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Alcohol in the Headlines
Eurocare monitors news articles about alcohol, and every week a number of articles will be uploaded here.
Scotland - SNP plan to ban buying alcohol over the internet (20.12.12)
WINE club members will be among those breaking the law under legislation planned by the SNP Government – if they take advantage of cut-price offers delivered from English warehouses.
Sweden - Big increase in sales of alcohol-free drinks (3.1.13)
Sweden’s state-owned retail alcohol monopoly, Systembolaget, says its biggest sales increase last year was in alcohol-free drinks. It’s part of the chain’s mission to encourage less or modera
Norway - Duty-free system to be spirited away (7.1.13)
The Norwegian State has decided to try to stop what they call the “smuggling” of alcohol upon returning to this country. According to the Norwegian Telegram Bureau (NTB), the paper ticket’s d
Sweden - Alcohol boom gate can be tested in Gothenburg (17.12.12)
Swedish police will trial automated alcohol testing in a bid to reduce the number of alcohol affected truck drivers coming in on the ferries. Gothenburg is one of several locations being considered
Finland - TS: Theme parks threatened with alcohol ban (20.12.12)
Theme parks in Finland could in the future find it more difficult to get a license to serve alcohol if a legislative proposal is approved by parliament.
Setting minimum prices for alcohol increases health and economic benefits, say international experts, who met December 10 for a seminar on alcohol pricing and public health.Canada - Alcohol Pricing Policies Save Lives and Increase Profits, Experts Say (10.12.12)
Alcohol marketers use drinker identity and brand allegiance to entice underage youth (14.12.12)
While exposure to alcohol marketing is prevalent, and associated with both initiation and progression of alcohol use in underage youth, exactly how it works is not well understood. A new study of a
UK - David Cameron fights to save minimum alcohol pricing (16.12.12)
David Cameron is fighting to save his plans for minimum alcohol pricing to tackle Britain's binge drinking epidemic, after a revolt
After its home delivery trials failed to created a stir, Sweden’s state-run liquor store monopoly Systembolaget announced on Friday that it would be trialing delivery to customers’ work places.
Sweden - Systembolaget to bring booze to Swedes' offices (7.12.12)
Sweden - Pilot sticker lands French wine with Swedish ban (14.12.12)
The Swedish state alcohol-monopoly has banned a French wine from its shelves because the label shows a pilot in action, prompting the importer of the "Flying Solo" wine to appeal the ban.
Denmark - Lundbeck's alcohol dependency drug wins EU green light (14.12.12)
A novel drug to fight alcohol dependency was given a green light by European regulators on Friday, providing a boost to Danish drugmaker Lundbeck at a time when its top product faces a big drop in
Irish back alcohol plan (10.12.12)
SCOTTISH ministers have received strong support from the Irish Government in their battle with Brussels to avoid having minimum unit pricing of alcohol declared in breach of EU rules.
WHO Joins Four Countries in Opening Alcohol Internet Portals (10.12.12)
The portals include self-screening tools for hazardous and harmful use of alcohol, as well as self-help programs. The countries are Brazil, India, Mexico, and Belarus.
Estonia - Estonian government mulls stricter rules on alcohol (11.12.12)
The Social Affairs Ministry of Estonia proposed more rigid rules related to alcohol use – including raising the official drinking age, stricter rules on advertising, and "dry days“, the Es
UK - Drivers can’t tot up their drinks: 80% exceed the limit by miscalculating amount of alcohol in pub measures (7.12.12)
Up to four in five motorists risk exceeding the drink-drive limit by miscalculating the alcoholic content of pub measures, says a study today.