Deborah Arnott Chief Executive, ASH UK It seems like a straightforward question, but as is often the case there isn’t a simple answer. The UK parliament has passed primary legislation which allows it to introduce standardised packaging by regulation, but the government hasn’t yet made a decision to go ahead. This primary legislation is […]
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FDA moves to make e-cigarette research more difficult
Below we republish a post by Stan Glantz from the UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Reserved & Education. At a time when e-cigarette marketing, sales and use appears to be escalating, “real world” independent research is urgently needed. The FDA appears to be shutting down this important investigative channel. Dilbert meets Kafka again: While FDA […]
#DortmundKills campaign: the legal, moral and ethical case against Inter-tabac Asia
As reported in News Analysis in the January edition of Tobacco Control, the Dortmund city-owned company Westfalenhallen Dortmund GmbH (Germany) is organising Inter-tabac Asia, a trade fair for the tobacco industry, to be held on the Indonesian island of Bali on 27 & 28 February. An international campaign against the event has attracted support from around the world, and […]
When will the tobacco industry apologise for its galactic harms?
Simon Chapman writes for the BMJ blog about the forthcoming advertisements from the US tobacco industry where they must admit to deceiving the public about addiction and health harms. But as snakes shed their skins only to replace them with more of the same, the global tobacco industry continues its business as usual. A friend […]
Beyond statistics: the hidden face of smoking-related cancer
This story should be required reading for anyone who works for a tobacco company or denies that tobacco causes horrific suffering. The editorial team at Tobacco Control thanks Karen for her bravery and honesty in sharing her very personal story. Beyond statistics: the hidden face of smoking-related cancer By Simon Chapman, University of Sydney The […]
Japan: Prime Minister appoints tobacco executive to board of national broadcaster
Earlier this year, tobacco control advocates from around the world supported an effort by their counterparts in Japan to block a proposed appointment of Mr Katsuhiko Honda, former President of Japan Tobacco, to serve on the Board of Governors of NHK, Japan’s public broadcaster (Japan’s equivalent of the BBC). Unfortunately, the temporary success there […]
Shadowy lobbying against Tobacco Products Directive
This post is republished with full permission from Tobacco Unpacked. A guest blog by Andy Rowell, research fellow at the Tobacco Control Research Group, University of Bath, and editor of TobaccoTactics.org Landmark TPD debated in Europe this week. Multi-million-pound lobbying campaign inflicted on Brussels by tobacco industry. This week is crunch time in Brussels for […]
Waiting out the legal challenges to plain packaging – playing into the tobacco industry’s hands?
Editor’s note: This article was first published by the McCabe Centre for Law and Cancer (Australia). It is republished here with permission. The original article can be accessed here. The McCabe Centre for Law and Cancer is a joint initiative of Cancer Council Victoria and the Union for International Cancer Control. Its mission is to […]
Eurovegas and the challenge to Spain’s smoke-free law: neoliberalism vs public health
Aser García Rada, Madrid The Spanish law banning smoking in all public premises since January 2010 has become one of the greatest national public health achievements in decades. It modified a previous law from 2006 that banned smoking in enclosed working environments but allowed it in certain bars and restaurants. The tobacco lobby fought […]
E-cigarettes and the marketing push that surprised everyone
The e-cigarette debate rages on over at the BMJ… Martin McKee writes how ” the more attention policy makers give to the aggressive marketing of e-cigarettes in their own countries, the more they conclude that the downsides far exceed any benefits.” Naturally, for such a hot topic, opposing views are quick to materialise. Clive Bates […]