The UK government addressed its Alcohol Strategy consultation yesterday by ditching controversial plans to introduce minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol, to applause from industry and outrage from health groups…
Consumer groups have urged the Australian government to make alcohol health warning labels on liquor beverages mandatory to help reduce the harm caused by alcohol.
Parent’s adopting a zero tolerance policy on supplying alcohol to teenagers and children may cut the likelihood of college-age binge drinking later in life compared to more European attitudes on supervised access at restaurants or during family dinners,...
A supplier of specialist enzymes for industrial production says it has developed an alpha-amylase that can ensure greater cost efficiency in manufacturing sweeteners and beverage alcohol.
In the final part of an ongoing series, BeverageDaily.com looks at the issue of pricing on alcoholic beverages amidst industry claims that more expensive products will not deter misuse.
As Scotland moves a step nearer to potentially adopting new proposals on raising the legal drinking age at off-trade retail outlets, the European Union says it cannot impose similar mandatory regulation across the bloc.
Drink makers operating in the UK may face tighter sales restrictions on their products amidst concerns at an alleged rise in hospital admissions from alcohol, according to the country's public health minister.
The self-regulation of alcohol sales and promotion has come under new criticism by a leading alcohol charity within the UK, which claims that current licensing laws at pubs and bars are failing to prevent alcohol abuse in the country.
Knife crime, obesity and skiffle music. Out of all the evils
currently threatening the welfare of Western teenagers, recent US
headlines finger the main culprit as the caffeinated alcoholic
beverage.
Though the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) claims to be winning the
fight to curb irresponsible consumption in its homeland, it has
called for more cooperation between industry and government to meet
responsible drinking aims.
The use of alcohol branding on children's replica shirts is to be
red-carded, as the industry faces further restrictions on how it
promotes its products.
Alcoholic drinks makers could benefit from a new range of enzymes
that claim to increase production at the same times as
significantly reducing operating costs.
Alcohol is the third biggest killer in Europe, the European
Commission has said, urging the drinks industry and governments to
do more but backing away from laws to make them.
Alcohol retailers across Europe could be hit by European Commission
plans to tighten controls surrounding the sale and marketing of
alcohol products in a bid to tackle underage drinking.
Young people who consume energy drinks with alcohol to improve
their stamina on a night out are likely to see no such effect,
suggests new research on the market leader Red Bull.
Girls are more likely than boys to be overexposed to adverts for
alcoholic beverages in magazines, although the figures for both
genders are worryingly high, according to a recent study carried
out by scientists in the US. But is...
The Wine and Spirit Association in the UK last week responded to
the interim report from the government body charged with
investigating means of tackling the growing problem of alcohol
abuse. While the report made no recommendations...
Bertie Ahern, Ireland's prime minister, called on alcohol producers
to act more responsibly this week, urging them not to produce or
market products such as alcopops which are targeted at young
drinkers. Ireland is to introduce...
Wine connoisseurs have always claimed that the shape of the glass
affects how easily volatile aromatic compounds can escape and
consequently the impact on our senses- but does the glass shape
also affect the wine's chemistry?...
