TOBACCO CONTROLS MAYBE GROWING – BUT THEY ARE OFTEN WEAK
March 1st, 2010
BY AHMAD PATHONI, ALYSHAH HASHAM, MARK ROWE and KEITH NUTHALL
GIVEN the constant flow of news about tougher tobacco industry regulations from all continents, tobacco executives could be forgiven for thinking there are no countries where they have a relative free hand to sell their products.
But actually there are many countries with relatively light regulation, where the industry is able to market new products to new consumers, without relying on historic brand loyalty.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), progress on implementing restrictions on ...
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