TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Flavored alcoholic beverages: An international marketing campaign that targets youth
JO  - Journal of public health policy
A1  - Johnsson, Diane
A1  - Mosher, James F.
SP  - 326
EP  - 342
VL  - 26
IS  - 3
N2  - Flavored alcoholic beverages (FABs) were first introduced into the alcohol market in the early 1980s in the form of wine coolers. FABs are sweet, relatively low alcohol content beverages that are designed for "entry-level" drinkers. The alcohol industry has introduced new products and production methods to expand the category's popularity. Research suggests that they are popular with underage drinkers, particularly teenage girls, and that the industry uses marketing practices that appear to target youth. FABs are now marketed globally, and their production and marketing vary by country based on national regulatory restraints. In the United States, industry representations that the products are malt beverages for regulatory purposes appears to violate many state laws because the alcohol in the FABs is derived from distilled spirits. Recommendations for regulatory reform, including new legal definitions of FABs, increased taxes, and restrictions on availability, are applicable at both national and state levels.    <p>At no cost, a full version of this report from a special section of the Journal of Public health Policy is available by clicking the DOI number link above.</p>    <p> </p>
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SN  - 0197-5897
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jphp.3200037
ID  - ref1
ER  -