The Portman Group , the industry's social responsibility body, is to monitor and report on the industry’s progress on the voluntary labelling pledge . The pledge to provide responsible drinking information on 80 per cent of alcohol labels on UK shelves by 2013 was set out as part of the Government's controversial Responsibilty Deal earlier this year. In a press release , the Portman Group said they would monitor and report publicly on the industry’s progress towards the labelling goal.
The latest Alcohol Alert from the Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS) has been released, it's cover story reviewing the controversial Responsibility Deal.
Wine makers “systematically” understate the strengths of wines , according to a Guardian report . A study found that that 57% of the wines analysed were stronger than on the label; average ABV content was found at 13.6% but the average labelled strength was 13.1%. The analysis also revealed that strength of wine across the world has risen by almost once per cent in recent years
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Drinks giant Diageo is to fund alcohol training for 10,000 midwives as part of the Government's controversial Responsibility Deal . The training programme will be run by the National Organisation for Foetal Alcohol Syndrome UK ( Nofas-UK ) to encourage midwives to highlight the risks of drinking during pregnancy .
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Lansley calls on supermarkets to act on 'front of store' promotions The Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley, has written to supermarkets to re-iterate requests that supermarkets pledge to remove alcohol promotions from front of stores, reports The Telegraph . Department of Health (DoH) officials said Ministers were frustrated that more supermarkets had not made further commitments, with only Asda applying discretion to the location of alcohol promotions. In the letter, Lansley called on the supermarkets to “do more”, requesting “all major alcohol retailers' full participation in this effort”
Drinkaware, the industry funded alcohol awareness charity, has developed a new resource MyDrinkaware . According to a press release it is designed to: “…help consumers better understand the effects of drinking alcohol on their health and all-round wellbeing, – an easy-to-use online unit calculator and drink diary. The tool provides personalised feedback on risk levels based on consumers’ alcohol consumption and shows data in units, calories and spend
Minimum pricing is back on the agenda in Scotland following the SNP's election as a majority Government.
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Alcohol Concern are seeking young people aged under 18 to complete a survey exploring exposure to alcohol advertising. From Alcohol Concern: The Alcohol Concern Youth Policy survey Alcohol Ads and You aims to find out what young people think about their exposure to alcohol advertising [ online version here ]
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Government focus on benefit claimants with drug and alcohol problems The Prime Minister has spoken out on helping to move “trapped” incapacity benefit claimants with drug or alcohol problems into work. The Government plans to re-assess all people on incapacity benefit by 2014, including 42,360 people listed with 'alcoholism' and 37,480 with drug dependency. David Cameron denied they were stigmatising those with genuine problems and asked “…is it OK to leave these people on incapacity benefit, year after year, not examining their circumstances, not seeing if we can help them?”
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