Author: Maia Murphey, ASH Program and Communications Intern From manufacture to consumption, tobacco products are not only a dangerous public health concern, but also an environmental concern
"The relentless predatory marketing of menthol-flavored cigarettes employed by the tobacco industry has inflicted devastating consequences on Black communities," Patrice Willoughby, NAACP senior vice president of global policy and impact, said in a statement earlier this month
Although nearly half the 74 pieces of evidence cited by tobacco companies were financially connected to them, in 91% of cases no connection was disclosed
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This dispute came about over scrutiny by Amnesty International and a UN fact-finding mission last September that examined military business ties in Myanmar to support its calls for an independent audit of VTCs finances