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LORILLARD, INC., et al. v. FDA: MEMORANDUM ORDER (July 30, 2012) (PDF)

Finally, based on the facts currently in the record, I find that the Menthol Report Subcommittee and its writing groups5 are advisory committees under FACA because they “were organized, managed, and funded by FDA, consisted only of TPSAC members, and per
Tobacco On Trial
added Aug 2, 2012 16:54
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[Australia, USA] WOODHEAD: Big Pharma's credibility goes up in smoke

Companies such as GSK (Zyban, Nicabate), Pfizer (Champix) and Johnson and Johnson (Nicorette) are active members of a conservative US lobby group called the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). . . . If these Big Pharma companies are so committe
6minutes.com.au (au)
added Jul 17, 2012 05:07
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[California] Dan Morain: Big tobacco's unlikeliest ally

Sacramento (CA) Bee
added May 6, 2012 16:33
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TOBACCO INDUSTRY INTERFERENCE: A GLOBAL BRIEF (PDF)

“Tactics aimed at undermining anti-tobacco campaigns, and subverting the WHO Framework Convention, are no longer covert or cloaked by an image of corporate social responsibility. They are out in the open and they are extremely aggressive.” Dr Margaret
World Health Organization (WHO)
added Nov 20, 2012 23:50
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[Europe] Tobacco lobby focus switches from Dalli to Stoiber

EXCLUSIVE: Edmund Stoiber, a German Bavarian politician who heads the European Commission's high-level group on cutting administrative burdens, lobbied former Health Commissioner John Dalli on the controversial tobacco directive during one of his group's
EurActiv
added Oct 26, 2012 05:40
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Federal judge rules that tobacco industry lawsuit against FDA panel can go forward

In an order posted Wednesday, U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon in Washington said that the suit filed by Lorillard Inc. and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. can move forward. The suit filed last year alleges financial conflicts of interest and bias by sev
CBS
added Aug 2, 2012 07:23
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[Connecticut] Campaign Money Scandal Rattles Congressional Race

A growing campaign finance scandal surrounding the State House speaker and Congressional candidate Christopher G. Donovan is threatening his career as one of the most powerful people in Connecticut government and Democratic control of one of the state's
New York Times
added Jul 27, 2012 14:43
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E-cigarette maker fires up lobbying efforts

But like Don Draper, the maligned cancer stick has assumed a sleek new identity — the electronic cigarette — that capitalizes on societal pressure to quit smoking yet faces increased governmental scrutiny. NJOY, the leading e-cigarette manufacturer, has
Center for Public Integrity
added Apr 18, 2013 17:02
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[Netherlands] Lung specialists launch 'name and shame' tobacco lobby website

Two lung specialists have launched a website listing the names and jobs of people it says work for the tobacco industry lobby in the Netherlands. The list on tabaknee.nl also includes health minister Edith Schippers, whom it describes as the ‘minister of
DutchNews.nl (nl)
added Mar 11, 2013 10:01
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VIDEO: Rachel Maddow Show: Big Tobacco models disinformation, distraction strategy

Morton Downey Jr. … always carried a lit cigarette … and became spokesman for something called the 'National Smokers' Alliance' . . . but then he got sick … the NSA ... was dreamed up by the PR firm Burson Marsteller.
NBC
added Mar 7, 2013 23:31
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