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.

Bacardi, Diageo, Pernod Ricard

Alcohol Industry Frontgroup FISAC Undermines Public Health with Misleading Narratives

The Foundation of Social Investigations A.C. (FISAC) in Mexico presents itself as a civil society organization dedicated to alcohol ...

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 ...

AB InBev, Heineken

Brazil: Supported by Big Alcohol, Research Center Defines Standard Unit of Alcohol 40% Higher Than World Health Organization

Center financed by alcohol giants Heinken and AB InBev is used as a reference by the Ministry of Health and provides data that favors ...

Exposing Five Common Alcohol Industry Assertions Undermining the Development of Australia’s National Alcohol Strategy

New research examining alcohol industry contributions to inform the development of Australia’s national alcohol strategy exposes ...

Exposed: Big Alcohol Propaganda Reaches Irish School Children But Communities Campaign for Change

Alcohol industry funded Drinkaware is conducting training courses for Irish teachers on how to lead classroom lessons about alcohol. ...

The Alcohol Industry’s Involvement With Road Safety NGOs

This study showed that there was a clear effort by the alcohol industry to partner with road safety NGOs around the world. Findings ...

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 ...

Origins and Purposes of Big Alcohol’s Public Relations Groups

This study provides ample reasons to regard the nature of the threat posed by large alcohol companies to health as essentially similar to ...

Alcohol Industry-Funded Websites Mis-Represent the Evidence on Cardiovascular Health

This study found that alcohol industry funded health organizations mis-represent the evidence on cardiovascular effects of low dose ...

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