An universal framework for promoting alcohol should be put in place around the world so misuse is more stringently regulated, according to a new study.
Laura Schimdt from the University of California and her colleagues wrote that despite the fact alcohol is responsible for many diseases it is not controlled internationally.
Writing for the British Medical Journal, the authors said the globalisation of alcohol means it is now harder for individual nations to restrict marketing of alcohol.
Moreover, policy makers are ignoring the fact that a restriction on alcohol marketing and higher taxation would control alcohol-related injury, they said.
The authors wrote: “To counterbalance the globalisation of the alcohol trade, we need international agreements that protect public health.”
Wine sellers in the UK recently saw success after a campaign to make more low alcohol wines available for consumers on UK shelves.
