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.
Big Alcohol Launches Competition to ‘Dry January’
Concerning reports from Netherlands reveal a Big Alcohol counter-campaign to Dry January: ‘Damp January’. Examples from other ...
New WHO Brief on NoLo Alcohol Products Released
Are no- and low-alcohol products a possibility or a problem in decreasing alcohol harm? This new WHO snapshot brief – produced in ...
Heineken Netherlands: Concerns About Zero-Alcohol Marketing
At first glance, the growing trend for companies even Big Alcohol companies to produce zero-alcohol or low-alcohol products seems positive ...
Netherlands: Community Concerns Over Growing Availability of ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Apps for Alcohol Purchases
Community concerns are growing over the use of ‘buy now, pay later’ apps in online liquor stores. These apps take the price ...
Exposed: Predatory Alcohol Industry Practices on Tiktok
A survey conducted by journalists at the research site Pointer found that the Tiktok feed a 13-year-old Dutch boy scrolled through for an ...
Special Feature: Exposing FIFA’s Dirty Work for Big Alcohol
This special feature exposes FIFA’s long history of doing dirty work for Big Alcohol, specifically AB InBev, whose brand Budweiser is a ...
Netherlands: Alcohol Roundtable Disbanded Over Failure to Achieve Progress Due to Alcohol Industry Involvement
The alcohol policy roundtable in the Netherlands has been discontinued by Maarten van Ooijen, the State Secretary for Health, Welfare and ...
Netherlands: Big Alcohol Floods TikTok With Alcohol Promotions to Teens
Journalists of Pointer created a fake TikTok account for a 13 year old Dutch teenager and found it to be flooded with alcohol promotions. ...
Heineken Heineken Exposed: Beer Giant Promotes Heavy Alcohol Use
Heineken got caught promoting heavy alcohol use at the Gold Cycle Race in the Netherlands. The Dutch Institute for Alcohol Policy, STAP, ...