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 Feb 4 '22
Alcohol Ads Declared Illegal By Highest Swedish Court

The Swedish Alcohol Act contains an image rule which stipulates that only the alcohol product’s packaging and ingredients in the ...

Misconduct Report Nov 29 '21
European Commission: Implementation Roadmap for EU Beating Cancer Plan Published

The European Commission has published its implementation plan for Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan. The roadmap contains six alcohol ...

Misconduct Report Nov 4 '21
Higher Alcohol Taxes Mitigate Cancer Burden

Doubling of current excise duties would lead to a reduction in alcohol related cancer incidence of 5.9%, equivalent to 10,716 fewer cancer ...

Misconduct Report Nov 4 '21
Higher Alcohol Taxes Mitigate Cancer Burden

Doubling of current excise duties would lead to a reduction in alcohol related cancer incidence of 5.9%, equivalent to 10,716 fewer cancer ...

Misconduct Report Sep 21 '21
European Union: Healthy Food Strategy Hijacked by Big Alcohol

Recently the European Parliament’s Environment and Health Committee blatantly disregarded scientific evidence on the harm caused by ...

Misconduct Report Apr 9 '21
European Union: Big Alcohol Lobbies Against Alcohol Health Warnings

The European Union (EU) is considering which health warning labels to put on alcohol products, following direction from the EU Beating ...

Misconduct Report Mar 21 '21
IOGT-NTO Reveals: Finnish Alcohol Farm Sale Is Based On a Privatized Monopoly

The Swedish government has decided to launch a third inquiry into the issue of alcohol “farm sales”. As the debate about ...

Misconduct Report Jul 9 '20
European Commission Criticized for Subsidizing Alcohol Industry

The European Alcohol Policy Alliance has criticized the European Commission for subsidizing Big Alcohol by supporting the wine industry. In ...

Misconduct Report Jun 10 '20
European Union Funds Advertising of Dutch Gin

“Follow the Money” has uncovered a hidden scheme of European Union funding for advertising of Dutch Gin in the United States ...