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 15 '21
Study: Big Alcohol Fools Consumers With ‘Better-For-You’ Marketing Tactics

A new study by Cancer Council Australia proves that the ‘better-for-you’ alcohol branding is just another marketing tactic by the ...

Misconduct Report Sep 9 '21
Big Alcohol Exposed: Alcohol Packaging Puts Kids in Harm’s Way

The Ready-To-Drink (RTD) alcohol category has been growing rapidly in recent years. Since young people are moving away from alcohol, RTD ...

Misconduct Report Apr 23 '21
New Study: Alcohol Ads Commonly Appeal to Minors

New research finds association between adolescents finding alcohol adverts appealing and never alcohol users’ susceptibility to initiate ...

Misconduct Report Apr 22 '21
New Zealand: Communities Want Alcohol Law Improvements for Better Youth Protection

Communities are calling for a revision of alcohol laws specifically surrounding marketing and promotion, in order to protect children and ...

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 Apr 6 '21
Japan: Government Invites Big Alcohol to Self-Regulate Labels

The Japanese government has invited alcohol industry giants, including Asahi and Kirin, to self-regulate labeling on their products. The ...

Misconduct Report Mar 8 '21
Germany: Parliamentary Health Committee Discusses Country’s Alcohol Policy

The parliamentary health committee held a hearing on March 3, 2021 to discuss Germany’s alcohol policy. On the agenda of the hearing ...

Misconduct Report Oct 28 '20
Exposing Big Alcohol Arguments During the Pandemic

In an effort to limit the impact of alcohol on the Western Australian health system during the COVID‐19 pandemic, the WA Government ...

Misconduct Report Oct 2 '20
Alcohol Issues Newsletter – Week 40

Carefully curated alcohol policy news, latest science digest, Big Alcohol revelations, and a Special Feature to keep you in the know about ...