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FSFW’s 2020 tax return reveals deep links to the tobacco industry + other findings

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27 May 2021 Source: STOP Industry Brief Since its beginning in 2017, the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World (FSFW) touted “independence and transparency” as two of its core principles, despite being wholly funded by tobacco giant Philip Morris International (PMI). In 2018, its mask of “independence” began to slip; the Foundation’s tax return confirmed PMI …

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The sheep’s clothing of tobacco giant Philip Morris

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May 2021 Ties Keyzer, Tim Luimes, Eva Schram (The Investigative Desk) and Stéphane Horal (Le Monde), The Investigative Desk The Foundation for a Smoke-Free World claims to strive for a ‘smoke-free world’. In reality, founder and financier Philip Morris uses the foundation to influence the scientific debate on new ‘smokeless’ products to promote these emerging …

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Paying lip service to publication ethics: scientific publishing practices and the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World

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1 May 2021 Tess Legg, Michél Legendre, Anna B Gilmore, BMJ Journals: Abstract Litigation forced the dissolution of three major tobacco industry-funded organisations because of their egregious role in spreading scientific misinformation. Yet in 2017, a new scientific organisation—the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World (FSFW)—was launched, funded entirely by tobacco corporation Philip Morris International (PMI). Experts fear FSFW …

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Over 130 public health organizations and experts challenge American Public Health Association

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1 March 2021 Kathleen Ruff, RightOnCanada.ca In a letter sent on February 16, 2021 over 130 public health organizations and experts around the world have challenged the American Public Health Association (APHA) to stop publishing and legitimizing the deadly deception of the tobacco industry. APHA’s conduct violates the call of the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Federation of Public …

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