Portman Group response to Petticrew et al.: 'How alcohol industry organisations mislead the public about alcohol and cancer'.

Knai and colleagues' response to comments of the Portman Group in news story about their research on the "responsibility deal" on alcohol.

Addressing NCDs: Penetration of the Producers of Hazardous Products into Global Health Environment Requires a Strong Response; Comment on “Addressing NCDs: Challenges From Industry Market Promotion and Interferences”

Timely warnings and examples of industry interference in relation to tobacco, alcohol, food and breast milk substitutes are given in the editorial by Tangcharoensathien et al. Such interference is rife at national levels and also at the global level. In an era of ‘private public partnerships’ the alcohol and food industries have succeeded in insinuating themselves into the global health environ...

Alcohol marketing and youth drinking: a rejoinder to the alcohol industry.

As societal concern has increased in relation to alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harm (Rehm et al., 2009; Nutt et al., 2010), attention on factors potentially influencing drinking behaviours has grown. One such factor that has been identified is alcohol marketing (Babor et al., 2010). Numerous studies assessing the impact of alcohol marketing on youth drinking have been carried out over...

Be aware of Drinkaware

In 2006, Drinkaware was established as a charity in the United Kingdom following a memorandum of understanding between the Portman Group and various UK government agencies. This debate piece briefly reviews the international literature on industry social aspects organizations, examines the nature of Drinkaware's activities and considers how the public health community should respond. Although t...

Big Tobacco, Alcohol, and Food and NCDs in LMICs: An Inconvenient Truth and Call to Action; Comment on “Addressing NCDs: Challenges From Industry Market Promotion and Interferences”

In their editorial, Tangcharoensathien et al1 describe the challenges of industry market promotion and policy interference from Big Tobacco, Alcohol, and Food in addressing non-communicable diseases (NCDs). They provide an overview of the increasing influence of corporate interest in emerging eco...