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Compliance checks are real in Wisconsin

November 9th, 2010 | Author:

Maria R.-S., 31, of Waukegan, WI was charged with sale/delivery of alcohol to a minor on Oct. 21 at the Pine Meadows Golf Course, 1 Pine Meadow Lane. While conducting alcohol compliance checks within the village, the female subject sold alcohol to an underage person. The subject was subsequently charged and the business was notified of the violation, reports say. She was released and issued a notice to appear in court on Nov. 18 in Mundelein.

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Posted in Wisconsin Alcohol News | Tags: alcohol sales, alcohol sales to minors, Preventing Underage Drinking, Retail Alcohol Sales, Wisconsin Bartending License | Comments Closed

Seven clerks cited for selling alcohol to minors

November 9th, 2010 | Author:

November 03, 2010, 03:02 AM

Source: Daily Journal Staff Report (San Mateo, CA)

Clerks at seven businesses were cited for selling alcohol to minors after a decoy operation was conducted by San Mateo police Oct. 28.

The operation used underage cadets acting undercover to attempt to purchase alcoholic beverages from local retailers. The officers and teenage decoys visited 18 establishments that are licensed by the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to sell alcoholic beverages. Seven clerks from different establishments sold alcoholic beverages to the minor decoys.

The following establishments sold alcoholic beverages to minor decoys: Safeway, 860 N. Delaware St.; CVS, 862 N. Delaware St.; 25th Avenue Liquors, 101 W. 25th Ave.; Liquor City, 1230 W. Hillsdale Blvd.; Bob’s Liquor, 522 Peninsula Ave.; Taqueria El Nayarita, 660 E. Third Ave.; and Fiesta Latina Market, 1424 Cary Ave.

In each incident, the clerks selling the alcohol were cited, and the incident involving each establishment was documented for administrative review by ABC, according to police. The cited clerks will face misdemeanor criminal charges and the business owners will face possible administrative charges and fines administered by the ABC.

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Posted in California Alcohol News | Tags: alcohol laws, alcohol sales, alcohol sales to minors, Preventing Underage Drinking, Retail Alcohol Sales, Social Host Liability, teen drinking | Comments Closed

Responsible Retailing Forum Schedules 2011 Meeting

October 30th, 2010 | Author:

The 9th annual Responsible Retailing Forum (RRF) will be held on April 12-13, 2011 in Park City, Utah. RRF brings together alcohol regulators, state attorneys general and public health stakeholders to work with retailers and their distributors and suppliers, and their training providers, to promote policies that prevent underage sales of alcohol and tobacco products. The 2011 RRF will be hosted by the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. The conference hotel is The Canyons. Information on the conference agenda, The Canyons and electronic registration will be posted on the RRF website later this year.


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Phusion Projects defends Four Loko criticism

October 30th, 2010 | Author:
Statement Regarding Incident at Central Washington University
October 26, 2010

No one is more upset than we are when our products are abused or consumed illegally by underage drinkers – and it appears that both happened in this instance. This is unacceptable.

But so too is placing blame for the incident squarely on Four Loko when the police report, toxicology reports and witness testimony all show that other substances, including beer, hard liquors like vodka and rum, and possibly illicit substances, were consumed as well.

In fact, while our product is mentioned only twice in the 44-page police report, hard liquor, vodka, rum or other alcohol is mentioned at least 19 times; beer is mentioned at least 3 times; and illegal drugs or roofies are mentioned at least 14 times – including twice in connection with an individual attending the party with the intention of bringing drugs with him and once in connection with smoking marijuana.

Officers on the scene reported disposing of the alcohol they found in the house, yet none of these officers described doing this by singling out one product or type of product.

In addition, the ages of the students involved have been redacted from the report, meaning there is no way to determine if any of the partygoers were of-age.  Read the police report here.

In addition, the ages of the students involved have been redacted from the report, meaning there is no way to determine if any of the partygoers were of-age. However, in a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna states that all of the students sickened were in fact underage – meaning these young men and women were illegally consuming alcohol.  Read his letter here.

Again, the events in central Washington this month were inexcusable. And most would expect our company to disagree with recent decisions to ban our products from college campuses or otherwise restrict their use there.

We do not.  We agree with the goals that underlie those sentiments. Making college campuses safe and healthy environments for learning is a goal we share with administrators – even those who have chosen to ban our products. However, we also know that curbing alcohol abuse on college campuses will not be accomplished by singling out a lone product or beverage category.
This is precisely why we go to great lengths to ensure our products are not sold to underage consumers and are not abused. As a company, we do all we can to ensure that our products are consumed safely and responsibly.  Read more here.
Posted in Washington Alcohol News | Tags: alcohol consumption, binge drinking, Four Loko, preventing intoxication, Preventing Underage Drinking, underage drinking, Washington | Comments Closed

1 in 4 U.S. Teens and Young Adults Binge Drink: CDC

October 18th, 2010 | Author:

Largely unrecognized problem raises risks of violence, car crashes and chronic disease

Source: HealthDay News / USA Today
By Steven Reinberg
October 5, 2010
More than one in four U.S. teens and young adults admit they are binge drinkers, health officials said Tuesday.
In the United States, binge drinking is defined as having four or more drinks for women, and five or more drinks for men, over a couple of hours — numbers that are different because men and women metabolize alcohol differently.
And it’s not just teens who are affected. According to the report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 33 million adults have reported binge drinking in the past year.
“Binge drinking is a very large health and social problem” and one that has gone largely unnoticed, CDC director Dr. Thomas R. Frieden said during a noon press conference Tuesday. “Most people who binge drink are not alcoholic. It may be because binge drinking has not been recognized as a problem [that] it has not decreased in the past 15 years.”
Nonetheless, the toll of binge drinking is enormous.
More than 79,000 deaths each year in the United States result from drinking too much, with about half of these attributable to binge drinking, according to Dr. Robert Brewer, alcohol program leader at CDC’s National Center for
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.

Read full story at USA Today

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