Most recently, the World Health Organization published all submissions to their web-based consultation late last year about the development of a global alcohol action plan.
Shehara analyzed 16 submissions of major alcohol industry front groups from around the world. This rapid analysis brought to light a number of surprising and a few shocking elements.
There are clear commonalities and even through-lines across the Big Alcohol submissions. Identifying those is revealing of Big Alcohol’s sincerity and commitment to accelerate action on alcohol harm as public health priority.
In this joint blog post, Maik with input from Shehara examines the major claims the alcohol industry makes to undermine the development of the global alcohol action plan. Shehara and Maik identify the contradictions, shortcomings and the PR-spin the alcohol industry applies even to a technical consultation on a specific issue.
