The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is expected to remove the Portman Group from the Government-sponsored Alcohol Education and Research Council.
The move is in response to concerns about the influence the drinks producers have over studies on alcohol misuse.
A senior Whitehall source confirmed the council was under review because it needed to be seen to be totally independent.
Financial Times 01/10/05 page 2
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