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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…

The WHO Needs a Science Lesson on How Not to Needlessly Terrify People

If anyone still believes the World Health Organization is a reputable body, think again. After repeatedly dropping the ball during the coronavirus pandemic, the organization with an overinflated sense of…
Viewpoint: Bill to lower legal blood-alcohol limit is political theater

New York lawmakers are considering a bill that would make criminals out of responsible consumers. More specifically, S131 would lower the legal blood-alcohol concentration limit for driving…
Backdoor approach to lower legal BAC limit will upend lives

The Washington Post recently ran an opinion column that supports legislation to require the installation of alcohol detection devices in all new vehicles, based on research that has so far…
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…