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17/12/2009

Alcohol industry's attempts to take control over alcohol policy formulation in Sub-Saharan countries

Source: Forut

A recent comparison of proposed national alcohol policies in Lesotho, Malawi, Uganda, and Botswana shows that the alcohol industry has assumed a significant and detrimental role in designing national alcohol policies in Sub-Saharan Africa. The policy drafts point to the alcohol industry’s preferred version of a national alcohol policy, which includes letting the industry regulate its own marketing activities.

14/12/2009

Council in favour of exempting alcoholic beverages from providing information on the labels

The Commission's proposal exempts a number of alcoholic beverages from the obligation of indicating the ingredients and the nutrients, subject to a report which the Commission will have to draw up five years after the entry into force of the Regulation.

The majority of Member States supports this approach but proposed to complete the list proposed by the Commission with additional alcoholic beverages.

10/12/2009

Call for written evidence on the Alcohol ETC. (Scotland) Bill

The Scottish Parliament’s Health and Sport Committee launched a call for written evidence from all interested parties on the general principles of the Alcohol etc. (Scotland) Bill on Thursday 26 November 2009.

10/12/2009

EC DG SANCO; New complete project database on Health Programmes

10 December 2009. Click here to access the new complete project database on Health Programmes.

09/12/2009

Now available draft Global Strategy to Reduce Harmful Use of Alcohol

The text can be found at http://www.who.int/substance_abuse/activities/globalstrategy/en/index.html, and here: http://apps.who.int/gb/e/e_eb126.html.

01/12/2009

Council invites Member States and Commission to keep alcohol high on the agenda

1 December 2009. The Council of the EU adopted today its Conclusions on Alcohol and Health

27/11/2009

Commission's President unveils his new team

27 November 2009. The President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, has announced the portfolios responsibilities for the next Commission.

26/11/2009

European health and safety organisations call for stricter EU-coordinated alcohol policies

Twelve European health and safety umbrella organisations call for stricter EU-coordinated alcohol policies.

26/11/2009

Rapporteur proposes to exclude all alcoholic beverages from regulation on food labelling

26 November 2009.

Click here to access the ENVI draft report from rapporteur on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers.

25/11/2009

EU Public Health Programme: ‘Call For Proposals 2010’ already in 2009!

The European Commission plans to publish the Work Plan for 2010, which sets the annual priorities for the implementation of the EU Health Programme already in 2009

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