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.
Vietnam: Alcohol Excise Tax Increase Risks Getting Delayed Until 2027
Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance proposes delaying the Special Consumption Tax (SCT) increase on alcohol and beer from 2026 to 2027, ...
AB InBev, Asahi, Carlsberg, Heineken England, UK: Evidence Shows Alcohol Taxes Work
New alcohol duty rules introduced in August 2023 are reshaping the UK’s alcohol market. Under the improved structure, taxes are now based ...
South Africa: Alcohol Tax Increases Work, As Science Exposes Industry Lies
New data from South Africa confirms that increasing alcohol taxes is an effective public health strategy. The alcohol industry’s ...
New Mexico, USA: Big Alcohol Derails Alcohol Tax Increase And Lawmakers Push Alcohol Industry Bill Instead
New Mexico has the highest rate of alcohol-related deaths in the United States, with nearly 2,000 lives lost annually due to alcohol. ...
New Study Reveals Zero-Alcohol Products Prompt Adolescents to Think of Alcohol
This online study examined whether adolescents implicitly categorise images of zero-alcohol drinks as alcoholic beverages. The study shows ...
New Study: Alcohol Policies to Prevent NCDs Generate Positive Societal Impacts Immediately
Researchers reviewed 49 interventions previously established as cost-effective to identify the earliest possible detectable effect on ...
South Africa: Government Set to Raise Alcohol Tax – Why It’s a Good Idea
The South African government has proposed raising alcohol taxes in 2025 to lower population-level alcohol use and its devastating effects ...
Spain: Government Approves New Law on Preventing Under-Age Alcohol Use
The Spanish Council of Ministers has approved the Law on the Prevention of Alcohol Consumption in Minors. This bill will now move to ...
AB InBev, Bacardi, Heineken Inside South Africa’s Plan to Raise Alcohol Excise Taxes
South Africa is planning bold steps to better prevent alcohol harm. The government is planning above‐inflation increases in excise duties ...