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'''Big Tobacco''' is a name used to refer to the largest companies in the [[tobacco industry]]. The five largest tobacco companies are [[Philip Morris International]], [[China National Tobacco Company]], [[British American Tobacco]], [[Imperial Brands]], and [[Japan Tobacco International]], and are collectively referred to as Big Tobacco. These companies have substantial power economically, with revenues matching some small countries. These companies are well-known for lobbying governments, advocating for looser restrictions and lower taxes.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Lee |first1=Ruth |title=The FCTC and Tobacco Industry |journal=World Medical Journal |date=January 2020 |volume=66 |issue=1 |pages=11-13 }}</ref>
'''Big Tobacco''' is a name used to refer to the largest companies in the [[tobacco industry]]. The five largest tobacco companies are [[Philip Morris International]], [[China National Tobacco Company]], [[British American Tobacco]], [[Imperial Brands]], and [[Japan Tobacco International]], and are collectively referred to as Big Tobacco. These companies have substantial power economically, with revenues matching some small countries. These companies are well-known for lobbying governments, advocating for looser restrictions and lower taxes.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Lee |first1=Ruth |title=The FCTC and Tobacco Industry |journal=World Medical Journal |date=January 2020 |volume=66 |issue=1 |pages=11–13 }}</ref>


These companies have garnered significant controversy for the product they produce and the tactics with which they sell and market them. Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death and disease in the United States. Despite a general decrease in cigarette use in the United States, there has been no change in the use of smokeless tobacco.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Nguyen |first1=Kimberly |last2=Marshall |first2=LaTisha |last3=Brown |first3=Susan |last4=Neff |first4=Linda |title=State-Specific Prevalence of Current Cigarette Smoking and Smokeless Tobacco Use Among Adults — United States, 2014 |journal=Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report |date=October 7, 2016 |volume=65 |issue=39 |pages=1045-1051 |doi=10.15585/mmwr.mm6539a1}}</ref>
These companies have garnered significant controversy for the product they produce and the tactics with which they sell and market them. Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death and disease in the United States. Despite a general decrease in cigarette use in the United States, there has been no change in the use of smokeless tobacco.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Nguyen |first1=Kimberly |last2=Marshall |first2=LaTisha |last3=Brown |first3=Susan |last4=Neff |first4=Linda |title=State-Specific Prevalence of Current Cigarette Smoking and Smokeless Tobacco Use Among Adults — United States, 2014 |journal=Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report |date=October 7, 2016 |volume=65 |issue=39 |pages=1045–1051 |doi=10.15585/mmwr.mm6539a1|pmid=27711031 }}</ref>


Some of the tactics utilized by these companies have been noted to be similar to that of other industries such as the oil, sugar, and cell phone industries.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Coraiola |first1=Diego |title=Remembering to Forget: The Historic Irresponsibility of U.S. Big Tobacco |journal=Journal of Business Ethics |date=October 2020 |volume=166 |issue=2 |pages=233-252 |doi=10.1007/s10551-019-04323-4}}</ref>
Some of the tactics utilized by these companies have been noted to be similar to that of other industries such as the oil, sugar, and cell phone industries.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Coraiola |first1=Diego |title=Remembering to Forget: The Historic Irresponsibility of U.S. Big Tobacco |journal=Journal of Business Ethics |date=October 2020 |volume=166 |issue=2 |pages=233–252 |doi=10.1007/s10551-019-04323-4|s2cid=211393036 }}</ref>


== Controversy ==
== Controversy ==
These companies are controversial due to the negative health effects of the products they produce, and attempts to misinform on this topic. In the United States, the big five tobacco companies have worked together to conceal scientific evidence on the negative affects of tobacco. There is also a history of manipulating and destroying evidence. <ref>{{cite journal |last1=Coraiola |first1=Diego |title=Remembering to Forget: The Historic Irresponsibility of U.S. Big Tobacco |journal=Journal of Business Ethics |date=October 2020 |volume=166 |issue=2 |pages=233-252 |doi=10.1007/s10551-019-04323-4}}</ref>
These companies are controversial due to the negative health effects of the products they produce, and attempts to misinform on this topic. In the United States, the big five tobacco companies have worked together to conceal scientific evidence on the negative affects of tobacco. There is also a history of manipulating and destroying evidence. <ref>{{cite journal |last1=Coraiola |first1=Diego |title=Remembering to Forget: The Historic Irresponsibility of U.S. Big Tobacco |journal=Journal of Business Ethics |date=October 2020 |volume=166 |issue=2 |pages=233–252 |doi=10.1007/s10551-019-04323-4|s2cid=211393036 }}</ref>


The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control was designed by the [[World Health Assembly]] as an international legal approach to reducing the effect of tobacco on public health. However, it's implementation has also been interfered with by these tobacco companies. Tobacco companies have also been known to foster relations with governments and communities to maintain loose regulations on tobacco products.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Lee |first1=Ruth |title=The FCTC and Tobacco Industry |journal=World Medical Journal |date=January 2020 |volume=66 |issue=1 |pages=11-13 }}</ref>
The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control was designed by the [[World Health Assembly]] as an international legal approach to reducing the effect of tobacco on public health. However, it's implementation has also been interfered with by these tobacco companies. Tobacco companies have also been known to foster relations with governments and communities to maintain loose regulations on tobacco products.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Lee |first1=Ruth |title=The FCTC and Tobacco Industry |journal=World Medical Journal |date=January 2020 |volume=66 |issue=1 |pages=11–13 }}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 10:58, 10 December 2021

Big Tobacco is a name used to refer to the largest companies in the tobacco industry. The five largest tobacco companies are Philip Morris International, China National Tobacco Company, British American Tobacco, Imperial Brands, and Japan Tobacco International, and are collectively referred to as Big Tobacco. These companies have substantial power economically, with revenues matching some small countries. These companies are well-known for lobbying governments, advocating for looser restrictions and lower taxes.[1]

These companies have garnered significant controversy for the product they produce and the tactics with which they sell and market them. Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death and disease in the United States. Despite a general decrease in cigarette use in the United States, there has been no change in the use of smokeless tobacco.[2]

Some of the tactics utilized by these companies have been noted to be similar to that of other industries such as the oil, sugar, and cell phone industries.[3]

Controversy

These companies are controversial due to the negative health effects of the products they produce, and attempts to misinform on this topic. In the United States, the big five tobacco companies have worked together to conceal scientific evidence on the negative affects of tobacco. There is also a history of manipulating and destroying evidence. [4]

The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control was designed by the World Health Assembly as an international legal approach to reducing the effect of tobacco on public health. However, it's implementation has also been interfered with by these tobacco companies. Tobacco companies have also been known to foster relations with governments and communities to maintain loose regulations on tobacco products.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Lee, Ruth (January 2020). "The FCTC and Tobacco Industry". World Medical Journal. 66 (1): 11–13.
  2. ^ Nguyen, Kimberly; Marshall, LaTisha; Brown, Susan; Neff, Linda (7 October 2016). "State-Specific Prevalence of Current Cigarette Smoking and Smokeless Tobacco Use Among Adults — United States, 2014". Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 65 (39): 1045–1051. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm6539a1. PMID 27711031.
  3. ^ Coraiola, Diego (October 2020). "Remembering to Forget: The Historic Irresponsibility of U.S. Big Tobacco". Journal of Business Ethics. 166 (2): 233–252. doi:10.1007/s10551-019-04323-4. S2CID 211393036.
  4. ^ Coraiola, Diego (October 2020). "Remembering to Forget: The Historic Irresponsibility of U.S. Big Tobacco". Journal of Business Ethics. 166 (2): 233–252. doi:10.1007/s10551-019-04323-4. S2CID 211393036.
  5. ^ Lee, Ruth (January 2020). "The FCTC and Tobacco Industry". World Medical Journal. 66 (1): 11–13.

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