Mother in custody for drug and alcohol use during pregnancy (25 August 2024) A woman from Rijsbergen is in custody for manslaughter and serious assault of her unborn child because she used drugs and alcohol during her pregnancy. More >> | |
Student Monitor: fewer students drink, but those who drink, often drink a lot (1 July 2024) In 2023 slightly fewer Dutch students aged 12 to 16 drank alcohol in the past month compared with 2021. But those who drank, often drank a lot. This is evident from the Student Monitor 2023 of the Trimbos-institute. More >> | |
Should there be clearer rules regarding alcohol-free beer? (9 May 2024) It doesn't happen often, but now it does: an industry that asks clear EU legislation. Dutch beer brewers find the rules for alcohol-free beer unclear. More >> | |
Dutch minors are excessively exposed to alcohol advertising (11 April 2024) The 2023 Annual Alcohol Advertising Report shows that many minors in the Netherlands are confronted with alcohol advertising. Despite the fact that the alcohol industry largely adheres to its own agreement that alcohol advertising may not be specifically aimed at minors, they are still reached on a large scale. More >> | |
The game the alcohol industry played with the Dutch National Prevention Agreement (12 March 2024) In 2018, Paul Blokhuis (then State Secretary of Health, Welfare and Sport) announced the National Prevention Agreement with the aim of a healthier Netherlands in 2040 by reducing smoking, obesity and problematic alcohol use. A total of 70 partners joined the agreement. More >> | |
House of Representatives adopted motion asking mapping advertising restrictions and bans (5 March 2024) On March 5, the House of Representatives adopted a motion asking the government to investigate legal alcohol advertising restrictions and bans. More >> |
Privacy policy STAP: In the document below you will find - in Dutch - all information about STAP's privacy policy.
Here information about the Alcohol Act, taxation and other elements of Dutch alcohol policy.
Here some important facts and figures about alcohol consumption and problems in the Netherlands.