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Countering FSFW

WHO Statement on Philip Morris funded Foundation for a Smoke-Free World

GGTC: 2019      Download [...]

E-Cigarette ban & regulation: Global Status as of October 2019

Download PDF 42 COUNTRIES1 BAN SELLING OF E-CIGARETTESThe sale/distribution of e-cigarettes2 is banned in the following forty-two (42) countries:Antigua and Barbuda*, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Barbados**, Bhutan, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Colombia, Costa Rica**, Egypt*, Ethiopia*, Gambia, [...]

Why tobacco money must be kept out of the International Labor Organization

GGTC: 2019          Download [...]

An Open Letter to the ILO

  To:  Director General of the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the Government Members of the 337th Session of the ILO’s Governing Body Reject Tobacco Funding. Regulate the Tobacco Industry.   As members of the [...]

Tobacco industry: decade of deception and duplicity

GGTC, WHO FCTC Sec, WHO: 2019         Download [...]

Selling Addiction: tobacco industry transition to new products

GGTC, WHO FCTC Sec, WHO: 2019          Download [...]

Indicators of tobacco industry interference

GGTC, WHO FCTC Sec, WHO: 2019          Download [...]

Tobacco Industry Tactics: smoke-free environment

GGTC, WHO FCTC Sec, WHO: 2019          Download [...]

Tobacco Industry Tactics: advertising promotion and sponsorship

GGTC, WHO FCTC Sec, WHO: 2019          Download [...]

Tobacco Industry Tactics: packaging and labelling

GGTC, WHO FCTC Sec, WHO: 2019          Download [...]

Tobacco Industry Tactics: tax policies

GGTC, WHO FCTC Sec, WHO: 2019          Download [...]

Tobacco Industry Tactics

GGTC, WHO FCTC Sec, WHO: 2019          Download [...]

Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index 2019

GGTC: 10 October 2019          Download [...]

Tobacco industry has least influence on the UK, watchdog ranking reveals

10 October 2019Sarah Newey The first ever global index to track tobacco industry influence over public health policy has revealed that the UK is a world leader in efforts to curtail undue meddling. According to [...]

Letter from New Zealand’s Ministry of Health on the international obligations under the WHO FCTC, Article 5.3

New Zealand Ministry of Health: 22 August 2019                  Download [...]

E-Cigarettes: Tobacco industry misinformation on e-cigarettes, a ‘real threat’, says WHO

1 August 2019 – The World Health Organization (WHO) stated that e-cigarettes are “undoubtedly harmful”, and warned that misinformation spread by the tobacco industry in claiming that they are “safer” constitute “a present and real [...]

Tobacco Ban on Facebook/Instagram must meet global standards

July 25 2019 – GGTC welcomes the Facebook / Instagram policy prohibiting users and groups from selling, transferring or gifting tobacco products including hookah, e-cigarettes, and tobacco paraphernalia; but finds that the policy falls short [...]

WHO statement urging governments to ban tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship at international expositions

World Health Organization: 15 August 2019           Download [...]

WHO statement urging governments to ban tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship at international expositions

15 August 2019 Source: World Health Organization The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a statement calling upon governments to enforce their obligation under the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Article 13 to enforce [...]

Tobacco Grants returned by Bangladesh NGO BRAC

August 14 2019 – On July 31, Bangladeshi tobacco control advocates announced that BRAC, a world-leading non-government organization (NGO) from Bangladesh, has returned funds worth USD 64,151 that they had received as a grant from [...]

DANGERS OF THE “UNSMOKE” CAMPAIGN: Frequently Asked Questions

GGTC: 2019       Download [...]

Health Groups: “Protect UN/ SDGs from Tobacco Industry”

July 20 2019 On 19 July 2019, Stopping Tobacco Organizations & Products (STOP) , a global watchdog, joined the Framework Convention Alliance (FCA), Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), and Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK) [...]

Michael Bloomberg na Campanha Contra o Cigarro

30 July 2019Asia Comentada Quando Michael Bloomberg (foto) reforça a luta contra o uso do cigarro usando um banco de dados online, há que se admirar um empresário como ele, cuja atividade principal está ligada [...]

Philip Morris funded Foundation is more PR than research acc to Tobacco Watchdog

June 12 2019: The first analysis of the 2018 tax return of the Philip Morris International (PMI) funded Foundation for a Smoke Free World (FSFW), revealed that most of the Foundation’s funding activities have gone more into public relations [...]

Irish retailers lobby group accused of cosying up with Big Tobacco

28 July 2019Barry J WhyteThe Business Post Anti-tobacco body funded by Bloomberg points finger at Retailers Against Smuggling Read more [...]

STOP Tobacco Industry Watchdog Exposes Industry Allies That Undermine Public Health

Close to 100 groups in 22 countries exposed for supporting industry efforts to derail tobacco control  U.S. and U.K. are headquarters for nearly half of front groups, third parties and “astroturf” organizations New York and [...]

Joint Letter to the UN SG Re: The role of the tobacco industry in the 2030 agenda for Sustainable Development

26 July 2019Center for Combating Tobacco Framework Convention Alliance together with ASH: Action on Smoking & Health, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and STOP (Stopping Tobacco Organizations and Products – Vital Strategies, Tobacco-Free Union, Tobacco Control [...]

Staff Spotlight on… Phil Chamberlain, Managing Editor of Tobacco Tactics

26 July 2019Bath University We spoke tobacco control, darts, and Nellie Bly. Warm up: How long have you worked at the Uni? What does your role involve? I started in April 2019 when I joined STOP [...]

Tobacco industry interference holds back efforts to stamp out smoking

26 July 2019Anne GullandTelegraph Tobacco industry interference with government policy is hampering global efforts to stamp out smoking, a new report warns.  A study by the World Health Organization looking at global progress towards ending the “tobacco [...]

136 Countries Now Have Tobacco Control Policies; Progress Slow On Smoking Cessation Services

26 July 2019David BraniganHealth Policy Watch The last decade has seen dramatic progress in the fight against tobacco, with some 136 countries having implemented policies such as smoking bans in public places, higher taxes or [...]

STOP Tobacco Industry Watchdog exposes Industry Allies that undermine public health

26 July 2019Bio Spectrum India A new database released by STOP (Stopping Tobacco Organizations and Products) reveals dozens of groups from around the world aiding the tobacco industry in its considerable efforts to subvert public health policies. [...]

Michael Bloomberg reforça luta contra cigarro com banco de dados on-line

26 July 2019Alice HancockValor Uma plataforma on-line que traz uma lista de empresas que contribuem para promover a indústria tabagista é o mais recente esforço de uma iniciativa de US$ 20 milhões, financiada pelo bilionário [...]

The attempt of the Tobacco Industry funded entity to partner with the World Health Organization (HWO)

GGTC: 2019      Download [...]

WHF and partners call on UN Secretary General to reject proposal for a “more nuanced” relationship with tobacco industry

25 July 2019World Heart Federation Secretary General Antonio GuterresUnited Nations, S-233New York, NY 10027 Dear Secretary-General Guterres, On behalf of the members of the Global Coalition for Circulatory Health, we are writing to you because we [...]

SFP supports joint letter to the UN SG following a note on the role of the tobacco industry in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

22 July 2019Smoke Free Partnership SFP expresses its support for the letter sent on behalf of Action on Smoking & Health (ASH US), Framework Convention Alliance, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and STOP (Stopping Tobacco Organizations [...]

Vertrekkend VN-topfunctionaris neemt het op voor de tabaksindustrie

22 July 2019Tabaknee Michael Møller, hoofd van het VN-hoofdkwartier in Genève, heeft op zijn laatste werkdag een brief voor zijn opvolger achtergelaten waarin hij voor Big Tobacco opkomt. De website Foreign Policy maakte de brief openbaar. Door [...]

Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health letter to the Ministry of Education requesting cooperation of educational institutes to not accept any sponsorships or support from the tobacco industry

Thai Ministry of Public Health: 2019        Download [...]

Organizations in Support of Tobacco Industry’s Arguments against Plain Packaging

GGTC: 2019      Download [...]

Track and Trace Systems: Tobacco Industry Links

GGTC: 2019      Download [...]

Issues Concerning a Tobacco Company at an OECD Session on Integrity and Lobbying

GGTC: 2019      Download [...]

Countering The Foundation for a Smoke-Free World (FSFW)

GGTC: 2019      Download [...]

The Attempt of the Tobacco Industry Funded Entity to Partner With The World Health Organizations

WHO, GGTC: 2019      Download [...]

Political economy analysis for tobacco control in low- and middle-income countries

Bump JB, Reich MR, Health Policy Plan: 2013      Download [...]

Tobacco workers to ILO: Quit tobacco industry

UNFAIRTOBACCO In an open letter to members of the International Labour Organisation’s Governing Body, tobacco workers demand that the ILO stops its cooperation with the tobacco industry. Here is the full text of the letter: [...]

More than 100 organisations call on ILO not to renew tobacco industry contracts

Framework Convention Alliance Press Release 130 public health and sustainable development organizations from more than 60 countries have called on the International Labour Organization (ILO) not to renew or extend contracts that currently tie the ILO [...]

Global strategies to undermine WHO FCTC: Utilizing so-called CSR of the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World, PMI-IMPACT, others

Anna Gilmore, University of Bath- Tobacco Control Research Group: 2019      Request a copy [...]

Article 5.3 – What governments must do to prevent tobacco industry interference

Stella Bialous, University of California San Francisco – School of Nursing: 2019      Download [...]

The latest evidence of tobacco industry interference: The never ending need for a sustained response

Anna Gilmore, University of Bath- Tobacco Control Research Group: 2019      Download [...]

Multi-pronged strategy to stop tobacco industry interference in Bangladesh

Syed Mahbubul, The Union: 2019       Download [...]

Tackling tobacco industry: Lesson learnt from Bali

Made Kerta Duana, Universitas Udayana – Center of Tobacco Control and Lung Health: 2019       Download [...]

Why tobacco industry continues to leverage political and economic power?

Pranay Lal, The Union: 2019      Download [...]

Bangladesh Tobacco Industry Interference Index 2018: Report on the implementation of FCTC Article 5.3

Md. Hasan Shahriar, PROGGA: 2019       Download [...]

Uganda – The power of government and civil society to make progress in the face of tobacco industry interference

Sheila Ndyanabangi, Ministry of Health (Uganda): 2019      Download [...]

Advancing WHO FCTC Article 5.3 implementation: Requiring information from the tobacco industry

Behzad Valizadeh, Ministry of Health (Iran): 2019      Request a copy [...]

Exposing tobacco industry interference through COP delegations

Michél Legendre, Corpoate Accounability: 2019      Request a copy [...]

How is tobacco industry countering tobacco control efforts in South Asia

Hiruni Wijesuriya, Centre for Combating Tobacco: 2019      Download [...]

Article 5.3 – A reflection of five decades of tobacco industry interference

Matthew L. Myers, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: 2019      Download [...]

No Takers for Philip Morris’ Foundation for Smoke Free World Event

4 July 2019, Bangkok – The Foundation for Smoke Free World (FSFW)-backed event called Smoke Free Dialogue in Bangkok being convened by SustainAbility in Bangkok had been cancelled because “few attendees confirmed”, according to the [...]

India heightens efforts to protect health policies against tobacco industry vested interests

On 24 June 2019, the Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued a letter signed by Additional Secretary Sanjeeva Kumar, to all state governments in India, underlining India’s obligation under the WHO FCTC Article 5.3 [...]

Philip Morris Thailand denies involvement in activities of Foundation for a Smoke-Free World

4 July 2019The Nation Tobacco giant Philip Morris has denied accusations it controls the activities of the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World, despite funding the organisation. Philip Morris Trading (Thailand)’s Pongsathorn Ansusinha said: “Neither Philip [...]

Big Tobacco moves back into advertising

3 July 2019Sarah WeatonPolitico Ads from cigarette companies are reappearing on race cars, television and public billboards — as well as social media. This article is part of the special report: The Big Vaping Dilemma. It [...]

Public Statement in relation to the invitation to attend tobacco industry-backed ‘Smoke Free Dialogue’

GGTC received invitations for two officers to attend the Smoke Free Dialogue, an event organized by SustainAbility, which is funded by the Foundation for a Smoke Free World (FSFW), on July 25 in Bangkok, Thailand. [...]

Letter from National Health Mission to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India. On the importance of WHO FCTC/ Letter

National Health Mission: 2019      Download [...]

Latest tax return shed light on the Philip Morris-funded Foundation for a Smoke-free World/ Briefing Paper

Stopping Tobacco Organizations and Products (STOP): 2019      Download [...]

Uganda court curtails tobacco companies’ involvement in health

On 28 May 2019, Ugandan court junked a suit filed by British American Tobacco to challenge the constitutionality of Uganda’s Tobacco Control Act which came into force in 2016. The order recognized the tobacco companies’ [...]

The 5.3 Knowledge Hub and the Convention Secretariat host key meetings in Thailand

The Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control (GGTC), as the WHO FCTC Secretariat’s Knowledge Hub for Article 5.3, and the WHO FCTC Secretariat hosted two consecutive meetings in May 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand: [...]

Brazil sues tobacco companies to recoup healthcare costs

On 21 May 2019, the Brazilian government filed a lawsuit against two major tobacco companies to recover healthcare costs due to top 26 diseases scientifically proven to be linked with cigarette smoking. It also seeks [...]

Beverly Hills Ends Tobacco Game

A city that is home to famous celebrities and known for luxury hotels and shopping has announced an end date for tobacco sales. By January 1, 2021, there will be a ban on the sale [...]

The Philip Morris-funded Foundation for a Smoke-Free World: tax return sheds light on funding activities

Tess Legg, Silvy Peeters, Phil Chamberlain, Anna B Gilmore,  The Lancet: In September, 2017, Philip Morris International, one of the world’s largest tobacco companies, set up the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World, with almost US$1 billion of funding [...]

Shameless and blameless: how big tobacco is trying to dupe everyone — and what SARS should do about it

Michael Eads, Hana Ross and Savera Kalideen, Daily Mavrick:  Big tobacco’s public relations campaign around the intention by SARS to clamp down on tobacco supply chains should come as no surprise. It comes straight out [...]

World No Tobacco Day: It’s Time to Remember the Cigarette Holocaust

PRESS STATEMENT 31 May 2019, Bangkok – As the world celebrates World No Tobacco Day with the theme Tobacco and Lung Health, the Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control (GGTC), urges the global [...]

Court order against Philip Morris ads in Formula 1

28 May 2019, Bangkok – A French court ruled against tobacco advertising in Formula 1. Upon request for interim measures by the French civil society group CNCT (Comité National Contre le Tabagisme), the judge prohibited Philip [...]

State of Kerala adopts a comprehensive policy on FCTC Article 5.3

23 May 2019, Bangkok – The State of Kerala in India has adopted a comprehensive policy to protect its policies against the tobacco industry’s commercial and vested interests. The policy is to be overseen by [...]

Grand Prix of France of Le Mans: Justice gives right to the CNCT and prevents the return of Philip Morris on the circuits

CNCT, Press Release: The French justice has just subjected the multinational tobacco company Philip Morris a stinging defeat by giving a stop to its attempt to return to motorsport, including the sponsorship of Ferrari cars [...]

Big Tobacco’s shadowy new play

The Sydney Morning Herald, Tim Elliott: With health authorities stubbing out much of Big Tobacco’s business, and vaping on the rise, one of the industry’s biggest players says it plans to stop selling cigarettes. Is [...]

Secretariat of the WHO FCTC urges Parties to ban all forms of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship in all motor sports

Statement 13 March 2019 Source: Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) The Secretariat of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) wishes to remind Parties of their obligations under Article 13 of the [...]

WHO official: With e-cigarettes, the tobacco industry just ‘changed clothes’

EURACTIV.com: Sarantis Michalopoulos This article is part of our special report Tobacco control: What’s next?. In an interview with EURACTIV.com, Dr Vera Luiza da Costa, the head of secretariat of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco [...]

Piers Morgan ridicules Philip Morris boss for ‘staggeringly hypocritical’ campaign to ‘end smoking’ with help of less harmful alternatives – despite still selling cigarettes

Mail Online: Lara Keay The boss of one of the world’s largest cigarette companies has urged Britons to stop smoking.  Peter Nixon is the UK managing director for Philip Morris, which produces 800 billion cigarettes [...]

The cost of defeating Philip Morris over cigarette plain packaging

The Sydney Morning Herald: Pat Ranald Australia scored a victory over the tobacco giant Philip Morris in the High Court in 2012. The court held that Australia’s plain cigarette packaging laws were legal and did not constitute [...]

WHO rejects collaboration with Philip Morris-funded foundation

Public health round-up: World Health Organization WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus rejected a collaboration proposal from the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World, funded by PhilipMorris International. The foundation proposed that WHO “review and consider how [...]

Philip Morris Internationals announcement to spend nearly $1 Billion to end smoking sounds like fake news/ Statement

Truth Initiative: 2019      Download [...]

STOP’s letter to the OECD Secretary General

20 March 2019 Angel Gurria Secretary-General Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Dear OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria: We, the leadership of STOP, a global tobacco industry watchdog, write to express our grave concern [...]

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Tobacco and E-Cigarette Lobbyists Circle as F.D.A. Chief Exits

The New York Times: Sheila Kaplan and Matt Richtel Dr. Scott Gottlieb became commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration in 2017 with an ambitious plan to reduce cigarette smoking, a habit that kills nearly half a [...]

Explained: Why a Philip Morris Funded Foundation Is Repeatedly Denounced by WHO

The Wire: Anoo Bhuyan The WHO has refused to partner with any foundation that is funded by the tobacco industry to ensure policies are protected from commercial interests. New Delhi: Last week, the innocuously named Foundation [...]

Commentary: Philip Morris Says It Wants to Quit Cigarettes. But It’s Just Blowing Smoke.

Fortune: Matthew L. Myers and Robin Koval   Philip Morris International (PMI)—the giant cigarette manufacturer operating in most countries excluding the U.S.—claims it wants a smoke-free future, placing advertisements in major United Kingdom newspapers earlier this [...]

Big Tobacco is no friend to Women – INWAT

The International Network of Women against Tobacco (INWAT) calls out the Phillip Morris International (PMI) “Week of Women,” – a so-called celebration of International Women’s Day a hoax. PMI has a renowned and infamous history [...]

Quebec Court of Appeal upholds ruling in landmark tobacco class-action

Allison Lampert and Martinne Geller, The Global and Mail: The Court of Appeal of Quebec upheld on Friday the bulk of a 2015 decision that awarded around C$15 billion ($11.29 billion)to smokers in the Canadian [...]

Quebec Court of Appeal upholds ruling ordering tobacco companies to pay billions to smokers

Kalina Laframboise, Global News: Quebec’s highest court has upheld a historic ruling that ordered three major cigarette companies to pay billions in damages to smokers in the province. Imperial Tobacco, JTI-Macdonald and Rothmans, Benson & [...]

Putrajaya warned against working with tobacco industry-funded lobby groups Draft

20 February 2019 KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 ― The Malaysia Medical association (MMA) has warned the federal government today against working with groups that are stealthily being funded by tobacco companies. In a press statement, [...]

GGTC lauds WHO’s commitment to keep the tobacco industry out

PRESS STATEMENT 18 February 2019, Bangkok – The Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control (GGTC) lauds the World Health Organization (WHO)’s recent affirmation of its commitment to reject any kind of support from [...]

144th Session of the WHO Executive Board

24 January – February 1st, 2019, Geneva, Switzerland Agenda 7.3: Engagement with non-State actors – Non-State actors in official relations with WHO Responses to WHO Report EB144/37: http://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/EB144/B144_37-en.pdf   A. Responses of WHO EB Participants [...]

Over 100 health organisations urge WHO to reject Philip Morris International-led body’s appeal to collaborate on tobacco control

New Delhi: Public health experts from over 100 organisations around the world on Tuesday urged the World Health Organisation Executive Board (WHO-EB) to reject a Philip Morris International-funded foundation’s appeal to the global health body to collaborate on tobacco control policies. To do so would depart [...]

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Open Letter to Urge WHO Executive Board to Reject Foundation for a Smoke Free World (FSFW)

28th January 2019 To the Director General and Executive Board of the World Health Organization, We write to you, as members of the global public health community, to express our grave concern at the attempt [...]

An open letter to the Director General and Executive Board of the World Health Organization

GGTC: 2019      Download [...]

How tobacco industry donations cloud debates over cigarette controls

Free-market thinktanks from Malaysia to Chile and Australia received funding from the industry alongside governments as they argued against tobacco controls Smoking kills more than 27,200 Malaysians every year. In March 2017, Malaysia’s health ministry hoped to [...]

Revealed: the free-market groups

More than 100 free-market thinktanks from North America to Europe and south Asia took positions helpful to the tobacco industry or donations, Guardian investigation shows Free-market thinktanks around the world provide a powerful voice of [...]

Scientists Are Rejecting Massive Amounts Of Money For Research From The Tobacco Industry

Scientists don’t want tobacco industry funds to touch their work. Multiple Australian researchers have asserted that they will not accept funding or support from a tobacco industry–funded research organisation in an editorial published today. The Foundation for [...]

The truth about lobbying: 10 ways big business controls government

Tamasin Cave and Andy Rowell The Guardian From trying to stop plain packaging on cigarettes to pushing through HS2 and opening the countryside to fracking, big business employs lobbying companies to persuade government to meet their [...]