Request for Ban on Liquor Ads Rejected
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WASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission today rejected a request that it ban or limit advertising for alcoholic beverages, saying it could find no basis to conclude that such ads affect alcohol abuse.
Acting on the basis of a staff report, the commission voted 4 to 1 to turn down the 1983 petition filed by the private, nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest.
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