Would you rather have a cheeseburger or a frozen margarita? The calories are roughly the same, as are the calories for a pint of lager and a slice of pizza
FINLAND - Cans of so-called IVA beer on the shelves of Alko. The state-owned chain has a retail monopoly on beverages with an alcohol content exceeding 4.7 per cent.
AFRICA - The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has warned against smoking and excessive consumption of alcohol, describing such acts as major causes of mouth cancer.
Ghana has launched a National Alcohol Policy after years of working with key stakeholders to combine the fragmented laws that exist on the production, distribution sale, advertisement and consumption of the commodity.
CANS of Tennent’s Lager will be the first in the UK to carry advice on responsible drinking.
A new government grant program aimed at giving Alberta’s small distillers a boost is being cheered by the province’s fledgling craft spirits industry, even though it will be modelled on an existing craft beer program that has sparked lawsuits from out-of-province brewers.
A recent court decision “highlights the amount of work required,” for a defendant being sued after hosting a party where people were consuming alcohol, to get a summary motion dismissing the case, two lawyers argued in a blog post this week.
Toronto’s board of health will consider Monday a proposal to require organizers of events on city property to “be familiar” with a federal government warning against mixing alcohol with caffeinated energy drinks.
Following a two-year delay, the European Commission presented its proposal on alcohol information on Monday (13 March), giving the alcoholic beverages industry an additional year to come up with a “self-regulatory” proposal.
LONDON -- The U.K. is expected to kick off talks this month over how it will exit the European Union, a process that could take two years. But for many British shoppers, Brexit already means one thing: higher prices.