The Union is concerned with the FDA decision this week to authorise Philip Morris International’s IQOS – which heat rather than burn tobacco using a battery-powered system – for sale in the United States.
The Union formally submitted a statement at an interactive multi-stakeholder hearing in New York, as part of the preparatory process for the UN High Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage.
A coalition of eight national and international health organisations today urged Disney to require its partner network, Vice, to terminate its relationship with Philip Morris International, the world’s largest manufacturer and seller of cigarettes.