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New study shows that the tobacco industry’s efforts to preempt local public health policy with state laws has delayed the public health protections we enjoy today by an average of more than 10 years.

According to a new study by Dr. Eric Crosbie of University of Nevada, Reno and Dr. Laura Schmidt of the University of California, San Francisco, there are four key tactics the tobacco industry pursued in achieving preemption are now being modeled across abusive industries, and understanding them can be key in undoing and preventing the further proliferation of the food and beverage industry’s preemption push.

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Together with you, Corporate Accountability stops transnational corporations from devastating democracy, trampling human rights, and destroying our planet. Read about what you've accomplished this month.

“Today, parties to the ILO Governing Body reached a decision that could permanently end its financial ties to the tobacco ...

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BOSTON — Today it was reported that Philip Morris International and Altria have confirmed rumors that they were in talks ...

This release was issued by the Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEACTA). Read Corporate Accountability’s response here. Bangkok, 15 July ...

Corporate Accountability fully supports SEATCA’s campaign to challenge attempts by the Philip Morris-funded Foundation for a Smoke-Free World to interfere ...