Do different actors submit different evidence to alcohol advertising policy consultations?

July 2022
Citation: 
Stafford, J, Pettigrew, S, Chikritzhs, T. Do different actors submit different evidence to alcohol advertising policy consultations? Drug Alcohol Rev. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13503

This study examined the extent to which industry and non-industry actors drew from the same (vs. different) bodies of peer-reviewed evidence in 71 submissions to alcohol advertising policy consultations. Findings included:

  • There was a low degree of overlap in peer-reviewed journal articles cited by industry and non-industry actors in submissions.
  • Industry actors placed far greater emphasis on evidence published by one industry-linked researcher than on broader bodies of evidence generated by systematic reviews and researchers.
  • Industry actors' limited contribution of trustworthy evidence via submissions raises questions about their suitability to participate in evidence-informed policymaking processes.

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