| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1320-1322 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 11 |
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| Publication status | Published - 31 Dec 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Tobacco industry-commissioned reports on the illicit tobacco trade are one of the few data sources on the practice across Europe and Asia. The tobacco industry is now funding estimates of illicit trade in a number of countries in the World Health Organization (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean Region, specifically Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon. These estimates come from a recent report by Oxford Economics, which was funded by major transnational tobacco companies. Industry-funded studies of the illicit tobacco trade have been found to consistently fail to meet the standards of quality and transparency expected of peer-reviewed research. Moreover, the scale of the problem would appear exaggerated in order to aid the industry’s efforts to oppose tobacco controls by arguing that such measures would actually increase illicit trade. A critical look at this new report suggests that this trend continues, while concerns remain over the reliability of the data and estimates claimed, stressing the need for independent research of the illicit tobacco trade in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
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Funding
Tobacco industry-commissioned reports on the illicit tobacco trade are one of the few data sources on the practice across Europe and Asia. The tobacco industry is now funding estimates of illicit trade in a number of countries in the World Health Organization (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean Region, specifically Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon. These estimates come from a recent report by Oxford Economics, which was funded by major transnational tobacco companies. Industry-funded studies of the illicit tobacco trade have been found to consistently fail to meet the standards of quality and transparency expected of peer-reviewed research. Moreover, the scale of the problem would appear exaggerated in order to aid the industry’s efforts to oppose tobacco controls by arguing that such measures would actually increase illicit trade. A critical look at this new report suggests that this trend continues, while concerns remain over the reliability of the data and estimates claimed, stressing the need for independent research of the illicit tobacco trade in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine