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Tobacco firms launch legal challenge vs report
Abstract
Article from junkscience.com website, picked up from Reuters news service. Reports that British tobacco companies issued a legal challenge against a report published by the Scientific Committee on Tobacco and Health (SCOTH) making recommendations to government on the dangers of smoking. Reports on industry's contention that it wasn't consulted and therefore, many of the report's conclusions are 'unsubstantiated and flawed.' States that the tobacco manufacturers' association did provide a "scientific review" on ETS, "the one subject on which it was approached." Reports that the tobacco companies are seeking to have the report withdrawn by SCOTH.
Fields
- Type
- Article
- Company
- Non-Tobacco Company
- Site
- MN Depository
- Named Person
- Proctor, Christopher J.
- Wilson, Peter
- Named Organization
- B.A.T. Industries Plc
- Reuters
- Gallaher Group Plc
- Imperial Tobacco Group Plc
- Rothmans (UK)
- Scientific Committee on Tobacco and Health (SCOTH)
- Region
- Britain
- Thesaurus Term
- Tobacco Manufacturers
- Lawsuits
- Health Advocacy Groups
- Smoking
- Environmental Tobacco Smoke
- Trade Associations
- Adverse Health Effects
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