reason. [...]Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-971http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/972/millions-of-children-saw-world-cup-drinks-ads-says-charity#p1881 In a report launched today (19 October), the charity puts forward its own research showing more than a million children aged between four and 15 saw alcohol ads from brands such as Stella Artois, Magners, Fosters, Carling and WKD during live England games shown on ITV. [...]Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-972http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/973/drunkenness-rising-in-teen-girls-eastern-europeans#p1881 At the same time, Western teens -- especially boys -- are drinking less, Dr. Emmanuel Kuntsche of Addiction Info Switzerland, Research Institute, in Lausanne and his colleagues found. But girls, particularly in Eastern Europe, are drinking more. [...]Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-973http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/911/youth-exposure-to-alcohol-ads-in-magazines-declining#p1881 Although 325 alcohol brands advertised in magazines in 2008, just 16 brands accounted for half of the advertising placed in publications more likely to be seen per capita by youth than by adults. Leading the list were Patron Silver Tequila, Absolut Vodka, Kahlua Liqueurs, Ketel One Vodka and Jim Beam [...]Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-911http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/910/u.s.-senators-tell-fda-alcoholic-energy-drinks-unsafe-and-possibily-illegal-#p1881 The senators also say that "alcoholic energy drinks appear to be marketed to underage teens, misleading parents and law enforcement by designing labels and containers so the products resemble non-alcoholic energy drinks." The senators want the FDA to complete its investigation and issue a [...]Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-910http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/875/workshop-on-alcohol-marketing-how-to-pave-the-way-for-effective-regulation-of-alcohol-marketing-in-europe#p1881 What theory tells us about effective alcohol marketing regulations Results of the project Focus on Alcohol Safe Environments (FASE) [...]Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-875http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/874/-government-advisers-support-ban-on-all-alcohol-ads#p1881 Nice, which also called for a minimum price to be imposed on alcoholic drinks, has issued a 91-page document which claims that one in four adults in England is drinking what it deemed a "dangerous amount of alcohol", which it says costs the NHS about £2.7bn a year. [...]Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-874http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/866/new-global-alcohol-strategy-of-the-who-supports-limiting-the-impact-of-alcohol-marketing#p1881 When addressing alcohol marketing, the strategy describes the need to limit the volume of alcohol marketing in order to decrease alcohol-related harm. Additionally, alcohol advertising appealing to youth is a serious issue mentioned. International marketing techniques and advertising and sponsorship [...]Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-866http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/844/stap-organises-first-dutch-conference-on-alcohol-and-health#p1881 Thursday the 23rd of September 2010 in Amsterdam (the Netherlands). This conference provides an overview of the state-of-the-art scientific knowledge about the effects of alcohol on physical health. Leading (inter)national scientists will elaborate on their findings regarding the effects of alcohol [...]Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-844http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/841/european-consumers-call-for-crackdown-on-alcohol-ads#p1881 Source: Marketing week Date: 21 April 2010 [...]Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-841http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/840/drunk-sports-stars-do-not-influence-alcohol-habits-#p1881 Source: BBC news Date: 21 April 2010 [...]Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-840http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/839/bulgarians-1st-in-eu-in-support-of-alcohol-ban-for-minors#p1881 Source: novinite.com Date: 21 April 2010 [...]Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-839http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/842/france-likely-to-ban-first-wine-tv-network#p1881 Source: Decanter.com Date: 22 March 2010 [...]Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-842http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/703/ban-on-alcohol-sports-sponsorship-would-have-little-effect-claims-report#p1881 Source: Brand Republic Date: 11 February 2010 [...]Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-703http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/843/doctors-fear-product-placement-on-tv-will-fuel-obesity-and-alcohol-abuse#p1881 Source: Daily Mail Date: 5 February 2010 [...]Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-843http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/675/report-says-alcohol-advertising-code-is-failing#p1881 Source: Reuters UK 21 January 2010 [...]Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-675http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/674/binge-drink-promotions-to-be-banned#p1881 Source: Times Online 20 January 2010 [...]Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-674http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/635/health-committee-recommends-statutory-regulation-of-alcohol-promotion#p1881 (Eucam comment: Find Diageo's reaction on this report below this first article.) [...]Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-635http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/456/drinks-industry-supplanting-government-role-in-alcohol-policies-in-sub-saharan-africa#p1881 Source: EurekAlert 14 December 2009 [...]Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-456http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/451/mps-to-call-for-curbs-on-alcohol-advertising-to-under-18s-#p1881 Source:Marketing Week 14 December 2009 [...]Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-451http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/415/alcohol-companies-target-youths-with-magazine-ads-new-study-shows#p1881 Source: ScienceDaily 3 December 2009 [...]Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-415http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/406/scientists-call-for-ban-on-alcohol-industry-sponsorship-of-sport#p1881 Source: The University of Manchester 10 November 2009 [...]Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-406http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/397/otago-uni-bans-alcohol-advertising-#p1881 Source: The New Zealand Herald Published: Oct 14th 2009 [...]Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-397http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/396/party-over-catalonia-bans-happy-hour-#p1881 Source: The independent [...]Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-396http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/388/invitation-eucam-alcohol-marketing-conference#p1881 Download invitation hereTue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-388http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/383/dutch-minister-doesnt-follow-advise-on-labeling-alcoholic-energy-drinks.#p1881 Derived: 14-09-2009 Source: Ministery of Health, Welfare and Sports [...]Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-383http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/373/bma-report-under-the-influence---the-damaging-effect-of-alcohol-marketing-on-young-people#p1881 07-09-2009 Source: British Medical Association [...]Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-373http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/370/prosecutors-to-oppose-alcohol-sale-in-2014-world-cup-in-brazil#p1881 Derived: 03-09-2009 Source: The Globe, Issue 2 2009 [...]Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-370http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/364/people-drinking-more-by-stealth#p1881 People are drinking more alcohol by "stealth" because of the stronger drinks on the market, an analysis of consumption in the UK suggests. [...]Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-364http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/353/call-for-mandatory-declaration-of-alcohol-advertising-spend#p1881 In a move which could set international precedents, the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) is calling for mandatory declarations of alcohol industry advertising and promotional expenditure. [...]Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-353http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/351/minister-hears-strong-north-west-backing-for-crackdown-on-irresponsible-drinks-promotions-#p1881 Regional Minister for the North West Phil Woolas MP yesterday - ahead of the closing date for consultation responses to new licensing proposals - heard strong public backing for urgent action to tackle irresponsible drinks promotions and the rising unhealthy drinking culture in the North West and nationwide. [...]Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-351http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/342/turkish-alcohol-sector-attacks-new-advertising-restrictions-#p1881 Source: Reuters Istanbul, July 6 - Turkish alcohol producers voiced deep concern on Monday about new advertising restrictions which they say severely curb alcohol advertisements in Muslim, but secular, Turkey. [...]Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-342http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/341/alcohol-industry-launches-100-million-responsible-drinking-campaign-#p1881 Date: 21 July 2009 Source: Alcoholpolicy [...]Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-341http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/339/uk-health-committee-debates-again-on-alcohol-advertising-#p1881 The House of Commons Health Committee in the UK is continuing its enquiry into alcohol advertising through a series of question and answer sessions with the industry and other representatives such as Diageo and the Drinkaware Trust. The session is a continuation of a session held on the 2nd of July [...]Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-339http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/340/continued-prohibition-against-alcohol-advertising-in-norway#p1881 Supreme court have decided that there are not to be exceptions to the ban on alcohol advertising in Norway. [...]Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-340http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/195/alcopops-will-be-dropped-from-australian-market#p1881 Only weeks after the Australian Prime Minister planned policy meassures to attack youth drinking by introducing a time ban on alcohol advertisements and obliged health labels, the three major breweries in Australia have agreed to drop alcopops and alcoholic energy drinks from the Australian market. [...]Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-195http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/180/protective-effect-of-media-literacy#p1881 A recent American study found that teens that can recognize and resist the persuasive tactics used in alcohol advertisement have more skills to say no to alcohol and other drugs. The latter factor decreases the alcohol use of inner-city minority adolescents in the US significantly. [...]Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-180http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/181/buzz-marketing-avoids-approaching-ban-alcohol-advertisements#p1881 The alcohol industry makes increasing use of the so called mouth-to-mouth marketing, in a time in which a ban of alcohol advertisements before 21:00 hours is being introduced. The question is raised whether buzz marketing falls under the Dutch Advertising Code. [...]Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-181http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/176/spain-withdraws-law-curbing-wine-advertising#p1881 Madrid - The Spanish government shelved a law which had sought to limit wine advertising after ministers and wine producers failed to reach a compromise. [...]Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-176http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/175/ec-asks-dutch-authorities-to-provide-information-on-effectiveness-self-regulation#p1881 The European Commission asked the Dutch authorities to submit observations on the effectiveness of Dutch self-regulatory regulations on Alcohol Marketing. This is concluded after questions asked by the MEP Dorette Corbey. [...]Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-175http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/154/new-ad-campaign-absolut-vodka-huge-success#p1881 The raise of the higher priced vodka brands as Grey Goose, Belvedere, Chopin and others has essentially moved Absolut Vodka to midshelf status which decreased it sales substantially. However, a completely new marketing campaign released in May 2007 has brought a turning point. The Marketing Newspaper [...]Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-154http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/151/marketing-in-the-pub#p1881 Traditional advertising is out dated and consumers will be used as marketers. This conclusion is drawn by Adformatie, a Dutch weekly magazine on advertising, marketing and media. About the new trend in marketing strategies: Buzz Marketing or Word of Mouth Marketing. [...]Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-151http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/155/no-more-provocative-advertisements-for-young-binge-travel#p1881 The Consumers Ombudsman clamps down on Danish youth travel agencies, which use alcohol in their marketing By Jydske Vestkysten, January 30, 2008 [...]Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-155http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/162/-alcohol-health-warnings-by-2008#p1881 Alcoholic drinks will carry new health warning labels by the end of 2008 under a voluntary agreement between ministers and the drinks industry. [...]Mon, 28 May 2007 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-162http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html/1881/161/finland-to-add-alcohol-warning-labels-in-2009-#p1881 Source: Join together [...]Sat, 24 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0100http://www.eucam.info/eucam/home/news.html?1881-161