Kennedy-sponsored bill requires warning on liquor advertising. (Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy, II of Massachusetts)

From: Modern Brewery Age | Date: April 30, 1990 | Copyright information

Kennedy-sponsored bill requires warning on liquor advertising

Rep. Joseph Kennedy (D-MA) is co-sponsoring a new bill that would require health warnings on all alcoholic beverage advertising within 18 months of enactment.

The proposed bill is but one sign of many that the American liquor industry is undergoing significant changes. Industry executives are facing shades neo-Prohibitionism in government and public attitudes, decreased alcohol consumption, an overcap...

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