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 Aug 30 '26 AB InBev, Bacardi, Heineken
Nigeria Launches New National Alcohol Policy

The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has launched the Nigeria Alcohol Policy and Multisectoral Implementation Plan ...

Misconduct Report Aug 21 '26
The Many vs. The Money: Why Alcohol Is No Ordinary Commodity in EU-Thailand Trade Talks

As the EU and Thailand near a trade deal, Big Alcohol is pushing to cut tariffs, block cancer warning labels, and lock in market access ...

Misconduct Report Jun 19 '26
Already Low-Dose Alcohol Use Accelerates Health Risks, New Study Reveals

A landmark study reveals that health risks begin at much lower levels than previously assumed, concluding that already one alcoholic ...

Misconduct Report Feb 3 '26 Heineken
Heineken on the Tube: TfL’s Public Health Double Standard

How Heineken exploited a gap in Transport for London’s advertising policy to embed alcohol branding in public infrastructure. In ...

Misconduct Report Feb 1 '26
IARD Undermines Dry January to Protect an Industry That Profits From High-Risk Alcohol Use

IARD – funded by 13 of the world’s largest alcohol companies – used a trade media interview to discourage people from trying a ...

Misconduct Report Nov 18 '25
Why Viet Nam Is Accelerating Alcohol Policy Action

Viet Nam is stepping up alcohol policy action as rising health harm, mounting road fatalities, and widespread violations of the 2019 ...

Misconduct Report Nov 17 '25 Asahi, Heineken
UK Alcohol Duty Makes Beer Giant Lower Alcohol Content In Its Products

Heineken UK is lowering the alcohol strength of Foster’s lager from 3.7% to 3.4% because the UK’s strength-based alcohol duty makes ...

Misconduct Report Nov 16 '25
Alcohol Industry Blocks Dutch Health Reforms While Posing As Partner

New research from Amsterdam UMC reveals that the alcohol industry in the Netherlands has worked behind the scenes to block health reforms ...

Misconduct Report Nov 12 '25
South Korea Moves to Limit Alcohol-Food Co-Branding That Normalises Alcohol Use

South Korea is moving to limit alcohol–food co-branding because authorities recognise how these campaigns normalise alcohol use and ...