Comments on: Read this label: alcohol warnings don’t work http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/03/26/read-this-label-alcohol-warnings-dont-work/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:48:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: David Sanderson http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/03/26/read-this-label-alcohol-warnings-dont-work/#comment-4532 David Sanderson Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-4532 It is disappointing that that Crikey allows itself to be used by lobbyists, as has occured here. Firstly, she assumes that the label will be like old-style text ones which were deliberately designed by the alcohol industry to be ineffective. It is disappointing that that Crikey allows itself to be used by lobbyists, as has occured here. Firstly, she assumes that the label will be like old-style text ones which were deliberately designed by the alcohol industry to be ineffective.

]]> By: Miker http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/03/26/read-this-label-alcohol-warnings-dont-work/#comment-4533 Miker Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-4533 Time to scrutinise the impact of mixers on drinking habits, particularly of the young imbiber. "Kids" usually don't like achohol, per se, but mix it with Cherry ripe, Cola etc and they will drink it all day; and do. Time should be up for mixes! Time to scrutinise the impact of mixers on drinking habits, particularly of the young imbiber. “Kids” usually don’t like achohol, per se, but mix it with Cherry ripe, Cola etc and they will drink it all day; and do.

Time should be up for mixes!

]]> By: David Sanderson http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/03/26/read-this-label-alcohol-warnings-dont-work/#comment-4534 David Sanderson Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-4534 Secondly, she creates a straw man by pretending that labelling is going to be the government's sole response. To top it off, she downplays the problem by arguing that overall teenagers drink less than adults - a totally irrelevant non-sequitur. Secondly, she creates a straw man by pretending that labelling is going to be the government’s sole response. To top it off, she downplays the problem by arguing that overall teenagers drink less than adults - a totally irrelevant non-sequitur.

]]> By: Ben http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/03/26/read-this-label-alcohol-warnings-dont-work/#comment-4535 Ben Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-4535 The thing with warning labels on alcohol is the fact that nobody would be particularly like a warning label like cigarettes have. A group of well-dressed businessmen at dinner don't want a picture of a rotting liver on their bottle of Don Perignon, and they will have more political clout than the average concerned parent anyway. The thing with warning labels on alcohol is the fact that nobody would be particularly like a warning label like cigarettes have. A group of well-dressed businessmen at dinner don’t want a picture of a rotting liver on their bottle of Don Perignon, and they will have more political clout than the average concerned parent anyway.

]]> By: Tom McLoughlin http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/03/26/read-this-label-alcohol-warnings-dont-work/#comment-4536 Tom McLoughlin Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-4536 yeah, reads as too slick for safe analysis. But I did read it as a good indicator the grog pushers are feeling some pressure, while still dominating the PR with full page retail liquor adverts in SDT and even sherry sipping Grand Old Lady SMH today 27/3 yeah, reads as too slick for safe analysis. But I did read it as a good indicator the grog pushers are feeling some pressure, while still dominating the PR with full page retail liquor adverts in SDT and even sherry sipping Grand Old Lady SMH today 27/3

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