Eurocare Updates

Eighty-three attempts to buy alcohol (93 %) were successful, and only six attempts (7 %) were refused.

The preferred minimum price for alcohol will be 50p per unit, it was announced today by the Scottish Government.

“Finland stands out as an important example for the other EU Member States” says Mariann Skar, Secretary General in European Alcohol Policy Alliance (Eurocare)

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.

Policy makers must not rely on self-regulation, but rather follow up through more statutory measures to protect the consumers.

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.

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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“The take home message from this new report is that the alcohol-related burden on health in Europe is avoidable “, says Zsuzsanna Jakab, WHO Regional Director for Europe

“England shows willingness to address the harm caused by alcohol, and should be seen as an example for other Members States as well as the European Commission”, says Mariann Skar, Secretary General in Eurocare.