Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) have shared a new report, published with the Institute of Alcohol Studies, called Spin the bottle: How the UK alcohol industry twists the facts on harm and responsibility.
The report analysed over 140 public communications from six leading UK alcohol companies and industry-funded groups. It uncovers a coordinated strategy of cherry-picking evidence, exaggerating economic importance, and promoting voluntary measures while lobbying against effective regulation. For instance, despite deaths from alcohol being at record highs, the industry frequently claimed trends were “going in the right direction”. Many also engaged in greenwashing.
You can read the report by clicking the link above or find a copy of it below:
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