Irish drinks manufacturers have criticised the Minister for Health, Simon Harris, for failing to address concerns about the advertising and labelling proposals in the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill.
The Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland (ABFI) says that Harris has not 'meaningfully engaged' with the manufacturers who will be impacted by the new legislation.
Independent charity Crimestoppers and the Wine and Spirit Trade Association have launched a Christmas campaign in Newcastle to warn the public about the danger to health of drinking fake alcohol.
WARREN, OH — The city’s first craft brewery in well more than a century is focused beyond serving a good pint of specialty beer. Its owners say they want to create opportunities for veterans.
BISMARCK, N.D. - Alcohol deliveries have resumed on an American Indian reservation in North Dakota after tribal leaders temporarily shelved new rules and higher taxes on booze, state Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger said Monday.
A campaign dubbed "Utado" has been launched to promote responsible alcohol drinking as festivities begin. Gordon Mutugi, chair of Alcohol Beverages Association of Kenya, said they want to play a promote responsible consumption of alcohol during social occasions and celebrations.
Restaurants in the Gray Township in Jacksonville and Sherwood can now apply to sell beer, wine and liquor. After receiving the Pulaski County Election Commission’s certified results of last month’s vote that overwhelmingly approved restaurants to sell drinks by the glass, Alcohol Beverage Control can now accept applications from restaurants wanting to expand their menu offerings.
Professor David Nutt was once the chairman of the United Kingdom’s Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. But he was fired from the post in 2009 after suggesting horse riding was more dangerous than MDMA,3,4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine—ecstacy.
ANCHORAGE (KTUU) - A proposed alcohol tax put forward by the chair of the Anchorage Assembly, Dick Traini to help fund alcohol treatment and rehabilitation centers could be up for discussion at the Tuesday night Assembly meeting.
Americans have a much more complicated relationship with alcohol it seems than other countries, in which it's much more common for parents to allow their kids to have a sip of alcohol at the dinner table.
Ho CHI MINH CITY/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Thai Beverage (TBEV.SI) has won an auction to buy a majority stake worth $4.84 billion in Vietnam’s top brewer Sabeco SAB.HM, a lofty deal that adds a major asset to the beer-to-property empire of Thai magnate Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi.
