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 Sep 24 '25
Profit Before Health: Big Alcohol’s Grip on the U.N. NCD Process

The new U.N. political declaration on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) could have been a turning point for global health. Instead, ...

Misconduct Report Sep 22 '25 AB InBev
AB InBev Facing Fraud Probe in South Korea Over Alleged Tax Evasion and Shell Company Scheme

AB InBev, the world’s largest beer producer, is facing serious allegations of misconduct – this time in South Korea. Its local ...

Misconduct Report Sep 17 '25 AB InBev
AB InBev Embeds Itself in São Paulo’s Health System

A tool used in São Paulo – Modera SP – is presented as a public health innovation to help people reflect on their alcohol use. ...

Misconduct Report Sep 16 '25 Carlsberg
Not About the Game – Carlsberg Exploits Football to Push Beer in Northern Ireland

The Irish Football Association (IFA) has extended its partnership with Carlsberg for another three years, making the beer giant the ...

Misconduct Report Sep 15 '25 AB InBev, Heineken
Cheap Beer, High Cost: How Colombia’s Beer Industry Endangers Youth and Blocks Public Health Progress

Colombia’s beer industry is flooding communities with ultra-cheap alcohol while blocking life-saving public health measures. Bavaria and ...

Misconduct Report Sep 9 '25 Fábrica de Licores de Antioquia
FLA dusts off Big Alcohol’s favorite myth – smuggling scare to block Colombia’s tax reform

Fábricas de Licores de Antioquia (FLA) has joined the chorus of industry voices warning that Colombia’s tax reform will “incentivize ...

Misconduct Report Sep 8 '25 Heineken, Heineken Brazil
Intrusive and calculated – Heineken interrupts Netflix to push beer into the living room

Heineken has taken alcohol marketing into Brazilian living rooms with a campaign called “Hijack Socialization.” In partnership with ...

Misconduct Report Sep 8 '25
Alcohol Industry Lobbying Leads to UK Government Rejection of Evidence-Based Alcohol Policy

Despite bold promises to prioritise prevention, the UK government has quietly abandoned key alcohol policy measures like minimum unit ...

Misconduct Report Sep 5 '25
Belgium Challenges EU Plan to Label Wines Up to 6% Alcohol as “Low-Alcohol”

Belgium is opposing a proposed EU regulation that would allow wines with up to 6% alcohol by volume to be labeled as “low-alcohol,” ...