Tactics of the tobacco industry in an Arab nation: a review of tobacco documents in Oman
Conclusion
The tobacco industry interfered in all key public health policies aimed to reduce tobacco use in Oman. There is an urgent need for the Omani government to enforce the Civil Code of Conduct and develop guidelines for all policymakers through implementing Article 5.3 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control to curb the tobacco epidemic. (Source: Tobacco Control)
Source: Tobacco Control - April 20, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Al-Lawati, J. A., Bialous, S. A. Tags: Original research Source Type: research
Effectiveness of ENDS, NRT and medication for smoking cessation among cigarette-only users: a longitudinal analysis of PATH Study wave 3 (2015-2016) and 4 (2016-2017), adult data
Conclusion
No differences were found when cessation rates of ENDS, NRT or non-NRT medication were compared. Given uncertainty about the long-term health effect of ENDS and the likelihood of becoming dual users, people who smoke and need assistance quitting should be encouraged to use current Food and Drug Administration-approved cessation methods until more effective methods are developed. (Source: Tobacco Control)
Source: Tobacco Control - April 20, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Kaplan, B., Galiatsatos, P., Breland, A., Eissenberg, T., Cohen, J. E. Tags: Open access Original research Source Type: research
Arguments used by proponents and opponents in Brazils regulatory discussions of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products
Conclusions
Those that supported the commercialisation and marketing of e-cigarettes and HTPs first focused on arguments of harm reduction, while 10 years later the right to access and potential economic consequences also became common. Public health agents and academics must gather evidence to effectively respond to these arguments and discuss these policies, and must prepare themselves to use and respond to arguments related to moral and economic themes. (Source: Tobacco Control)
Source: Tobacco Control - April 20, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Nunes-Rubinstein, M., Leao, T. Tags: Original research Source Type: research
Using systems science to advance health equity in tobacco control: a causal loop diagram of smoking
Conclusions
The CLD may be used to support stakeholder engagement in action planning and to identify non-traditional partners and approaches for tobacco control. (Source: Tobacco Control)
Source: Tobacco Control - April 20, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Mills, S. D., Golden, S. D., OLeary, M. C., Logan, P., Hassmiller Lich, K. Tags: Original research Source Type: research
Tobacco industrys 'behind the scenes tactics in Singapore
Conclusions
Countries with a strong commitment to Article 5.3 should consider the tobacco industry’s potential interference in policymaking beyond relationships in the government sector, particularly in academia, arts, education and the media, and the more subtle or indirect manners in which these relationships are built. (Source: Tobacco Control)
Source: Tobacco Control - April 20, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: van der Eijk, Y., Tan, G. P. P. Tags: Original research Source Type: research
Strategic and contested use of food laws to ban smokeless tobacco products in India: a qualitative analysis of litigation
Conclusion
Despite facing several legal challenges from the tobacco industry, Indian states optimised food laws to enable stricter regulations on smokeless tobacco products than were feasible through use of a tobacco-specific law. (Source: Tobacco Control)
Source: Tobacco Control - April 20, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Dsouza, R., Bhojani, U. Tags: Open access Original research Source Type: research
Worldwide news and comment
All articles written by Karen Evans-Reeves unless otherwise attributed. Ideas and items for News Analysis should be sent to k.a.evans-reeves@bath.ac.uk EuropeUK: Advertising Standards Agency rules that e-cigarette ads are misleading The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld ASH Scotland’s complaint against e-cigarette retailer VPZ/CCHG Ltd (which has financial ties with tobacco company Philip Morris International). The ASA's UK Code of Non-broadcast Advertising and Direct and Promotional Marketing (CAP Code) – the rule book for non-broadcast advertisements, sales promotions and direct marketing co...
Source: Tobacco Control - April 20, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Evans-Reeves, K. Tags: TC News analysis, Open access Source Type: research
Future of farming must be food not tobacco
This year’s World No Tobacco Day theme, ‘We need food, not tobacco’, comes at a critical juncture in world affairs and converges with momentum being built around the implementation of Article 17 of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (alternative livelihoods). We are halfway through the Sustainable Development Goals (2015–2030), which call for transformation of global systems. Food systems feature prominently in this transformative agenda. The call for transformation was born out of the recognition that current systems involved in food supply can have detrimental impacts on health, environm...
Source: Tobacco Control - April 20, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Lencucha, R. Tags: Open access Editorial Source Type: research
Correction: Youth tobacco use before and after flavoured tobacco sales restrictions in Oakland, California and San Francisco, California
Liu J, Hartman L, Tan ASL, et al. Youth tobacco use before and after flavoured tobacco sales restrictions in Oakland, California and San Francisco, California. Tob Control. Published Online First: 17 March 2022. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-057135 Two sentences in the Results section have been amended for clarity since the paper was first published online (17 March 2022), in response to comments received as Rapid Responses. a) Following the sales restriction, high school youth vaping and cigarette use declined between 2017 and 2019 in Oakland.9 These observations of patterns are purely descriptive and observational and...
Source: Tobacco Control - March 17, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Correction Source Type: research
'Flavour ban approved: new marketing strategies from tobacco-free nicotine pouch maker Zyn
Tobacco-free oral nicotine pouches—sachets containing microcrystalline cellulose with nicotine salt, flavours, sweeteners and other additives placed in between the lip and gums—are increasingly marketed and sold in the USA.1 The most widely sold tobacco-free oral nicotine product in the USA is Zyn,1 made by Swedish Match. According to the company’s latest investor report,2 Zyn shipments grew by more than 40% from 2020 to 2021, with sales of individual cans increasing from 83.2 million cans in 2020 to 125.7 million cans in 2021.2 As of 9 December 2021, the US Zyn public website displayed an advertisement i...
Source: Tobacco Control - March 17, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Tackett, A. P., Barrington-Trimis, J. L., Leventhal, A. M. Tags: Ad watch Source Type: research
Plant-based menthol cigarettes? Food industry trends and farm-to-pack cigarette advertising
Dairy-free milk, vegan eggs, meatless burgers and...plant-based cigarettes? While the proliferation of plant-based products is most commonly associated with food and beverages,1 2 Winston’s new packaging and advertising—highlighting ‘100% plant-based menthol’ (figure 1) and ‘farm to pack’ (figure 2) cigarettes—suggest that the tobacco industry is tapped into some of today’s most popular food trends. These marketing strategies are well aligned with the tobacco industry’s history of using language and imagery that communicate reduced health risks and environmental sustain...
Source: Tobacco Control - March 17, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Raskind, I. G., Prochaska, J. J., Epperson, A. E., Henriksen, L. Tags: Ad watch Source Type: research
Interplay of food and tobacco product descriptors and health claims
The food and tobacco sectors commonly make use of the same product descriptors, including claims relating to health. In their Tobacco Control paper, Raskind and colleagues make a valuable contribution by highlighting Winston advertising that makes use of claims relating to ‘plant-based’ menthol cigarettes.1 The authors call further attention to Winston’s advertising as an example of health-related claims being made where familiar terminology in the food sector is also applied to cigarettes. Plant-based products are commonly positioned as alternatives from red meat or dairy consumption based on claims pert...
Source: Tobacco Control - March 17, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Dewhirst, T. Tags: Commentary Source Type: research
Public support for policies to regulate flavoured tobacco and e-cigarette products in rural California
Discussion
Findings add to mounting evidence of support for policies to regulate flavoured tobacco and e-cigarette products. Results on attitudes and beliefs elucidate how these factors influence support. (Source: Tobacco Control)
Source: Tobacco Control - March 17, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Payan, D. D., Burke, N. J., Persinger, J., Martinez, J., Jones Barker, L., Song, A. V. Tags: Open access Brief report Source Type: research
Profile of menthol cigarette smokers in the months following the removal of these products from the market: a cross-sectional population survey in England
Conclusions
A substantial minority of current smokers in England reported menthol cigarette smoking between July 2020 and June 2021, despite the ban, possibly reflecting mitigation of restrictions by a variety of licit means, such as legal menthol accessories. The reduction in menthol smoking across April–June 2021 warrants further monitoring. (Source: Tobacco Control)
Source: Tobacco Control - March 17, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Kock, L., Shahab, L., Bogdanovica, I., Brown, J. Tags: Brief report Source Type: research
Youth tobacco use before and after flavoured tobacco sales restrictions in Oakland, California and San Francisco, California
The tobacco industry has used recent findings from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System Survey (YRBSS) to claim that a sales restriction on flavoured tobacco products might increase youth combustible cigarette use. In this special communication, we examined YRBSS data and reached the opposite conclusion. We observed the patterns in youth cigarette smoking in Oakland, California following its 2017 convenience store flavoured tobacco sales restriction. We also found that 2019 YRBSS data from San Francisco, California cannot be used to evaluate the effect of the sales restriction on all flavoured tobacco products in Sa...
Source: Tobacco Control - March 17, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Liu, J., Hartman, L., Tan, A. S. L., Winickoff, J. P. Tags: Special communication Source Type: research
