Global Tobacco Control Updates
Guilty: Philip Morris Executive in Pakistan Fined for Violating Advertising Rules
11 Apr 2012Tobacco Unfiltered Blog |
A civil magistrate in Pakistan has found the head of marketing for Philip Morris Pakistan Ltd. guilty of violating Pakistan’s law that tightly restricts cigarette advertising, criticizing the executive’s excuse that he didn’t believe…
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advertising and promotion, pakistan, philip morris international, tobacco industry
U.S. Surgeon General’s Report Shows Youth Smoking is “Not an Accident”
08 Mar 2012Tobacco Unfiltered Blog |
Smoking among American youth is a "pediatric epidemic" that isn't occurring by accident: It's directly caused by tobacco industry marketing and promotion that entices teenagers to start smoking and encourages their progression to…
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Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Increases Adolescent Smoking
22 Dec 2011News |
The tobacco industry denies that its marketing is targeted at young non-smokers. A new systematic review of 19 longitudinal studies by the Cochrane Collaboration concludes that exposure to tobacco advertising and promotion increases the likelihood…
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Big Tobacco Sponsors Elementary Schools in China
28 Sep 2011Tobacco Unfiltered Blog |
In an apparent attempt to lure young smokers, China National Tobacco Corporation (CNTC) is sponsoring at… advertising and promotion, children, china, sponsorship, tobacco industry
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Kelly Clarkson, Promoters Do the Right Thing by Dropping Tobacco Concert Sponsorship
22 Apr 2010Press Release |
WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the past several weeks, international public health groups and fans of Kelly Clarkson, the U.S. singer and American Idol winner, have urged her to withdraw tobacco industry sponsorship of her April 29 concert in Jakarta,…
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advertising and promotion, indonesia, kelly clarkson, tobacco industry
R.J. Reynolds’ Suspension of Magazine Ads Is Damage Control To Deflect Criticism and Legal Scrutiny
27 Nov 2007Press Release |
The Winston-Salem Journal reported today that the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company has said that it will not advertise its cigarette brands in newspapers and consumer magazines next year. R.J. Reynolds’ announcement looks like damage control…
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New study shows that in-store cigarette displays act as cues to smoke
26 Nov 2007Press Release |
A new study shows that substantial numbers of former smokers and smokers trying to quit report that in-store displays of cigarettes increase their urge to purchase cigarettes and even prompt them to do so on impulse in places where in-store tobacco…
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