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Philip Morris claims they don’t market to kids? Really?

In early May at the annual Philip Morris International shareholders meeting in New York City CEO Louis Camilleri said “That’s not true. It’s a fable” when asked if Philip Morris markets their products to kids. But we know this statement not to be true! Here are some recent examples of how Philip Morris has targeted youth around the world: They…

Tobacco Industry exploiting child labour

Activities performed by children in the farming of tobacco are a major problem in many Southeast Asian Countries. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child sets out rights of children to attain the highest standard of health (Article 24) and education (Article 28) and to protect them from commercial exploitation (Article 32). The activities performed by children in…

Tobacco Company claims tobacco products are “only leaf and water”

In a recent media release British American Tobacco Australia (BATA) is quoted as saying “It appears the government has now moved on from plain packaging to investing millions of dollars studying the ingredients in cigarettes when essential the vast majority in Australia are made of tobacco leaf and water” (BATA media release Friday 31 May 2013). This statement was made…