Tobacco industry accused of foul practice

Tobacco companies' tactics are being questioned

A paper published in a leading medical journal has accused the tobacco industry of using PR experts to undermine the work of anti-tobacco campaigners.
Published in the journal Tobacco Control, and based on internal industry documents, it suggests tobacco companies have been gathering intelligence and strategic advice to damage tobacco control efforts, including the current international Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC).

Further negotiations on the framework, which will provide legally binding guidelines for international governance on tobacco control, are to take place at the World Health Organisation in Geneva later this month.

BBC News