Vital Strategies posts “7 Truths About the Tobacco Industry that STOP
Vital Strategies posts “7 Truths About the Tobacco Industry that STOP (a worldwide tobacco industry watchdog) Uncovered in 2023A review of tobacco industry strategies in 2023 shows how exploitive tobacco companies were in 2023. See more details of tobacco industry strategies in the full article at: https://www.vitalstrategies.org/7-truths-about-the-tobacco-industry-that-stop-uncovered-in-2023/
1. Netflix streamed more than one billion minutes of programming that contained British American Tobacco and Philip Morris International branding.
2. Tobacco companies successfully lobbied for the end of bans on e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products, and/or nicotine pouches in Egypt, Kenya, and Uruguay.
3. The tobacco industry introduces new, cheaper brands to prevent people from quitting when tobacco taxes increase.
4. Cigarettes are single-use plastics and should be regulated as such.
5. While Big Tobacco makes billions in profits every year, tobacco farmers in Malawi reported being trapped in a cycle of poverty.
6. Single sticks make inequity worse.
7. The Foundation for a Smoke-Free World claimed to support work in LMICs, but much of its money went to groups in high-income countries.
Comment: STOP has detailed reports on these 2023 strategies with links in the full article.
Stephen Hamann
