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Tobacco Control Research Group
@tcrgbath.bsky.social
Award-winning team researching tobacco’s influence on policy. Views ours, not the University of Bath. Share info in confidence http://tobaccotactics.org.
These steps aim to improve the prevention, detection, investigation, prosecution and punishment of those involved in illicit tobacco trade and to further effective control mechanisms for key inputs essential to the manufacturing of tobacco products.

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November 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
A recent analysis in the @bmj.com by Tom Gatehouse, Professor Emily Banks, @brigittoebes.bsky.social sky.social and Dr Raouf Alebshehy, argues that e-cigarette regulation must prioritise the rights of children.

👉 Read analysis: doi.org/10.1136/bmj-...

#humanrights #tobaccocontrol #rightsofthechild
November 25, 2025 at 10:28 AM
To find out more about the #illicittrade in tobacco products and the #tobaccoindustry's own role in this, listen to our podcast episode: shows.acast.com/deadly-indus...

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November 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Last year we contributed a chapter on #tobaccocompany interests and #harmreduction to the @rcphysicians.bsky.social report on #ecigarettes. We argue that given their historic actions, the interests of tobacco companies in e-cigarettes pose a threat to #tobaccocontrol.

www.rcp.ac.uk/media/n5skyz...
November 21, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Japan Tobacco International’s name was quietly removed from the Museum’s website last week - the same day that a new report by @tcrgbath.bsky.social highlighted how the deal formed part of JTI’s wider influence & lobbying strategy. www.tobaccotactics.org/news/launch-...
Launch of UK Tobacco Industry Interference Index 2025 - Tobacco Tactics
A new report led by members of the Tobacco Control Research Group examines the extent to which UK policy making is protected against the vested interests of the tobacco industry, based on evidence cap...
www.tobaccotactics.org
November 19, 2025 at 11:41 AM
To find out more about WHO FCTC and COP, listen to our recent podcast episode: shows.acast.com/deadly-indus...
Ep 14: What really happens at WHO FCTC COP and MOP? | Deadly Industry: Challenging Big Tobacco
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November 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
In this #research paper, Professor Anna Gilmore, Dr Rachel Barry and Dr Alice Fabbri explore how lessons from tobacco control on addressing conflicts of interest can help to reduce commercially driven health harms: doi.org/10.1016/j.fh....

#FCTCsaveslives
November 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM