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American Beverage Institute Condemns Hawaii Senate for Voting to Lower Legal BAC Limit

Washington, D.C. (March 10, 2021)—Today, the American Beverage Institute (ABI)—a national restaurant trade association—highlighted the lack of evidence supporting the Hawaii…
American Beverage Institute Urges State Senate to Consider the Science Before Voting on .05 Bill

Washington, D.C. (March 3, 2021)—The full Hawaii Senate is set to soon consider SB 754—legislation that would lower the legal…
American Beverage Institute Opposes NY Legislation to Lower Legal Limit

Washington, D.C. (January 6, 2021)—Today, legislation (S131) was introduced in the New York Senate to lower the legal blood-alcohol concentration (BAC)…
American Beverage Institute Applauds Federal Government for Rejecting New Alcohol Restrictions

Washington, D.C. (December 29, 2020)—Today, the latest iteration of federal dietary guidelines was released. The U.S. Departments of Agriculture and…

Senate passes bill lowering DUI threshold to 0.05

A measure that would make Hawaii the second state in nation to lower its blood-alcohol threshold for drunken driving to 0.05 is headed to the state House for consideration. Senate…
Bill seeks to lower blood-alcohol content to 0.05

A senate bill introduced by the Committee of Transportation seeks to lower the threshold for drunken driving from the legal limit for a blood-alcohol level of .08 to .05. This…
Cocktails To-Go Help Restaurants Stay Afloat

Worried that the four Virginia restaurants she runs were headed for disaster during the pandemic, Sarah White branched out. The neighborhood restaurants, which serve casual-style foods such as burgers and…
New US dietary guidelines include babies and toddlers for first time

The United States Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services issued new dietary guidelines, which include recommendations for babies and toddlers for…

Alcohol is a magnet for irrational legislating

As seen in the now $28 trillion national debt, the government is rarely a good steward of public resources. Taxpayer dollars are frequently wasted and bureaucratic focus is misdirected. We’ve…
Traffic safety policy should follow the science

New data released by the federal government reveals drunk driving deaths fell by more than 5% in 2019. It’s welcome news and a trend that policymakers at…
State lawmakers should avoid raising alcohol taxes to cover budget shortfalls

As we head into 2021, state finances are in more trouble than usual. Efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic while economic activity took a nosedive have pushed budgets into the…
Stricter government alcohol recommendations are not based in good science

Some in the scientific community are attempting to persuade the public that moderate alcohol consumption will lead to an early grave. And the fearmongering is creeping into official policy. As…