Alcohol control will become stricter: from May 1, no longer the right to a 15-minute delay for a breath test

Alcohol control will become stricter: from May 1, no longer the right to a 15-minute delay for a breath test

Road safety From Wednesday 1 May, new rules for alcohol checks in traffic will apply. Drivers can no longer ask for a 15-minute delay before they have to blow. The new measure would allow the police to carry out more checks in the same time. Today, drivers are allowed to request a 15-minute break during … Read more

Alcohol Consumption Linked to Memory Loss: University of Pennsylvania Study

Alcohol Consumption Linked to Memory Loss: University of Pennsylvania Study

It’s not just drinking alcohol increasing the risk of dying from a heart attack and other long-term illnesses, but they can also cause memory loss literally the next morning. A group of scientists from the University of Pennsylvania (USA) tried to find out why there was such a “bad alcohol addiction.” The results are published … Read more

The commission does not support the proposal to ban the sale of alcohol at gas stations

The commission does not support the proposal to ban the sale of alcohol at gas stations

The proposal to ban the sale of alcohol in DUS was not in the original draft law developed by the Ministry of Health (MoH), but it was proposed by several members of parliament. The president of the Association of Fuel Dealers, Ojars Karčevskis, emphasized that the discussion about the restriction to sell alcohol in DUS … Read more

Alcohol purchased on the Internet can be delivered no sooner than six hours from the moment of ordering

Alcohol purchased on the Internet can be delivered no sooner than six hours from the moment of ordering

The proposal sets an exception for alcoholic beverages in which the absolute amount of alcohol does not exceed 15 percent by volume. The sale of alcohol by distance contract was introduced during Covid-19. The deputies initially wanted to impose a complete ban on the sale of alcohol on the Internet. The parliamentary secretary of the … Read more

Beer: How the Euro and the weather affect sales – 2024-04-10 12:43:36

Beer: How the Euro and the weather affect sales
 – 2024-04-10 12:43:36

Warmer weather and major sporting events this summer have the world’s biggest brewers hoping to recover financially from a “barbaric” 2023. However, spirits producers could face challenges in the coming months. Analysts predict that Heineken NV, Carlsberg AS and Budweiser producer Anheuser-Busch InBev NV are among the beer companies to benefit if good weather coincides … Read more

UNESCO Declares Songkran Festival in Thailand as Intangible Cultural Heritage for Humanity

UNESCO Declares Songkran Festival in Thailand as Intangible Cultural Heritage for Humanity

In just a few days it will be a time of happiness and fun for Thai people, that is “festivalSongkran“By the special nature of Songkran 2024 This is still different. Because it is pride that UNESCO An announcement was made for Songkran in Thailand. It is the intangible cultural heritage of humanity. To celebrate this … Read more

Nine in ten businesses sell alcohol to young people, night shops are doing better than catering and supermarkets

Nine in ten businesses sell alcohol to young people, night shops are doing better than catering and supermarkets

Public health An inspection by the FPS Public Health with ‘mystery shoppers’ shows that almost nine in ten of the businesses inspected sold alcohol to minors. With regard to the sale of tobacco products, almost 70 percent of the cases were in violation. Striking: night shops are doing better than catering establishments and supermarkets. During … Read more

Alcohol: More than one drink a day seriously damages a woman’s heart – 2024-04-03 11:10:39

Alcohol: More than one drink a day seriously damages a woman’s heart
 – 2024-04-03 11:10:39

Young to middle-aged women who drink eight or more alcoholic drinks a week – more than one a day, on average – face a significantly increased risk of coronary heart disease (or ischemic heart disease) compared to their peers who drink less. This is shown in a new large study that will be presented at … Read more

WHO Urges Reduction of Sugar Intake to Improve Health – Guidelines for Adults and Children

WHO Urges Reduction of Sugar Intake to Improve Health – Guidelines for Adults and Children

WHO “Especially children, sugar intake should be reduced to 58g per day or 5-10% of total caloric intake” Entered 2024.04.01 18:10 Entered 2024.04.01 18:10 Modified 2024.04.01 18:11 Views 8,190 If you resist the ‘sweet temptation’ of sugar, your overall health will improve. Even if you quit drinking for just 10 days, seven health indicators will … Read more

WATCH ⟩ The companies that transported the products of Medvedeva’s Italian winery through Latvia have been identified

WATCH ⟩ The companies that transported the products of Medvedeva’s Italian winery through Latvia have been identified

Ivo Tahks, the real beneficiary of “Wellman Logistics”, justifies himself: “Perhaps a million different alcohol bottles are processed in our logistics system. And we do not communicate with producers or end consumers at all. We are only a logistics company, and we only communicate with forwarders. Forwarders there are those who receive orders from customers, … Read more