In December 2017, a peer-reviewed medical journal reported the size of wine glasses in England had ballooned since the 1700s, but particularly around 1990. Now glasses are over 15 ounces, from a starting point of around 2.
Professor Sally Casswell, director of Massey University's Social Health Outcomes Research and Evaluation Centre, says taxpayers are footing the bill for emergency rooms filled with people harmed by alcohol - and that needs to change.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a draft guidance on the agency’s voluntary recall process and announced the agency’s intention to notify the public faster when a product is recalled.
In a 3-1 vote, the Alaska Alcoholic Beverage Control Board has upended the state’s distilleries by approving new regulations that forbid the distilleries from serving mixed drinks. The state’s nine licensed distilleries have previously testified that mixed drinks served in approved tasting rooms are key parts of their individual business plans.
Home to the world’s biggest drinkers, governments in the Baltic region thought they’d curb boozing and raise more revenue by hiking alcohol taxes. The only problem was that they didn’t coordinate.
Four per cent of UK drinkers who have the most harmful alcohol consumption habits account for a third of all the alcohol drunk in the country, public health chiefs have revealed.
(CNN)Vermont, the "Green Mountain State," has become the first state to legalize marijuana by passing a law in the legislature rather than by use of a ballot measure.
Gov. Phil Scott signed H. 511 into law "with mixed emotions" Monday night, allowing for the possession of recreational marijuana.
Yamagata, Jan. 20 (Jiji Press)—Some Japanese wineries are moving to change their product indications containing geographical names ahead of the planned tightening of place-of-origin rules. The new rules aim to prevent consumer misunderstandings as the reputation of domestic wines continues to rise.
Displeased with state lawmakers' recent changes to beer laws, the Texas Craft Brewers Guild has decided to amplify its voice at the Texas Capitol by forming a political action committee.
CraftPAC, which was announced Monday, is meant to "protect the rights of Texas breweries and champion common sense, 21st century legislative reforms," the group said.
CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – A new study suggests sweeping changes when it comes to alcohol.
A group of scientists are pushing alcohol reform to eliminate drunk driving deaths. Among the changes, they propose lowering the blood alcohol content intoxication threshold from .08 to .05. This is already the limit in countries like Austria, Denmark and Japan.