AG Group Wants Alcohol Ad Limits

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WASHINGTON A group of 20 state Attorneys General have requested the Federal Trade Commission to consider asking the alcohol industry to limit its advertising to audiences where only 15 percent of the population is under 21.

The May 8 letter is the result of a committee the Attorneys General formed in 2004 to examine industry marketing practices and teen exposure to alcohol ads.

“Alcoholism is a major pediatric disease in this nation,” said Steve Rowe, the AG from Maine.



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