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The Coalition Against Illicit Trade (CAIT), according to the press release announcing its launch in June 2015, was a group of organisations “dedicated to fighting the trade of counterfeited and contraband goods”.1 Its now-defunct website stated that CAIT aimed to “encourage collaboration and exchange best practice between industry, regulators and policymakers” and to deepen its understanding of “track &…

Imperial scaremongering in interview with The Sun newspaper Ever since plain packaging for tobacco products was suggested in Canada in 1986 and New Zealand and the UK in the early 1990s, the tobacco industry has been developing arguments and tactics to oppose this legislative proposal. This pages outlines some of the main arguments used by the tobacco industry to…

Christopher Pincher was elected Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamworth (Staffordshire, England) in May 2010. In January 2018 he was appointed Treasurer of Her Majesty’s Household and Deputy Chief Whip House of Commons.73 Relationship with the Tobacco Industry Accepted Tobacco Hospitality In May 2011, Pincher accepted two tickets to the Chelsea Flower Show worth £1,132.80 from…

Christopher Chope became the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Christchurch (Dorset, England) in May 1997.80 From 1983 to 1992, Chope was the MP for Southampton. Relationship with Tobacco Industry Accepted Tobacco Hospitality Chope has taken tobacco industry hospitality on several occasions. 2015 – Chope accepted two tickets and hospitality to the Wimbledon tennis tournament worth £440 from…

ITC Limited – formerly India Tobacco Company Limited – is the cigarette market leader in India.100 British American Tobacco (BAT), through its subsidiaries Tobacco Manufacturers (India) Limited, Rothmans International Enterprises Ltd, and Myddleton Investment Company Ltd, is ITC’s largest shareholder. Until 2024 it held just under 30% of shares.101102103 In March 2024 BAT reduced…

Christofer Fjellner is a Swedish former Member of European Parliament (MEP) (2004-2019). Opposition to EU Snus Ban In 2012 The Independent newspaper reported that Fjelnner was selling snus from his European Parliament offices, despite an EU-wide ban (with the exception of Sweden). “I kept some in my office for private use and some friends used to knock and ask…

In the mid-1990s, the two main British-based tobacco companies whose market was predominantly in the UK were Gallaher, now part of Japan Tobacco International and Imperial Tobacco. But their domestic market was declining and they needed to find new markets. So they sold abroad. Although this is perfectly legal, by the late 1990s Imperial Tobacco and Gallaher…

Christian Engström is a Swedish former Member of European Parliament (MEP) (2009-2014), who was a member of the Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO). Opposing the EU Snus Sales Ban In 2009 the European Commission launched a review of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), the piece of legislation that regulates tobacco products in Europe, including…

See main page Institute of Economic Affairs Also see: History of Close Ties with the Tobacco Industry Undermining the Concept of Environmental Risk By the mid-1990s, the Institute of Economic Affairs had extended its work on Risk Assessment (RA). More specifically, the head of IEA’s Environment Unit Roger Bate was interested in undermining the concept of…

Background Chris Argent was the Director of Corporate Affairs for Philip Morris in Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands from 2010 to 2015. In August 2017, he moved from the tobacco industry to the food and beverages industry, taking the position of Senior Director, Public Policy, Government Affairs and Communications for the Asia-Pacific region at PepsiCo. Links to the…