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Publication - Consultation paper

Restricting alcohol advertising and promotion: consultation

Published
17 November 2022
From
Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture, +4 more … Chief Medical Officer, Director-General Health and Social Care, Lord Advocate, Solicitor General
Directorate
Population Health Directorate, +4 more … Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate, Children and Families Directorate, Culture and Major Events Directorate, Justice Directorate
Part of
Arts, culture and sport, Business, industry and innovation, Children and families, +4 more … Economy, Farming and rural, Health and social care, Programme for Government
ISBN
9781805250630

This consultation seeks views on potential restrictions to alcohol advertising and promotion in Scotland.

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Footnotes

1 Anderson P, de Bruijn A, Angus K, Gordon R, Hastings G. Impact of alcohol advertising and media exposure on adolescent alcohol use: a systematic review of longitudinal studies, Alcohol & Alcoholism 2009; Vol. 44 pp. 229-243 ;

Smith L A, Foxcroft D R. The effect of alcohol advertising, marketing and portrayal on drinking behaviour in young people: systematic review of prospective cohort studies. BMC Public Health 2009; 9:51; Jernigan D,

Noel J, Landon J, Thornton N, Lobstein T. Alcohol marketing and youth alcohol consumption: a systematic review of longitudinal studies published since 2008. Addiction 2016; DOI: 10.11111/add.13591

Scientific Opinion of the Science Group of the European Alcohol and Health Forum (2009) Does Marketing Communication Impact on the Volume and Patterns of Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages, Especially by Young People

2 Anderson P, de Bruijn A, Angus K, Gordon R, Hastings G. Impact of alcohol advertising and media exposure on adolescent alcohol use: a systematic review of longitudinal studies, Alcohol & Alcoholism 2009; Vol. 44 pp. 229-243 ; Smith L A, Foxcroft D R. The effect of alcohol advertising, marketing and portrayal on drinking behaviour in young people: systematic review of prospective cohort studies. BMC Public Health 2009; 9:51; Jernigan D, Noel J, Landon J, Thornton N, Lobstein T. Alcohol marketing and youth alcohol consumption: a systematic review of longitudinal studies published since 2008. Addiction 2016; DOI: 10.11111/add.13591

Scientific Opinion of the Science Group of the European Alcohol and Health Forum (2009) Does Marketing Communication Impact on the Volume and Patterns of Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages, Especially by Young People.

3 Clearcast is owned by the largest UK commercial broadcasters (but accepts other broadcasters as clients) and works to make sure advertisements comply with the UK Advertising Codes set by the Committee of Advertising Practice and the Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice. Clearcast is not a regulator, does not create the rules of advertisement and cannot ban commercials.

Contact

Email: alcoholmarketing@gov.scot

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