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Dr. Ross MacKenzie of Macquarie University voices concerns over British American Tobacco (BAT)’s business in Myanmar in a blog post for the Asia & The Pacific Policy Society.  From 1999 to 2003, BAT was at the centre of a scandal for working with a Burmese military agency. The new military…

The Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) has published the results of two investigations into Tobacco Companies’ dealings in West Africa, featuring insights from TobaccoTactics’ Andy Rowell and Allen Gallagher. One report alleges the complicity of a Philip Morris International official representative, Apollinaire Compaoré, in the smuggling…

In an article for the Tobacco Prevention & Cessation Journal, Dr. Rosemary Hiscock, of Bath’s Tobacco Control Research Group, and Dr. Michael J Bloomfield, of Bath’s Social Policy department, show the importance of studying tobacco supply chains for advancing tobacco control. They analysed academic articles and industry journals to…

Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK) has launched The Campaign for the Culture, a US initiative aimed at “uniting, empowering, educating and engaging people of color and other targeted communities around critical healthcare and human rights issues connected to tobacco use, with the goal of inspiring young community members to avoid or quit tobacco use.” A part of the…

An investigation by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism published in The Guardian, reveals British American Tobacco (BAT) has embarked on a £1bn campaign that harnesses the popular appeal of social media influencers, pop stars and sporting events. The report says the campaign has attracted younger adults, non-smokers and even reached the eyes of children. It alleges that an…

In an article in the Lancet, Neil Francey wrote in celebration of 30 years since the Australian court found that second-hand smoke causes lung cancer in non-smokers and respiratory disease in children, which was the first decision of its kind by a superior court anywhere in the world. Neil Francey acted as Counsel for Australian Federation of Consumer Organisations Inc…

Former Director of Digital and Social Media at the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World, filed a civil complaint against her ex-employer in a federal court in New York on 13 January.   See the joint statement from STOP and the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids.

An investigation published by Premium Times in Nigeria states that the Philip Morris International (PMI)-funded Foundation for a Smoke-Free World (FSFW) has bypassed provisions of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) and is violating Article 5.3 by funding groups including the Conrad Foundation. The Conrad Foundation holds the annual ‘Conrad Challenge’,…

In an article for the International Journal of Drug Policy, Dr. Robert Branston and Dr. Allen Gallagher from the University of Bath’s Tobacco Control Research Group (TCRG) and Deborah Arnott from Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) explore the potential implications of Brexit for UK tobacco control. The paper examines key areas of the supply, cost, taxation, and regulation…

The new Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index 2020 (GTIII) explores how governments are responding to tobacco industry interference and protecting their public health policies from vested interests as required under the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC). The Global Tobacco Index 2020 was produced by Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control (GGTC),…