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 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 Jan 6 '25
How Do Countries Inform Their People That Alcohol Causes Cancer?

This article explores how countries are addressing cancer risks due to alcohol by highlighting effective strategies and the challenges they ...

Misconduct Report May 14 '24
Canadian Government Receives Failing Grade for Lack of Evidence-Based Alcohol Policies

The purpose of this study is to use the results of the 3rd CAPE to characterize current Canadian federal alcohol policies and to assess ...

Misconduct Report Nov 4 '23
Australia: Alcohol Companies Use Misleading Labeling

Alcohol companies are misleading people with ‘low sugar’ labels. A natioanlly representative poll exposed how alcohol companies use ...

Misconduct Report Aug 2 '23
Costa Rica: Alcohol Companies Deliberately Sabotage Marketing Law

The alcohol industry in Costa Rica is violating the law. Alcohol companies are deliberately avoiding to include the mandatory phrase ...

Misconduct Report Mar 29 '23
Study Shows Very Low Knowledge About Link Between Low-Dose Alcohol Use and Breast Cancer in Ireland

This study examined factors related to awareness of the association between alcohol use and breast cancer risk. Given that two in every ten ...

Misconduct Report Jan 27 '23
USA: Big Alcohol Exposed for Misleading Labeling

Alcohol companies in the United States have been exposed for misleading consumers with their product labeling. Customers filed several ...

Misconduct Report Jan 9 '23
Green Light for Alcohol Warning Labelling in Ireland

Ireland has received the green light from the European Commission to go ahead with the measure to place health warning labels on all ...

Misconduct Report Nov 19 '22
Online Alcohol Retailers Fail to Display  Health Warnings

A study of online alcohol sales has revealed serious inadequacies when it comes to the availability of mandatory alcohol health information ...