{"id":75533,"date":"2020-04-13T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-covid-19-alcohol-regulatory-relief-questioned\/"},"modified":"2020-04-13T15:04:01","modified_gmt":"2020-04-13T19:04:01","slug":"se-cuestiona-la-relajacion-de-la-normativa-del-alcohol-frente-al-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/se-cuestiona-la-relajacion-de-la-normativa-del-alcohol-frente-al-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Alcohol Regulatory Relief Questioned"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prngen2{\nBORDER-TOP:black 0pt; BORDER-RIGHT:black 0pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 0pt; PADDING-LEFT:0.50em; BORDER-LEFT:black 0pt; PADDING-RIGHT:0.50em\n}\n.prnsbt0{\nBORDER-TOP:0pt\n}\n.prnsbr0{\nBORDER-RIGHT:0pt\n}\n.prnbcc{\nBORDER-COLLAPSE: COLLAPSE\n}\n.prnsbl0{\nBORDER-LEFT:0pt\n}\n.prnsbb0{\nBORDER-BOTTOM:0pt\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">SAN RAFAEL, California<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 13, 2020<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/\u00a0&#8212; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2774825-1&amp;h=140750350&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Falcoholjustice.org%2F&amp;a=Alcohol+Justice\" rel=\"nofollow\">Alcohol Justice<\/a>\u00a0made public today an open letter to Jacob Appelsmith, Director of the California\u00a0Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. The letter outlines <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2774825-1&amp;h=1279081781&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Falcoholjustice.org%2Fimages%2Fdownloadables%2FABC%2FAlcohol-Justice-to-ABC-regulatory-relief-concerns.pdf&amp;a=eleven+serious+concerns\" rel=\"nofollow\">eleven serious concerns<\/a>\u00a0associated with the agency&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2774825-1&amp;h=4230462034&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Falcoholjustice.org%2Fabc-regulatory-relief-1&amp;a=two+recent+%22regulatory+relief%22+actions\" rel=\"nofollow\">two recent &#8220;regulatory relief&#8221; actions<\/a>\u00a0that clearly place alcohol industry profits above public health and safety concerns.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg6138left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg6138left\" title=\"#COVIDwashing: The alcohol industry is using the Corona virus crisis to push for deregulation for the sake of corporate profits. Alcohol annually kills 3 million worldwide. The world would be better served with tougher regulations and less alcohol.\" border=\"0\" alt=\"#COVIDwashing: The alcohol industry is using the Corona virus crisis to push for deregulation for the sake of corporate profits. Alcohol annually kills 3 million worldwide. The world would be better served with tougher regulations and less alcohol.\" align=\"middle\" imagelabel=\"General\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1154207\/COVIDwashing_English_Alcohol_Justice.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p><i>&#8220;We understand the intense pressure placed on the agency to preserve jobs and protect profits,&#8221;<\/i>\u00a0stated <span class=\"xn-person\">Bruce Lee Livingston<\/span>, Executive Director \/ CEO, Alcohol Justice. <i>&#8220;But truth be told, the ABC <\/i><i>has the mission not just to monitor and enforce the state&#8217;s liquor laws, but to use its powers to promote <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2774825-1&amp;h=1594406649&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.abc.ca.gov%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F05%2FRule-106d-Economic-Impact-Assesment-Z2013-1216-01.pdf&amp;a=%22temperance%22\" rel=\"nofollow\">&#8220;temperance&#8221;<\/a> &#8212; by reducing consumption and promoting public health and safety. There is nothing in the agency&#8217;s recent regulation-relaxing documents that addresses the public health and safety threats in their emergency changes to public policy.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Read the complete letter here: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2774825-1&amp;h=533410490&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2RuoWBl&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2RuoWBl\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/2RuoWBl<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<div>\n<table id=\"convertedTable59e9\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" class=\"prnsbt0 prnsbr0 prnbcc prnsbb0 prnsbl0\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>CONTACT<\/b>:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Michael Scippa 415 548-0492<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Jorge Castillo 231 840-3336<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Bruce Lee Livingston 415 515-1856 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p\/>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg5a98left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg5a98left\" title=\"Alcohol Justice logo. \" border=\"0\" alt=\"Alcohol Justice logo. \" align=\"middle\" imagelabel=\"General\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/147418\/alcohol_justice_logo.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2774825-1&amp;h=1554401756&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1154207%2FCOVIDwashing_English_Alcohol_Justice.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1154207%2FCOVIDwashing_English_Alcohol_Justice.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1154207\/COVIDwashing_English_Alcohol_Justice.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211;\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2774825-1&amp;h=2105168333&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F147418%2Falcohol_justice_logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F147418%2Falcohol_justice_logo.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/147418\/alcohol_justice_logo.jpg<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Alcohol Justice<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">SAN RAFAEL, California<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 13, 2020<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/\u00a0&#8212; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2774825-1&amp;h=140750350&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Falcoholjustice.org%2F&amp;a=Alcohol+Justice\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Alcohol Justice<\/a>\u00a0made public today an open letter to Jacob Appelsmith, Director of the California\u00a0Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. 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