woensdag 25 februari 2026
A new report from Action on Smoking and Health USA shows why the idea of ending the tobacco industry, the so-called Tobacco Endgame, is gaining little political traction, and how better communication can change that.
lees meer...dinsdag 10 februari 2026
After four years of research by Maastricht University and RIVM into the acute harmfulness of heated tobacco products for the heart and blood vessels and lungs, it can be said with certainty: heated tobacco products are harmful to health.
lees meer...donderdag 05 februari 2026
In a Smoke Free Partnership webinar experts warned against the misleading lobby of the tobacco industry, which claims that Swedes smoke less thanks to snus and nicotine pouches. In reality, the lower smoking figures are due to a consistent tobacco control policy. However, nicotine use among young people is increasing enormously.
lees meer...dinsdag 03 februari 2026
The EU Tobacco Tax Directive needs a quick and thorough update, because both the minimum rates and the scope of the directive are outdated. The review “is not a finance issue, but a health issue,” an EC official said at a European Respiratory Society conference.
lees meer...maandag 08 december 2025
Two coinciding reports show the seriousness of the situation regarding nicotine use among young people in the Netherlands. A third of vaping school students also do so at night, and the number of reports of hospital treatments because of vaping has doubled in a year.
lees meer...donderdag 04 december 2025
Without causing any commotion, a representative of the tobacco industry was able to openly try to undermine the proposals during a hearing of the European Parliament on the revision of the Tobacco Excise Directive. FCTC Article 5.3 is completely ignored by the EP.
lees meer...woensdag 22 oktober 2025
Once again, news site EU Reporter appears to be an outpost of the tobacco lobby, with a story that praises the Swedish model of harm reduction. But snus is not the cause of the low smoking prevalence in Sweden, and the Swedish Cancer Institute mainly sees disadvantages.
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Johan Vandermeulen, COO British American Tobacco
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