Eurocare Updates
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23/05/2012ALICE RAP Policy Brief on alcohol: ‘Alcohol – the neglected addiction’
The ALICE RAP Policy Brief 1 – ‘Alcohol – the neglected addiction’ aims to provide a succinct overview on the scientific evidence for decision-makers and advocates working on creating effective alcohol policy.
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16/05/2012Norwegian research shows high level of serving alcohol to inebriated customers
Eighty-three attempts to buy alcohol (93 %) were successful, and only six attempts (7 %) were refused.
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14/05/2012Scottish minimum price at 50p per unit
The preferred minimum price for alcohol will be 50p per unit, it was announced today by the Scottish Government.
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03/05/2012Finland takes important steps to restrict alcohol marketing
“Finland stands out as an important example for the other EU Member States” says Mariann Skar, Secretary General in European Alcohol Policy Alliance (Eurocare)
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02/05/2012Report from the Chair of the European Alcohol and Health Forum
Source: European Commission
The 10th Plenary meeting of the European Alcohol and Health Forum (EAHF) took place on 26 April 2012 in Brussels. The topic of the forum was responsible marketing.
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25/04/2012Self-regulation is not an answer
Policy makers must not rely on self-regulation, but rather follow up through more statutory measures to protect the consumers.
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25/04/2012European alcohol industry fails in protecting young people towards alcohol marketing
The final report from the Alcohol Marketing Monitoring in Europe (AMMIE) project is released today. The conclusion brings important input to the discussion on self-regulation and alcohol marketing, and the 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.
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23/04/2012What's not on the bottle? Brief overview of state of play in alcohol labelling
Eurocare has developed an update of overview of labeling initiatives, which was first compiled in 2009. We hope that this material will be useful for further discussions on the subject of alcohol labeling. Providing full information about the product should be an obligation to ensure consumer rights are respected by alcohol producers.
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