The World Healh Organization has alcohol in its crosshairs.  We've been delivering that warning for about two years, and it explains in part the growth of the nonalcohol segment and the drop in sales experienced by many producers worldwide. An article in Meininger's International notes that the World Health Organization

Good Morning, and Happy Tuesday, September 19, 2023. Or maybe not, as you see this mock-up label proposed by Ireland. Ireland notified the World Trade Organization nearly a year ago of draft regulations on the labelling of alcoholic beverages, that would result in labels such as you see above, from

The country's leading brewer, Anheuser-Busch, the nation's largest drunk driving victim services and advocacy nonprofit, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), and ridesharing platform, Uber, are bringing their first-of-its-kind joint Decide to Ride campaign to college communities this fall to help combat drunk driving during the football season. Expanding the campaign

Dr. George Koob, director, National Institute on Alcoholism & Alcohol Abuse, undermined "the scientific rigor and objectivity of the entire Dietary Guidelines process" when he said the U.S. Department of Agriculture could revise its alcohol advice to match Canada's, where the government recently advised people to have just two drinks

Serving Alcohol Inc. introduced Connecticut Alcohol Seller-Server Training.  The program, designed to meet guidelines of the Connecticut Liquor Control Commission focuses on the key aspects of being a knowledgeable and responsible server. Among the topics covered: alcohol awareness, ID verification protocols, intervention techniques, establishment policies, state statutes, and much more.

Eight California State University campuses as well as St. Mary's College of California, are sponsors of AB 840, a bill authored by Democratic Assemblymember Dawn Addis that will let the universities sell space to alcohol advertisers in stadiums and event centers. The universities are pushing for this in a scrounge

Although past-month alcohol consumption among under-age youth has decreased 53% since 2003, according to the Monitoring the Future Survey, more than half of parents and children believe youth will face a decision about drinking in the next year. One reason for that 53% decrease in under-age drinking: since 2003, past-month

Serving Alcohol Inc., a provider of online alcohol and safety awareness training to businesses nationwide,  unveiled its latest offering, Texas Alcohol Seller-Server Training. Serving Alcohol Inc. has meticulously developed an exceptional alcohol awareness program in close collaboration with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC). The program surpasses all requisite standards

The labels, which are effective in 2026, highlight the risk of liver disease, cancer and the risk of drinking while pregnant in big red letters on every container of alcoholic beverages. The U.S. and Mexico have voiced concern about the new law, as have Argentina, Australia, Chile, Cuba, and

Some 37% of the 106 home deliveries of alcohol monitored by the Oregon Liquor & Cannabis Commission didn't comply with ID checking requirement, including 2% in which alcohol was left without any contact, the Commission said in a just-released report.  It noted that "a large percentage of non-compliance was related to

Crack is less dangerous than alcohol.  That apparently is the position of Justin Treaudeau's government which has proposed legalizing crack while telling Canadians they should have no more than two drinks a week.   "We now know even a small amount of alcohol can be damaging to health," the Canadian Centre

More than 40 associations and companies representing all three tiers of the alcohol industry are joining together with community groups to launch “We Don’t Serve Teens,” an education campaign aimed at continuing progress on reducing underage drinking by stopping teens access to alcohol. Originally launched in 2006, We Don’

Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S. director members, who collectively account for a majority of all distilled spirits sold in the U.S., have committed to providing "serving facts" on their labels (or by QR code) by June 2024, DISCUS said.   This is a significant move by the DISCUS