4th July 2017 — British people who have an average of 2.1 alcoholic drinks a day are putting themselves at a higher risk of developing a range of cancers, say health experts.
The combination of Brexit and the unintended economic consequences of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill will only serve to exacerbate pressure on the sector, the Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland (ABFI) suggested today.
More than three-quarters of court cases where local communities are against big alcohol stores being built are being thrown out because judges do not have to consider the health impacts of planning decisions.
The China Alcoholic Drinks Association, the country's alcoholic beverage trade organization, is set to award the trademark designation of "estate wine" to some 16 Chinese wine producers, most of them in the Xinjiang, Hebei, and Ningxia regions of northern China.
ONTARIO - Union negotiators and the management of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario have reached a tentative deal to avoid a strike by workers.
Far more people per capita in northeastern Ontario were hospitalized in 2015-16 with a condition caused solely by alcohol compared to the rest of the province and Canada.
Koreans' alcohol consumption has nearly doubled in the past 50 years, with beer replacing makgeolli, or traditional rice wine, as the drink of choice.
A campaign has been launched in an effort to stop adults buying alcohol for children in North Lanarkshire.
Stark health statistics recently published showed that alcohol abuse continues to blight Scotland. An average of 10.5 litres of pure alcohol was bought per adult — more than the safe, recommended levels, and 17% greater than in England and Wales.
Saskatchewan is ignoring proven solutions to its alcohol problem, a local physician says.