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Scotland - Minimum Unit Price - Initial Impact Study
Researchers from Newcastle University have today published in the British Medical Journal their assessment of the immediate impact of the introduction of minimum unit pricing in Scotland on household alcohol purchases. The report considered the p...
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“Your starter for ten…” - register your interest for PubAID “Worlds Biggest Pub Quiz”
The World’s Biggest Pub Quiz will return next year with a new official charity partner – Action Against Hunger. This year’s quiz involved 1,400 pubs and raised more than £230,000 for Prostate Cancer UK The event, organized...
Food Standards Agency (FSA) announces new plans to enhance protection for people with food allergies and intolerances
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) Board have confirmed a series of new measures to protect those with food allergies and intolerances. The measures were discussed as part of their quarterly Board meeting on Wednesday 18 September in Belfast. ...
End of Alcohol Promotions in Ireland?
It has been reported, that the Irish government has notified the European Commission of plans to ban alcohol promotions in the country. This development flows from Irelands efforts to reduce excessive alcohol consumption, the Country’...
Report on Local Authority Food Law Enforcement Published by FSA
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has just published official statistics on food law enforcement by local authorities for the year ending March 2019. The information provided by local authorities and compiled by the FSA, gives a detailed breakdown ...
Scotland - The Position following Personal Licence Renewals
The Scottish Government have published their annual figures reflecting the number of premises and Personal Licences held per Board across Scotland. What is striking is the reduction in the number of Personal Licence Holders. Between M...
Airport Clampdown On Drunken Passengers leads to fall in arrest figures
We have previously reported on campaigns introduced by Airports, to try and reduce the number of alcohol related incidents and arrests at airports. New figures have revealed a fall in arrests in 2018/19 compared to the previous year; 117 p...