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Andrew Rosindell became the Conservative Member for Parliament (MP) for Romford (England) in June 2001. Relationship with the Tobacco Industry Hosted Event on Behalf of Tobacco Industry On 25 October 2017, Rosindell hosted a reception at Parliament on behalf of the Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association (TMA).1 The event promoted the TMA’s Illicit Tobacco Trade Survey 2017. The TMA’s data…

Alun Cairns became the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, in May 2010. In March 2016 Cairns became Secretary of State for Wales. Previously he served as Under Secretary of State for Wales (July 2014-March 2016). Relationship with the Tobacco Industry Accepted Tobacco Hospitality In May 2011 Cairns accepted two tickets to the Chelsea…

Background Altria, known pre-2003 as Philip Morris Companies Inc., is the American parent company of:22 Philip Morris USA, a cigarette manufacturer U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company, a smokeless tobacco manufacturer John Middleton, a cigars and pipe tobacco manufacturer Nat Sherman, a premium cigarettes and cigars manufacturer (from 2017) Nu Mark, an e-cigarette company Ste. Michelle Wine Estates,…

The tobacco industry spends large sums of money on advertising, sponsorship and promotion of its products. In 2016, tobacco companies in the United States (US) spent US$9.5 billion on advertising and promotional expenses, amounting to US$26 million each day.104 WHO: It’s about Increasing Tobacco Consumption The world’s first global public health treaty, the World Health Organization Framework Convention…

The American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (AmCham Hong Kong) is one of the largest American Chambers outside the United States (US), and is an influential business organisation in the Asia-Pacific region. Relationship with the Tobacco Industry Japan Tobacco International (JTI) has been a member of AmCham Hong Kong from 1970124 and Philip Morris Asia from…

Anne Katrine Mevlig was Manager Corporate Affairs at Philip Morris International (PMI) Denmark up to August 2014.129 She started working for PMI in April 2011. Lobbying on the EU Tobacco Products Directive Revision Leaked internal PMI documents reveal that Ms Mevlig lobbied Danish Members of European Parliament (MEPs) to take a pro-tobacco position whilst the 2001…

This page covers the activities of BAT in Africa up to 2015. It recounts a history of double standards, exposing a difference between BAT’s stated goals and principles, and its activities in low and middle-income African countries. Links to more recent information, can be found in the TobaccoTactics…

Screengrab of the Common Sense Alliance ‘Issues’ webpage (March 2013) The Common Sense Alliance was a group which described itself as a “growing community who question excessive regulation that lacks evidence and has not been fully thought through…” The Common Sense Alliance was formed as a company in May 2012, at the time when the EU Tobacco Products…

Formed in 1992, the Transatlantic Policy Network brings together business and political leaders keen to foster links between Europe and America. 173 The Network claims credit for helping set up TABD, the Transatlantic Business Dialogue. 174 ReferencesHide↑House of Commons,…

Background Tobacco tracking and tracing refers to a process of determining where a tobacco product was produced and following it through to its point of sale. Products are marked with a secure, unique ID so they can be tracked from their point of manufacture to the point where all taxes have been paid. If they then end up on the…