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09 March 2023
F1 still driving addiction

A new report commissioned by STOP shows an escalation in advertising reach by tobacco companies which sponsor Formula 1 motor racing teams. During the 2022 race season, British American Tobacco (BAT) and Philip Morris International (PMI) spent an estimated $40 million sponsoring the McLaren and Ferrari teams respectively. They also benefited from the popularity of the Netflix hit…

01 March 2023
New STOP report on industry pricing strategies based on TCRG research

STOP has published a new report on industry pricing strategies based on research conducted by Dr. Rob Branston and Dr. Zaineb Sheik of the Tobacco Control Research Group The Price We Pay: Six Industry Pricing Strategies That Undermine Life-Saving Tobacco Taxes shows how the tobacco industry uses…

24 February 2023
UK ASA upholds complaint against PMI funded company, for promotion of e-cigarettes with medicinal claims

The UK Advertising Standards Agency has upheld a complaint from ASH Scotland against locally based retailer VPZ relating to the promotion of e-cigarettes via its ‘vape clinics’. The ASA stated that “medicinal claims in marketing communications for e-cigarettes remain prohibited in the absence of a relevant MHRA licence”. TCRG’s Dr Raouf Alebshehy was interviewed on Channel 4…

18 January 2023
Applications for the 2023 Tobacco Industry Monitoring, Research and Accountability (TIMRA) Course are now open!

Ran by experts from the Tobacco Control Research Group (TCRG), the TIMRA course will take place July 10-14th, 2023 at the University of Bath. This masterclass will help you develop your skills to support the implementation of tobacco control policies…

16 December 2022
‘Unsavoury Alliances’: New podcast on tobacco industry allies

A new Public Health Power Hour podcast produced by STOP partner Vital Strategies, and moderated by Jorge Alday (Director, STOP – Stopping Tobacco Organizations and Products), features Phil Chamberlain (Deputy Director, Tobacco Control Research Group) and Ashfaq Ahmad (Communication Officer, Society of Alternative Media and Research in Pakistan). Titled ‘Unsavory Alliances: Big Tobacco’s Covert Network…

21 November 2022
New TCRG research exposes the conflicting narratives of tobacco companies

A new paper by TCRG researchers shows how Philip Morris International (PMI) uses different public narratives to mislead and distract from the harms of its products. The paper, published in PLOS Global Public Health, presents analysis of the corporate language PMI has used in its investor-facing and public-facing materials over a period of eight years. The authors show…

08 November 2022
STOP adds 25 new organisations to its Tobacco Industry Allies database

An investigation carried out by global tobacco industry watchdog STOP has resulted in the addition of 25 new organisations to its Tobacco Industry Allies database. The database, launched in 2019, now includes 135 groups across 33 countries. Each of the allies listed in the database is categorised as ‘Third Party’, ‘Front Group’ or ‘Astroturf’…

31 October 2022
New research on menthol and flavoured capsule cigarettes

Recently published research led by Christina Kyriakos at Imperial College has added to our understanding of the role of menthol and flavoured capsule cigarettes, including in low and middle-income countries. An examination of global market trends published in Tobacco Induced Diseases, indicated growth of capsule cigarettes across all WHO regions, except Europe. There has been a menthol cigarette ban…

23 September 2022
New STOP brief warns of tobacco industry attempts to influence UN audiences

Coinciding with the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA77), STOP has published a new brief warning of tobacco industry attempts to influence policy discussions amongst UN audiences, on topics such as the rights of the child and sustainable financing for development, including for progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). STOP is clear that the tobacco industry has no…

17 August 2022
How the tobacco industry undermines taxation policies – new blog

Taxing tobacco products in order to reduce their affordability is one of the most effective tobacco control public health interventions. It both encourages existing smokers to quit and deters non-smokers from ever starting – particularly the young. As such, the tobacco industry has developed a range of pricing strategies designed to undermine tobacco taxes and ensure that its products remain…

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