Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), the national independent advocate to reduce alcohol harm, welcomes today’s announcement of the EU Kids Act by EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, but cautions more robust safeguards are badly needed to protect children from predatory online marketing practices when it comes to health-harming commodities such as alcohol.
https://alcoholireland.ie/press-release-eus-kids-act-more-robust-measures-needed-to-stop-manipulative-digital-and-social-media-alcohol-marketing-to-children/
GOV.UK (UK) - New rules pave the way for
businesses to adopt digital proof of age for alcohol sales
Pubs, bars, restaurants, music venues and other licensed premises across
England and Wales will have the choice to introduce digital proof of age for
alcohol sales under new rules coming into force today (Tuesday 15 September).
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-rules-pave-the-way-for-businesses-to-adopt-digital-proof-of-age-for-alcohol-sales
National Geographic - The Genetics of Being
a Lightweight Drinker
It turns out my status as an alcohol lightweight is likely dictated by my
genes. Scientists have long known that excessive alcohol consumption has a
strong hereditary component.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/health/article/alcohol-tolerance-genes-brain
BBC (UK) - Alcohol-related crime up more
than 25% in City
The number of incidents of alcohol-related crime went up by more than 25%
in Plymouth city centre from 2023 to 2025, a report has said.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy0z74egk11o
BBC (France) - Record heatwaves in France
set to make champagne stronger
Champagne lovers may find themselves getting tipsy more quickly after
French producers have been given the go-ahead to raise the alcohol content in a
bottle of bubbly for the first time following this summer's record heatwave.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgydvrlep1o
The American Journal of Managed Care (USA) - Alcohol
Abuse Tops List of Post-Trauma Cardiovascular Risks
Adults diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder within 3 years of a traumatic
event face a higher risk of a future heart attack, stroke, or cardiovascular
death, with alcohol abuse being the single strongest warning sign for both men
and women, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart
Association.
https://www.ajmc.com/view/alcohol-abuse-tops-list-of-post-trauma-cardiovascular-risks
NewsNation (USA) - Alcohol is the top
sacrifice Americans would make for 10 more healthy years
According to a new survey on what Americans would give up for more time on
Earth, booze is the first thing to go.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/health/alcohol-national-geographic-survey/
Poliisi.fi (Finland) - Drink-driving
survey: Fewer and fewer people take to the road after consuming alcohol
In 2026 drink-driving roadside surveys, the police breath-tested
approximately 63,000 drivers. Long-term follow-up shows that the proportion of
drivers who have consumed alcohol has been declining. However, the number of
actual drink-driving offences has remained at the level of previous years or
increased slightly.
https://poliisi.fi/en/-/drink-driving-survey-fewer-and-fewer-people-take-to-the-road-after-consuming-alcohol
Movendi International - When Alcohol Looks
Like a Toy: Why Marketing Familiarity Is a Public Health Issue
Alcohol products with bright colours, sweet flavours and novelty packaging
are becoming familiar to children long before they can legally buy them.
https://movendi.ngo/blog/2026/09/17/why-marketing-familiarity-is-a-public-health-issue/
FARE Australia - ‘A turning point’: South
Australia first in the nation to deliver landmark alcohol laws
South Australia has become the first state in the nation to pass landmark
alcohol delivery reforms, including commonsense safeguards that will help make
women and children safer in their homes.
https://fare.org.au/south-australia-alcohol-delivery-law/
Cancer Council (Australia) - Cancer Council
Australia backs push for mandatory alcohol advertising laws
Cancer Council Australia has welcomed recommendations from a federal
parliamentary committee calling for stricter regulation of alcohol advertising
and marketing in Australia.
https://www.cancer.org.au/about-us/news-and-media/media-releases/cancer-council-australia-backs-push-for-mandatory-alcohol-advertising-laws
NordAN (Lithuania) - Lithuania moves to
restrict alcohol-free beer and wine sales to minors
Lithuania is moving towards banning the sale of certain non-alcoholic
drinks, including alcohol-free beer and wine, to people under the age of 18.
https://www.nordicalcohol.org/post/lithuania-moves-to-restrict-alcohol-free-beer-and-wine-sales-to-minors
Alcohol Awareness - The Saboteurs campaign
shows what gets in the way of healthier choices
Why can healthier choices be so difficult, even when people know what is
good for them? A new campaign from JA PreventNCD, called The Saboteurs, turns
that question into a deliberately humorous concept. The campaign presents the
environments around us as a group of “saboteurs” that quietly influence what we
eat and drink, how active we are, and whether we use tobacco and nicotine
products. Its central point is that individual behaviour does not happen in
isolation.
https://alcoholcampaign.org/2026/09/15/the-saboteurs-campaign-shows-what-gets-in-the-way-of-healthier-choices/
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