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 Jul 16 '25
The Positive Effects of the UK Wine Duty Improvements

In February 2025, the UK began taxing wine based on alcohol strength (ABV), encouraging lower-strength products and aligning with ...

Misconduct Report Apr 7 '25
A Subsidy That Shocks: Exposing the EU’s Wine Paradox

The European Commission’s new “Wine Package” is a troubling paradox: while public awareness of alcohol harms grows and consumption ...

Misconduct Report Apr 11 '24
German Wine Lobby Exposed: Political Interference, Deception, and Harmful Claims

Who is Big Wine in Germany and what are they up to? Lobbypedia has released a report about the German wine lobby, exposing how the wine ...

Misconduct Report Nov 23 '23
UK: Big Alcohol Pressures Government to Cut Alcohol Taxes

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has frozen the alcohol duty in the Autumn Statement, delivering a gift to the alcohol industry ...

Misconduct Report Oct 11 '23 AB InBev, Heineken
Heineken Exposed for ‘Slave Labor’ Practices in Brazil

Brazilian brewery Kaiser, which is owned by Heineken, has been added to the government’s list of companies responsible for labor ...

Misconduct Report May 22 '23
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 ...

Misconduct Report May 22 '23
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 ...

Misconduct Report Mar 8 '23
Big Wine Exposed For Slave Labor Scandal in Brazil

Brazil’s Federal Police along with the Ministry of Labor rescued more than 200 people who were living and working in slave-like ...