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 Apr 1 '25
Canada’s Alcohol Lobby Hijacks Public Debate

Taxpayer groups do Big Alcohol’s bidding to block even a capped tax adjustment Canada’s alcohol industry is once again distorting ...

Misconduct Report Nov 25 '24
Exposing Alcohol Industry Penetration of Governments in 24 Jurisdictions Around the World

As part of the International Alcohol Control Study, researchers from 24 jurisdictions assessed alcohol industry penetration and government ...

Misconduct Report Oct 9 '24
Dark Apps: How Alcohol Industry Funded Digital Tools Function As Covert Marketing Channels

This study examined the information accuracy and framing, behaviour change techniques, and functions of alcohol-industry-funded digital ...

Misconduct Report Feb 2 '22
Educ’ Alcool’s Misinformation: More Mixed Messages About Alcohol Harms

In this commentary Petticrew and colleagues respond to Educ’ Alcool’s response to a previous research study by Peake and ...

Misconduct Report Dec 23 '21
How Industry-Sponsored Messaging About Alcohol Manufactures Doubt

The main strength of this study is that it is the first independent assessment of the effectiveness of industry misinformation, with direct ...

Misconduct Report Apr 6 '21
Exploiting Motherhood: Mummy Alcohol Sites

The authors explore how some social media pages are exploiting mothers by inappropriately offering alcohol consumption as a solution to the ...

Misconduct Report Jun 7 '20
What Popular Bars Post on Social Media Platforms

Popular alcohol use venues were overwhelmingly posting alcohol-related content that contravenes the Canadian Radio-television and ...

Misconduct Report May 6 '20
Labels on Alcohol Bottles Increase Awareness of Alcohol Harms, Guidelines

A series of journal articles published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (Volume 81, Issue 2) in March support that when ...

Misconduct Report May 5 '20
News Media and the Influence of the Alcohol Industry

News coverage of alcohol warning labels with a cancer message was more supportive in Canada than Ireland, where alcohol industry ...