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As a number of people reach for the bottle to mark the end of an alcohol-free January, Frances Vickery considers the impact of a proposed government code on the sale…

It’s been a busy few weeks for UK booze advertisers and marketers, what with the Portman Group issuing its revised Code clamping down on “Down in one” drinking and banning…

The EU is looking to reduce alcohol-related harm in the Union. Its newly-formed “European Alcohol & Health Forum” has industry and marketing stakeholder members and it will be expected to…

ASDA pulled a teddy bear and champagne gift pack after alcohol packaging watchdog the Portman Group held it breached the Portman Group Code provisions against gift packs with direct or…

As the regulatory onslaught on booze advertising continues, the Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice announced further restrictions for TV and radio, this time focusing on health and therapeutic claims.  …

Undeterred by the heady brew of alcohol advertising and labelling codes that already assails the industry, the Scotch Whisky Association has published its own ‘Code of Practice for the Reponsible…

Hot on the heels of changes to rules for alcohol ads on TV and radio due to come into force 1 October 2005, the Committee of Advertising Practice has published…