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In July 2020, South Africa had an estimated population of approximately 59.62 million people. 1 Approximately 44,000 South Africans die from tobacco-related diseases annually.2 Tobacco Use According to a 2017 national survey, about 20% of South Africa’s adult population (age 15+) smoked cigarettes,3 and a 2012 survey found that about 5% of the adult population used other…

Key points Tobacco companies use social media to promote their products, mount opposition to policies, and generate a favourable public image. A newer tactic is to pay social media influencers to covertly promote products Tobacco industry activity on social media circumvents regulations around tobacco marketing and industry interference with health policy. Background The tobacco industry has long used advertising, alongside…

SMPM International AB was a failed joint venture between Swedish Match and Philip Morris International, aimed at expanding snus sales outside the US and Scandinavian markets.88 On 16 July 2015 it was announced that the joint venture had been dissolved.88 According to Swedish Match, “…There is a small but growing demand for snus in current…

Bristol Airport the Imperial Tobacco shelter at Bristol Airport (from www.smokingallowed.co.uk) In November 2011, Imperial Tobacco launched Smoking Allowed, a campaign aimed “to support those 12 million UK adults who choose to smoke tobacco”.96 As part of this campaign, Imperial Tobacco provides smoking shelters across the UK, with the first one opened at Bristol Airport in November…

Smokeless tobacco is one of the oldest forms of tobacco in the world. Background Consumed either orally or nasally, by chewing, sucking or sniffing, smokeless tobacco delivers nicotine without combustion. There are many different forms of smokeless tobacco products consumed globally, but they can be roughly divided into two categories: snuff (finely ground or cut tobacco) and chewing tobacco (whole…

Sinclair Davidson is Professor Institutional Economics at the School of Economics, Finance and Marketing at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University in Australia.111 Relationship with the Tobacco Industry Davidson is Adjunct Fellow (previously Senior Research Fellow) at the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA), an Australian think tank which has received funding from British American Tobacco…

Simon Danczuk was the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Rochdale (Greater Manchester, England) from 2010 to 2017. Relationship with the Tobacco Industry Accepted Tobacco Hospitality Whilst serving as MP, Danczuk took hospitality from Japan Tobacco International (JTI) on two occasions.129130 In October 2015, Danczuk accepted one Rugby World Cup 2015 ticket and hospitality from the…

Shabanji Opukah worked for British American Tobacco in Nigeria for 18 years as well as Rosebank Consulting, an environmental and social development consultancy active in Nigeria until 2016.137 Career with Tobacco Industry According to his biography on the Rosebank website, Opukah worked for 18 years with British American Tobacco, including 12 at its London headquarters. He…

Background Sean Murray is a Director of EUK Consulting. He spent a decade with Philip Morris, joining in 1991 and handling media relations, internal communications and lobbying at the Brussels office. He was appointed Director EU Government Relations in 1999 but joined EUK in 2003 to set up its Brussels office. 140 Defends “Defamatory” and “Misleading” Claims…

The Scottish Wholesale Association (SWA) is an Edinburgh-based trade association, whose members include British American Tobacco (BAT), Japan Tobacco International (JTI) and Imperial Tobacco. 149 “Plain Nonsense” In May 2012, the SWA launched what it deemed a “robust” campaign, entitled “Plain Nonsense,” against the UK Government’s proposals to introduce plain packaging for cigarettes and tobacco products.