Alcohol advertising’s close
association with sport must
end, says chair of the Alcohol
Advertising Review Board (AARB),
child health researcher Professor
Fiona Stanley AC.
She was speaking as AMA federal
vice president Stephen Parnis
launched the AARB’s second annual
report in Canberra this week.
“Children are being heavily
exposed to alcohol promotion,
often in association with their
sporting idols,” said Parnis.
“The government should act now
to introduce strong regulatory
controls on the content, placement
and volume of alcohol advertising
and promotion,” he urged.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 26 Jun 14 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 26 Jun 14
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