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In recent years a large number of newer consumer tobacco and nicotine products have emerged on the market, including electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), commonly  known as e-cigarettes, and heated tobacco products. The tobacco control community is engaged in an ongoing discussion about the terminology used to describe these ‘new’, ‘novel’, or ‘alternative’ products.1 See the product terminology…

Malcolm Wyman was a Board member of Imperial Tobacco from 2011 to 2019.7778 Roles on Imperial Tobacco’s Board Wyman joined Imperial Tobacco in October 2011 as a Non-Executive Director, and was appointed Senior Independent Non-Executive Director in 2017.77 He was the Chair of two committees, the Audit Committee (2012-2017) and the Remuneration Committee (2018/19), and…

Herman Cheung joined Philip Morris International (PMI) in 2012 as Manager Government Affairs.83 In 2014, Cheung became PMI’s Manager Illicit Trade Strategies & Prevention Asia, overseeing PMI’s initiatives to reduce illicit tobacco trade in the Asia-Pacific region.8384 Affiliations US-ASEAN Business Council Cheung represented PMI on a delegation of the US-ASEAN Business Council to the…

Background Futuro sin Humo (Smoke-free Future in English) is a Philip Morris International initiative90 from its Mexico office to promote their line of Next Generation Products. The initiative was launched in 2018, along with the hashtag #futurosinhumo, which translates into “smoke-free future”. Its website describes it as a “movement is to inform and give voice to smokers…

Introduction Brad Rodu is Professor of Medicine at the University of Louisville in Kentucky (United States), and senior scientist at its James Graham Brown Cancer Center.100 Rodu has a background in dentistry and oral pathology and his research focuses on tobacco harm reduction, which he promotes on his blog Tobacco Truth. Rodu has worked closely with…

Founded in Chicago in 1984, the Institute initially concentrated on influencing public policy at a local level but has grown in size and ambition. In 2019 it reported a full-time staff of 39 and described itself as “an action tank as well as a think tank”. Its objective is to “discover, develop and promote free-market solutions to social and…

Blue Star Strategies is a public affairs consultancy headquartered in Washington, and with offices in Brussels, Buenos Aires, Paris and Vienna.139 Image 1: Blue Star Strategies Clients (screengrab taken from bluestarstrategies.com, November 2018 Image 2: Fontem Ventures Testimonial about Blue Star Strategies services (screengrab taken from bluestarstrategies.com, November 2018 Relationship with the Tobacco Industry Fontem Ventures,…

The Eliminating Child Labour in Tobacco-Growing (ECLT) Foundation is a Swiss-based non-profit organisation that describes itself as an “independent foundation” and a “global leader” in eliminating child labour.147148 In reality, the ECLT Foundation is both funded and governed by tobacco companies, and is a vital part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy. All four major Transnational Tobacco…

Carrick Graham used to work for British American Tobacco (BAT) in New Zealand from 1996 until 2006.210 Since leaving BAT he has run several Public Relations (PR) consultancies, including Facilitate Communications (2006-2016) and Graham, Brewer, Simich and Associates (dissolved in September 2016211). From August 2016 he was founder and Managing Director of GMS Management Ltd.

The internet is an integral part of lobbying and campaigning for tobacco companies today. Philip Morris (PMI), British American Tobacco (BAT) and Imperial Tobacco all use websites to emphasise their arguments. PlainPack.com BAT website. Screen grab from http://www.plainpack.com PlainPack.com In March 2011, BAT launched a new website against plain packaging in Australia called PlainPack.com…