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 Nov 1 '25
Teens Exposed to Social Media Alcohol Marketing Are Much More Likely to (Binge) Consume Alcohol

Teens and young adults who see alcohol promotions in their social media feeds are more likely to consume alcohol and engage in binge ...

Misconduct Report Oct 8 '25 Heineken, Heineken Mexico
Heineken’s Yucatán Brewery – A Threat to Water, Rights, and Communities

Heineken is pushing ahead with a massive new brewery in Kanasín, Yucatán – a project that symbolizes how Big Alcohol drains communities ...

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 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 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,” ...

Misconduct Report Sep 5 '25
White House and Industry Allies Suppress Landmark Study on Alcohol and Cancer

A major U.S. government study confirming the link between alcohol and cancer has been buried by the Trump administration, despite being ...

Misconduct Report Sep 3 '25
New Zealand Government Goes Through With Pro-Big Alcohol Law Changes

The New Zealand government has pushed through alcohol law changes that strip away community protections, silence national health advocates, ...

Misconduct Report Sep 3 '25
Inside the Battle Over Malawi’s Sachet Ban: How Competing Coalitions Shaped Alcohol Policy

This Science Digest unpacks a powerful case study of how Malawi banned alcohol sachets in the face of strong alcohol industry opposition. ...