To keep up with the demand for tobacco, transnational tobacco companies and manufacturers encourage farmers in developing countries to grow the plant. This crop has been promoted as a solution to the extensive poverty these farmers experience. Tobacco farmers receive low wages, put in long hours to tend to this intensive crop, and all benefits are had by the tobacco … [Read more...] about The Poverty Trap of Tobacco Farmers in Developing Countries
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The Tobacco Conspiracy: Investigative Documentary Challenges Industry Lies
Filmmaker Nadia Collot took three years to dig deep into the global tobacco industry and uncover the major lies and fraud for which it's responsible. In The Tobacco Conspiracy (Kuiv Productions and National Film Board of Canada), the network of deceit and lies of the Big Tobacco companies is highlighted, as well as the expanse of this manipulation and … [Read more...] about The Tobacco Conspiracy: Investigative Documentary Challenges Industry Lies
The Tobacco Holocaust: Actions to Take for a Tobacco-Free World
Psychiatrist Dr. Michael Rabinoff is the author of the award-winning book Ending the Tobacco Holocaust: How Big Tobacco Affects Our Health, Pocketbook, and Political Freedom—And What We Can Do About It (Elite Books). In this book, Dr. Rabinoff offers readers great detail on every aspect of the tobacco industry as well as how we can easily regain control of our health and … [Read more...] about The Tobacco Holocaust: Actions to Take for a Tobacco-Free World
When Women and Girls Aren’t Pretty in Pink
This last month WHO, the World Health Organization focused more attention on tobacco ads that target women and girls. Females represent a large market of potential new smokers, especially woman and young females in developing countries. Take a look at many of the new Big Tobacco's aggressive campaigns and ads. You will find them linked to fashion, entertainment, and even … [Read more...] about When Women and Girls Aren’t Pretty in Pink
FTC Rescinds Guidance On Cigarette Testing
For over four decades the tobacco industry has used machine testing approved by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to measure tar and nicotine levels in cigarettes. But in a 4-0 vote, the FTC has now shunned the tests, known as the Cambridge Filter Method, rescinding guidance it established 42 years ago. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) found that cigarette design … [Read more...] about FTC Rescinds Guidance On Cigarette Testing
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