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| New Hampshire Youth to Youth members testifying before the House Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee on April 9, 2014. |
The New Hampshire House killed SB 329, a bill that would have revoked a 25-year state ban on billboard alcohol advertising. Public health advocates were key to the bill's defeat.
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| Finnish public service announcement in support of a ban on lifestyle alcohol marketing |
Finland recently amended its law to prohibit alcohol-branded media communications starting in 2015.
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| U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) calls for an FDA ban on dangerous alcohol products. |
The U.S. Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) caused alarm in April when it mistakenly approved the label for Palcohol, a powdered alcohol product with potential for misuse and significant health risks.
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| In the Doghouse |
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| Journalists received unlimited booze during a 5-day tour of American whiskey facilities, courtesy of the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States. |
In an effort to promote American distilled spirits such as Tennessee whiskey under the guise of news, the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) treated dozens of journalists last month to a 5-day liquor-sodden Spring Break lobby tour.
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