Initiative against alcohol advertising comes to fruition
Voters in the canton of Zurich will vote on whether to ban alcohol advertising at sporting events. The popular initiative «No Advertising for Alcoholic Beverages at Sports Venues or Sporting Events» has been successfully launched.
The required number of 6,000 signatures has been exceeded, the Directorate of Justice and Home Affairs announced on Friday. The petition submitted by the Zurich Cantonal Association of the Blue Cross submitted Referendum seeks to extend the existing Swiss-wide ban on advertising spirits in sports stadiums to all alcoholic beverages (Werbewoche.ch reported). (SDA)
