The Foundation Youth Smoking prevention, the Dutch state to sue because of the existing relationship with the tobacco industry. Today or tomorrow, the Government notified with a subpoena.
The reason is that the Dutch government would not comply with international anti-smoking treaty (the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control) the World Health Organization, WHO. It has 179 countries, including the Netherlands, signed an agreement that the tobacco industry can exert on the smoking cessation served in those countries. No effect
According to the Smoking prevention Youth Foundation Netherlands there adheres absolutely not. Through the sister website Tabaknee.nl Foundation shows that the government’s tobacco industry even invited to bring in policy development. Their positions
Big drivers from the website and Tabaknee.nl Foundation Smoking prevention Youth are pulmonologists Wanda de Kanter and Pauline Dekker. In March 2013 they launched (in collaboration with some investigative journalists) website Tabaknee.nl.
Die bore from the outset a stir by the harsh tone with which professors, politicians and business people with their ‘ leaving were put. sneaky ‘support for the tobacco industry As Minister Edith Schippers of Health, Welfare and Sport was put down as the “minister Tobacco Employers.”
Kanter and Dekker perform for years action against smoking, but went to a tough approach on because the tobacco industry in their eyes behind the scenes too much influence.
The foundation points out that every year twenty thousand deaths in the Netherlands by smoking. Worldwide demands the addiction to cigarette six million deaths per year.
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