The tobacco industry: "Unlawful, deceptive
and lethal"
(US
Supreme Court ruling)
ASH would like to see
the tobacco industry taking the same level of responsibility other
businesses are expected to take for the safety and wellbeing of their
consumers and the public - especially young people. Below is what they've
been doing instead... but first,
WHO
ARE THEY?
Their products kill 5 million a
year - so who are these people? Not just the three big companies but
also their many stakeholders and supporters
TOBACCO
INDUSTRY NEWS - latest on the industry's misdeeds
TOBACCO
ADVERTISING, PROMOTION AND SPONSORSHIP (TAPS) - latest slick tricks
and how to identify and monitor them
TOBACCO
INDUSTRY INTERFERENCE IN PUBLIC POLICY - and how to stop it
TOBACCO INDUSTRY MYTHS - spreading
misinformation
TOBACCO INDUSTRY BACKGROUND
- past history and leading figures
TAKING ACTION - what you can do about
it
PACK WATCH
TOBACCO
INDUSTRY NEWS
Read the latest on the industry's many misdeeds,
recent court cases, reports,
internal documents and more. Some lowlights include:
-
misinforming governments and the public
- hiding health harm
- duping smokers with false suggestions
of "safer" products
- using marketing strategies known to be
attractive to children
- using front groups and associated
entities
TOBACCO
ADVERTISING, PROMOTION AND SPONSORSHIP
("TAPS")
As one door closes, the tobacco industry tries to get around or under it
- or forces another one wider open. See some of the tricky new marketing
and promotional manoeuvres by
tobacco companies to slip past those inconvenient advertising laws.
TOBACCO
ADVERTISING WATCH
Tobacco advertising is not dead - there
are many loopholes.
Use this checklist
to identify and monitor
tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship
(TAPS) in your area. You can also share any new examples of TAPS by
uploading them onto this global Facebook
page
TOBACCO
INDUSTRY INTERFERENCE IN PUBLIC POLICY
The industry has a long history of interfering in public health policy -
blocking, weakening, delaying and undermining measures to reduce
smoking. Under Article
5.3 of the WHO's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC),
Australia has an obligation at
all levels of government to end this interference. See
WHO
report 2009
BUSTING
TOBACCO INDUSTRY MYTHS
Tobacco companies
and their allies continue to muddy the waters: undermining research,
covering up, and fostering myths about smoking, secondhand smoke and
popular measures to counter it. Below are some useful sites that answer
these myths.
TOBACCO
INDUSTRY BACKGROUND
History, the major companies and their market shares, and who's who.
TAKING
ACTION: what you can do about it
Don't like being played for a
sucker? Then fight back.
Here's what you can do...
Rebutting
the tobacco industry, winning smokefree air
Global Smokefree Partnership 2009 status
report on tobacco industry interference to hold back and undermine
public health legislation. Details the industry’s worldwide tactics of
fear and misinformation, vs the positive impact of governments,
organisations and individuals who are taking them on - with the backing
of the FCTC treaty.
Tips
for taking tobacco action
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us financially - or with your time and effort…..
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