The board of British American Tobacco, one of the most powerful and profitable #TobaccoCompanies in the world, met in London yesterday. They had a lot to say about their business and @tcrgbath.bsky.social & @ashorguk.bsky.social were there to hear it.
Today is #WorldHealthDay & the theme is #StandForScience.
#TobaccoCompanies have a long history of attempting to influence science to promote products, protect profits & influence regulation.
Our #ScienceforProfit model explains how & why corporations influence science:
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This week, the World Nicotine Congress is taking place in Brussels.
The sponsors of the event include three major transnational #TobaccoCompanies, as well as companies in the global tobacco supply chain.
Find out more on our 🆕 #TobaccoTactics page - www.tobaccotactics.org/article/worl...
Today is #WorldOralHealthDay.
Our research has found that #TobaccoCompanies have targeted dental professionals to promote their products.
Tobacco industry activities in the dental and oral health space are a profit-driven business strategy, not a #PublicHealth initiative.
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The production of Flue Cured Virginia tobacco #FCV is highly profitable for #TobaccoCompanies and has damaging environmental impacts.
According to researchers, restricting the use of Flue Cured Virginia tobacco could help protect both the environment and public health.
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A group of dental professionals looking at an x-ray of teeth on a screen.
🦷 #Dentists are targeted by #tobaccocompanies to promote their products.
A new #TobaccoTactics page summarises how and why tobacco companies target dental professionals, explaining the tactics used and the third party organisations involved.
Find out more: www.tobaccotactics.org/article/targ...
This #WorldNoTobaccoDay, @who.int is highlighting the strategies #tobaccocompanies use to make their harmful products appealing.
Our research has covered how methnol and other flavoured tobacco products are used to attract and hook young people, including in LMICs: doi.org/10.18332/tid....
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“The relative lack of robust scientific evidence on heated tobacco products [is] particularly striking. Most of the studies of heated tobacco products are small and relatively short term – they don’t give us a clear picture of their effects.”
We examined 40 clinical trials on the health effects of Heated Tobacco Products #HTPs and found issues with the quality of many of them.
Most of the trials were very short, many were held under unrealistic conditions and the majority were conducted by #tobaccocompanies.
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![“[Tobacco companies] target health professionals, and the professional environment in which they operate. These [tactics] include direct approaches by tobacco companies and indirect approaches conducted by other organisations linked to them.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6wsis4qaqvan2qblyxbngftp/bafkreigmrxj3abfkianfffpaphhgkngpsx4dmzms3ljaxi2mcgsroqfnoi)
“[Tobacco companies] target health professionals, and the professional environment in which they operate. These [tactics] include direct approaches by tobacco companies and indirect approaches conducted by other organisations linked to them.”
Tactics used by #tobaccocompanies to target health professionals include:
🎯 funding academic medical centres & groups;
🎯 publishing in journals aimed at health professionals; and
🎯 sponsoring and presenting at medical conferences and events.
Find out more: www.tobaccotactics.org/article/targ...
Distanced from struggling farmers—and from global outrage, #tobaccocompanies grow profits, while farmers grow debts.
📽️ Watch #TobaccoSlaveFilm, now available in #Portuguese.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d4Y...
#Tobaccocompanies have complained about and refused to comply with Egypt’s rules requiring warning images to cover 50% of the packaging of heated tobacco products.
Phil Chamberlain is quoted by Daraj Media on this undermining of #publichealth regulations.
Read more: daraj.media/en/133232/
We recently published research which suggests that the global reach of major #tobaccocompanies has a direct impact on the degree to which the industry interferes with countries’ #publichealth policies.
Read more here: bath.ac.uk/announcement...
