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Corporate Accountability International
Countries Unite Against Tobacco Industry Interference
December 13th, 2008
Today 160 countries agreed on strong new guidelines to block tobacco industry interference in global health policies and the implementation of the global tobacco treaty. Since it took effect in 2005, implementation of the treaty, formally known as the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), has been systematically obstructed by Big Tobacco. The abuses of corporations like Philip Morris International (PMI), British American Tobacco (BAT) and Japan Tobacco have ranged from attempting to write tobacco control laws, blocking the passage of smoke-free legislation, and using so-called "corporate social responsibility" to circumvent ad bans. Tobacco...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-12-13)
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