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. 2023 Feb 28;33(2):305–311. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckad018

Table 1.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria for alcohol industry submissions

Inclusion Exclusion
Types of responses Types of responses

  • Written responses to the inquiry (first submission only)

  • Supplementary evidence

  • Oral evidence
Responses from Responses from

  • Manufacturers of alcohol

  • NGOs

  • Wholesale distributors of alcohol

  • Individuals (with no tie to the industry)

  • Retailers on-trade (e.g. pubs and clubs)

  • Local/governmental authorities

  • Retailers off-trade (e.g. newsagents and supermarkets)

  • Regulators

  • Importers of alcohol

  • Academics

  • Social aspects and public relations organisations (SAPROs) (e.g. charities funded by the industry)

  • Licensing firms/consultantsa

  • Trade associations

  • Any other entities falling outside the alcohol industry definition given in the methods
a

Licensing firms/consultants have been omitted because in addition to representing industry, these firms will also represent local authorities and the police; therefore, it is very difficult to tease out to what extent they are representing industry interests in their responses.