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.
AUSTRALIA’S spirits industry is like the “wine industry 40 years ago” but without similar tax arrangements it will struggle to flourish, industry leaders say.
The Nepal government has approved a stringent policy to regulate the sale of alcohol, including mandatory pictorial health warnings and an age bar for buying liquor, sparking a debate in the country.
Irish people consumed an average of 5% more alcohol last year than in 2015, according to a new analysis by Alcohol Action Ireland.
New Zealanders are drinking stronger beer and more often than they were last year, according to Statistics New Zealand figures out today.