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  • 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) limit for driving from 0.08 to 0.05—a 40 percent reduction.
  • 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 Health and Human Services, which are responsible for publishing the…
  • American Beverage Institute Urges Government to Maintain Guidance on Alcohol Consumption in Dietary Guidelines
    Washington, D.C. (August 13, 2020)–Today, the American Beverage Institute (ABI) submitted formal comments advising the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Health and Human Services to maintain the current dietary recommendations…
  • American Beverage Institute Opposes Hawaii Legislation Targeting Moderate Drinking
    Washington D.C. (February 5, 2020)—Today, Hawaii lawmakers will discuss lowering the legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit for driving from 0.08 to 0.05 in the state. This 40 percent reduction will…
  • American Beverage Institute Opposes Efforts in Vermont to Lower Legal BAC Limit
    Washington, D.C. (January 15, 2020)—The Vermont Senate recently introduced legislation (S291) that would lower the legal blood-alcohol concentration (BAC) arrest level for driving from the national standard of 0.08…
  • ABI Reacts to New Study Connecting Moderate Drinking to Cancer
    Washington, D.C. (December 10, 2019)–A new study was released this week that explores the relationship between moderate alcohol consumption and cancer. The authors conclude that even moderate levels of…
  • New Legislation Will Put Big Brother in the Driver’s Seat
    Washington, D.C. (October 18, 2019)—This week Sen Tom Udall (D-NM) and Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) unveiled The Reduce Impaired Driving for Everyone Act of 2019—or the RIDE Act for short—which would…
  • American Beverage Institute Reacts to Report Measuring Cost of Alcohol-Related Harms
    Washington, D.C. (September 11, 2019)—Today, a new report was published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs that claims the revenue collected from alcohol excise taxes does not cover the financial…
  • ABI Strongly Opposes Efforts to Link Moderate Drinking to Major Health Consequences
    Washington, D.C. (June 28, 2019)–An advocacy group recently penned a letter to the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) arguing that alcohol products that…
  • American Beverage Institute Opposes NY Senate Legislation to Lower Legal Limit
    Yesterday, legislation was introduced in the New York Senate that would lower the legal blood-alcohol limit for driving from 0.08 to 0.05 BAC—a level that can be…
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American Beverage Institute

American Beverage Institute

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