Philip Morris in breach of SA’s tobacco law with sponsored campaign
12 February 2020 - 05:05
Business Day recently published an article sponsored by Philip Morris SA (PMSA), “Unsmoke SA: it’s time for a new conversation to reduce smoking rates” (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/national/health/2020-01-28-unsmoke-south-africa-its-time-for-a-new-conversation-to-reduce-smoking-rates/)and BusinessTech also published a similar article (https://businesstech.co.za/news/business/367426/cigarette-and-tobacco-giant-backs-south-africa-with-r650-million-investment-drive-and-retail-store-expansion/).
In both PMSA advertises and promotes the heat-not-burn tobacco product IQOS...
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