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07.10.22

Big Tobacco

A US farmer was accused of abusing his workers. Then Big Tobacco backed his election

Reynolds American has pumped a thousands of dollars into the campaigns of a local politician with anti-union agenda

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A man with an Iqos smoking device

28.08.22

Big Tobacco

Philip Morris misleading the public about nicotine in heated tobacco

Tobacco giant claims there is 0.5mg of nicotine in an Iqos stick but research by the Bureau reveals the actual figure is eight times higher

A portrait photo of Reverend Horace Sheffield, sat behind the desk in his office

25.08.22

Big Tobacco

Pastor offered $250,000 to oppose menthol cigarette ban

Tobacco giant RJ Reynolds attempted to influence the menthol debate via Black-led organisations, which are often in desperate need of more funds

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A mechanical claw picking up waste in a landfill

15.07.22

Big Tobacco

Rise of single-use vapes sending tonnes of lithium to landfill

Vital metal going unrecycled as disposable e-cigarettes are binned in their millions

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