Case library

Cases of alcohol industry misconduct from around the world exposing the predatory practices.

A library of all the unethical methods of Big Alcohol – aggressive lobbying, unethical marketing, sabotaging of rules and institutions and much more, all in one place.

Misconduct Report Feb 22 '12
Alcohol Industry Influence on UK Alcohol Policy

This research commentary highlights the changing structure of the alcohol industry and summarizes what is known about the positions and ...

Misconduct Report Jul 2 '11
Alcohol Marketing and Youth Alcohol Use: A Rejoinder to the Alcohol Industry

Recent research has found significant associations between exposure to, awareness of, and involvement with alcohol marketing, and youth ...

Misconduct Report Jan 8 '10
Germany: Alcopops Tax Leads to Reduction in Consumption and Substitution Effect

Results indicate a partial substitution of alcopops by spirits and a switch in preference to beverages associated with riskier alcohol ...

Misconduct Report Jan 14 '09
Impact of Alcohol Promotions on Adolescent Alcohol Use

This review found consistent evidence to link alcohol advertising with the uptake of alcohol use among non-alcohol using young people, and ...

Misconduct Report Dec 16 '08
The Global Alcohol Industry: An Overview

This study found that the global alcohol industry is highly concentrated and innovative. Branded alcoholic beverages are approximately 38% ...

Misconduct Report Jul 4 '06
Alcohol in Europe

At the time that the European Commission has been preparing its own strategy on alcohol to cover the full range of activity that takes ...

Misconduct Report Oct 22 '04
The Beverage Alcohol Industry’s Social Aspects Organizations: A Public Health Warning

Over the last 20 years the beverage alcohol industry has set up and funded social aspects organizations to manage issues that may be ...

Misconduct Report Jan 1 '70
Turkey and COVID-19: Government Bans Alcohol Sales to Curb Coronavirus But Receives Push-Back

The Turkish government decided on a temporary alcohol sales ban as a lockdown measure to curb the COVID-19 spread in the country. However, ...

Misconduct Report Jan 1 '70
Germany and COVID-19: Rising Alcohol Use Among Adults

Initial analysis of data mainly from the first lockdown phase in 2020 show that use of alcohol products increased among adults during ...