Alcohol Policy

The World Health Organization expressed concern to members of the European parliament that the EU's "Beating Cancer Plan" is threatened due to "scientifically inaccurate and worrisome" wording on alcohol use. In Europe, non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, chronic respiratory diseases, and cancer

I hate to ask that question, but I must because of Dr. Curtis Ellison, who was one of the stars of the French Paradox segment on "60 Minutes" man y decades ago. He told the "Lifestyle, Diet, Wine & Health Congress," in Toledo, Spain, which had

Our friends over at Wine Business ran a piece yesterday (10/23) headlined, "Wine Industry Fires Back Against the WHO's Zero Safety." We read it, expecting to learn of some dramatic action by the bev/al industry – perhaps a study, perhaps an op-ed, perhaps a bill

The Washington State Legislature is considering give the State Liquor and Cannabis Board rulemaking authority over the use of  biometric age verification by private entities to buy alcohol or cannabis. Biometric age verification is a process by which a person’s identity is confirmed online or in-person through fingerprints or

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

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

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

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