Selling wine and beer next to food ‘normalises’ a dangerous drug and should be sold at specific outletsThe New Zealand Medical Association has called for a ban on selling alcohol in supermarkets, saying that having it next to groceries and food normalises a dangerous drug. Wine and beer have been widely available in most supermarkets around the country since 1990, although spirits can be bought only in bars and off-licences. Most supermarkets in New Zealand sell alcohol and competition is stiff. In Britain, alcohol is also widely available in supermarkets but in Australia there are tougher restrictions, with alcohol only sold in some supermarkets under special circumstances. Professor Sally Casswell, a professor of public health and social research at Massey University said she supported a ban on alcohol in supermarkets.

Source: The Guardian August 07, 2017 05:07 UTC