New report calls for overhaul of alcohol marketing regulation

In a new report published on the 6 July 2018, a leading alcohol charity is calling on the UK Government to undertake a thorough review of how alcohol marketing is regulated. Following a detailed analysis of the industry-funded regulator, the Portman Group, the report highlights inconsistent decision-making, lack of scrutiny, and an apparent failure to address how modern alcohol marketing works. The report, Fit for Purpose? An analysis of the role of the Portman Group in alcohol industry self-regulation, has been written by the charity formed by the merger of…

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