The Bureau of Investigative Journalism. Science for Sale
Johnston F. The Bureau of Investigative Journalism. Science for Sale: Philip Morris’s Web of Payments to Fund Tobacco Research. July 1, 2024
A Japanese researcher reveals the biased research of Philip Morris in Japan and how it helped fuel the success of the Iqos product.
https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024-07-01/science-for-sale-philip-morris-web-of-payments-to-fund-tobacco-research/
In Japan, Philip Morris now makes more money from Iqos than from Marlboro cigarettes.
“Hotting up:
Philip Morris’s heated tobacco products have been outselling its cigarettes in Japan since 2019. Source: Philip Morris annual reports”
Comment: Misrepresenting their products through their biased research continues to be industry practice and convinces some of their bogus harm reduction claims. Stephen Hamann
