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Jump to full article: CorpWatch, 2003-11-11
Intro: Source: Essential Action
Posted: November 11, 2003
Tobacco is a product like no other, in that it kills if used as intended. On November 20-21, 2003, trade representatives of the U.S. and 33 other countries throughout the Americas will meet in Miami, FL for the next round of negotiations on the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). The stated purpose of the FTAA is to eliminate barriers to trade and investment between these countries. But when it comes to tobacco, more trade = less health! The FTAA poses a major threat to efforts to protect the lives and lungs of people throughout the Americas from profit-hungry tobacco corporations. Send a fax to U.S. Trade Representative, Robert Zoellick calling on him to exclude tobacco from the FTAA!
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