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Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 8h

"You can prevent more cancers with a taxation increase than you can with advice from doctors. If you want to prevent cancers you have to think about population policies in the long run,” said Jurgen Rehm, from Canada's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health @camhnews.bsky.social

Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 10h

The IARC Handbook Volume 20A evaluates the impact of reducing or quitting consumption on cancer risk hile Volume 20B focuses on alcohol policies to reduce consumption.

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Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 10h

The pair recommend governments: increase taxes and minimum prices; raise minimum alcohol purchase age or drinking ages; reduce alcohol outlet density or opening hours; implement bans on alcohol marketing; create government monopolies to control alcohol sales.

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Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 10h

“The WHO European Region, and especially countries of the EU, are paying too high a price for alcohol in preventable cancers and broken families, as well as costing billions to taxpayers,” said Dr Gundo Weiler Director for Prevention and Health Promotion at WHO/Europe.

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Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 10h

“Strong alcohol policies are among the smartest investments you can make," said WHO Regional Office for Europe and the WHO's International Agency for Research on Cancer today at a two-day event launching two IARC Handbooks. @whoeurope.bsky.social
www.who.int/europe/news-...

Launch of the IARC Handbook for Cancer Prevention (Volume 20B) and EVID-ACTION multistakeholder meeting

Alcohol is one of the few risk factors for cancer that is entirely preventable, yet the policies that could reduce this burden remain underused. With the release of the International Agency for Resear...

www.who.int

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Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 11h

"[Trididad & Tobago] Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo has announced steep increases in Customs Duties on alcohol...," Duties on spirits will rise from TT$79.25 [US$11.67] to TT$158.50 and beer from TT$5.14 to TT$10.28, raising TT$1bn.
www.guardian.co.tt/news/governm...

Government raises duties on alcohol, tobacco and luxury EVs

Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo has announced steep increases in Customs Duties on alcohol and tobacco products, which he said will account for 80 per cent of projected revenu...

www.guardian.co.tt

Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 1d

"[Ireland's] Labour Health Spokesperson Marie Sherlock TD has criticised the government’s decision to delay alcohol labelling implementation to September 2028." labour.ie/news/2025/10...

Minister for Health must account for her role in delaying alcohol labelling implementation - The Labour Party

Minister for Health must account for her role in delaying alcohol labelling implementation - The Labour Party Government buckled under pressure and sacrificed public health policy in favour of alcohol...

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Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 1d

"[Four] Salford City fans watched their team lose 2-0 to Chesterfield from 40m in the air to get around the Football League’s stringent alcohol rules." The team's front-of-shirt sponsor Fireball Whisky organised the stunt.
salfordnow.co.uk/2025/10/13/s...

Salford City fans hoisted 40m in air to beat "outdated" alcohol ban | Salford Now

Salford City fans watched their team lose from 40m in the air to get around the Football League's stringent alcohol rules.

salfordnow.co.uk

Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 1d

"The greener, more sustainable thing to do with alcohol production is to produce less of it, not to be producing it in some apparently greener fashion," Sheila Gilheany, Alcohol Action Ireland at AR2025. Full sessions alcohol-review.com/alcohol-revi... @sheilagilheany.bsky.social @alcoholireland.ie

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Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 1d

“What really strikes me is the supranational character of this whole [alcohol lobbying] story, that it goes through Washington and Brussels and Dublin and the head offices of those multinationals through PR agencies and other front groups.”
www.ftm.eu/articles/alc...

This is the warning Big Alcohol wants to keep off your bottles of beer

Ireland was set to become the first EU country to put cancer warning labels on alcoholic drinks. But following a massive lobby campaign by Big Booze – stretching from Dublin and Brussels to Washington...

www.ftm.eu

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Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 2d

"We need to have FASD as a recognised disability over here [in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland] so we can have the same resources as autism and ADHD."
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Discovering I had disorder was 'a weight lifted'

Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder can happen when alcohol in the mother's blood passes to her baby through the placenta.

www.bbc.com

Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 4d

Policymakers must take immediate action to reduce the rapid rise in liver cancer deaths in Europe, including by supporting initiatives to reduce alcohol misuse, said the gastroenterology NGOs UEG and Germany's DGVS in a joint statement. @myueg.bsky.social
ueg.eu/a/379

Europe faces rising liver cancer epidemic without urgent prevention and early detection measures

ueg.eu

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Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 4d

Earlier this week the left-leaning IPPR think-tank also called for the return of the "alcohol duty escalator", as well as minimum pricing and stronger action from employers, highlighting alcohol's negative impact on productivity @ippr.org
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Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 6d

"When nearly half of young professionals are calling in sick after workplace drinking, it’s not just a hangover, it’s a productivity crisis," says the IPPR think tank calling for minimum pricing and tax rises. @ippr.org
www.ippr.org/media-office...

Over a third of Gen Z workers feel pressure to drink at work events, reveals IPPR | IPPR

A quarter of employees feel pressure to drink at workplace events, rising to 38 per cent of 18 to 24 year oldsWorkplace drinking culture driving absences a

www.ippr.org

Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 4d

The same calculation appears in the November Budget submission of the Institute of Alcohol Studies, which also called for a cross-government strategy, keeping draft relief to help hospitality and equalising the abnormally low tax on cider. @ias.org.uk
www.ias.org.uk/report/autum...

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Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 4d

The UK could fund 30,000 more public sector nurses, police, teachers or firefighter by increasing alcohol tax by 2% above inflation over the next five years, said the Alcohol Health Alliance UK, launching an online impact calculator. @aha-uk.bsky.social
ahauk.org/alcohol-duty...

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Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 4d

"Sen. Patrick Brazeau is trying a second time to pass legislation that would add cancer warning labels to alcohol packaging." @senatorbrazeau
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Senate debates bill to add warning labels to alcohol packaging | CBC News

Sen. Patrick Brazeau is trying a second time to pass legislation that would add cancer warning labels to alcohol packaging.

www.cbc.ca

Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 4d

"The trial [of AI analysis] found a higher rate of potential issues among alcohol-free product ads –around 48% – largely because of missing or unclear ABV information," said the UK's ad self-regulator, especially problematic when involving an alcohol brand
www.asa.org.uk/resource/pul...

Pulse Report: Alcohol Advertising

An ASA trial used AI to review thousands of alcohol ads, finding high compliance overall but highlighting gaps in alcohol-free labelling – showing how AI can strengthen responsible advertising regulat...

www.asa.org.uk

Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 5d

It is impossible to address the high level of men’s violence in Australia without tackling alcohol use head on, write Anne-Marie Laslett, Cassandra Hopkins and Ingrid Wilson.
alcohol-review.com/story/austra...

Australia's gender violence plan should reflect the role of alcohol

by Anne-Marie Laslett, Cassandra Hopkins and Ingrid Wilson Globally, up to one in three women who live with a male partner report he is a heavy drinker. Evidence shows men’s drinking increases the sev...

alcohol-review.com

Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 5d

"Pubs, clubs and restaurants [in England and Wales] will be able to open into the early hours as part of Labour’s drive for economic growth, a move which critics say will lead to more drunken disorder."
www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Pubs to stay open until early hours in push for UK growth

Exclusive: Plans for England and Wales would help the ailing hospitality sector but have attracted criticism from health experts

www.theguardian.com

Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 6d

"When nearly half of young professionals are calling in sick after workplace drinking, it’s not just a hangover, it’s a productivity crisis," says the IPPR think tank calling for minimum pricing and tax rises. @ippr.org
www.ippr.org/media-office...

Over a third of Gen Z workers feel pressure to drink at work events, reveals IPPR | IPPR

A quarter of employees feel pressure to drink at workplace events, rising to 38 per cent of 18 to 24 year oldsWorkplace drinking culture driving absences a

www.ippr.org

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Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 7d

A framework is needed to guide all government interactions with the alcohol industry, as it is with other health harming industries, said Sheila Gilheany of Alcohol Action Ireland at AR2025.
@alcoholireland.ie @sheilagilheany.bsky.social
Full session here

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Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 7d

"It's too easy to buy alcohol using buy-now-pay-later services, the [New Zealand] Salvation Army says. It wants regulatory reform to stop BNPL being used to pay for alcohol." @SalvationArmyNZ
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...

Make it harder to buy booze with buy-now-pay-later, Salvation Army says

The Salvation Army wants regulatory reform to make it harder to buy alcohol.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 7d

"71% of consumers [in Europe] are buying, stocking, or consuming less alcohol, and almost one in four 25–35-year-olds have stopped buying alcohol altogether... alcoholic beverages slipped -1.8% in value sales to €68bn." @WeAreCircana
www.circana.com/post/71-of-e...

71% of Europeans are drinking less alcohol, while a generational shift forces beverage brands to rethink growth, reports Circana

The message to brands is clear; ‘more of the same’ is no longer a growth strategy. Growth will not come from short-term disruption but from strategic reinvention. As new consumers, needs, and occasion...

www.circana.com

Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 8d

"The overarching issue facing the craft brewing industry involves a fairly simple imbalance between supply and demand. The number of breweries across the country exploded even as consumer demand for craft pilsners and ales began to wane."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/b...

Craft Breweries Struggle as Sales and Appetites Wane

www.nytimes.com

Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 8d

"One in four UK people fear a loved one drinks too much, survey finds." @priorygroup.bsky.social @censuswide
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

One in four UK people fear a loved one drinks too much, survey finds

Poll of 2,000 people appears to underline experts’ concerns of growing ‘epidemic’ of addiction to alcohol or drugs

www.theguardian.com