SFP Director Lilia Olefir 🇺🇦 has been awarded the 2024 Judy Wilkenfeld Award for International Tobacco Control Excellence! Make sure to follow us & Tobacco-Free Kids Global as we celebrate Lilia and the other honourees. Thanks again to CTFK for this prestigious award! #TobaccoControl

Well deserved Lilia👏👏👏

"In Belgische bioscopen loopt de film 'Une affaire de principe' over de zogenaamde #Dalligate-affaire [...] Dit schandaal gaat over een lobbycampagne van de #tabaksindustrie om Europese regulering van tabaksproducten [...] af te zwakken" apache/ apache.be/2024/05/10/fil…

Martin Raw was both a close friend and a very important colleague. Martin Raw obituary: Pioneering doctor in treatment of cigarette addiction He created the International Centre for Tobacco Cessation and investigated cigarette smuggling. thetimes.co.uk/article/martin…

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Disposable e-cigarettes have never been a good idea. Trends in vaping and smoking following the rise of disposable e-cigarettes: a repeat cross-sectional study in England between 2016 and 2023 - The Lancet Regional Health – Europe thelancet.com/journals/lanep…

⚠️ In the last mandate, the industry organised more than 100 meetings with MEPs. "The scale of industry interference at the EU level points out that the delays of all EU files is not a coincidence", said SFP Director Lilia Olefir 🇺🇦. Euractiv has more 👇 bit.ly/3wXYFmO

May Issue: Study suggests that full implementation of tobacco control measures as recommended by MPOWER will accelerate the reduction of smoking prevalence and save nearly a quarter of a million deaths by 2050 in Japan. bit.ly/44KWEqQ

The new eurobarometer (2023) on smoking and e-cigarettes in the 27 EU countries is out. An important instrument to measure progress in EU. However, insufficient questions on smoking the survey. webgate.ec.europa.eu/ebsm/api/publi…

The price of a pack of Marlboro in Belgium is now 11,50€ compared to 8,70€ last year. The biggest price increase (32%) in Belgium ever. In 2 neighbouring countries (France and Netherlands), Marlboro is still more expensive: in both 12,50€. Well done FR, NL and BE.

It would be useful to know whether the EU tracking and tracing system for tobacco products has facilitated the seizure of illicit cigarettes. If yes, too what extent and in which way.

July Issue: Study finds that people who use conventional cigarettes who want to reduce harm should quit all tobacco use rather than switching to HTPs or using them concurrently. bit.ly/3VLQClo

Belgium is the first EU country to ban disposable vapes. From 1/1/2025. Excellent work of the Belgian Coalition and Health Minister F. Vandenbroucke. Royal Decree 3 Mai 2024. ejustice.just.fgov.be/cgi/article.pl…

When the tobacco lobby does empty cigarette pack surveys in the Brussels region, they do it only in communes with an overall high crime index such as Anderlecht or Schaerbeek, not in the rich communes. lalibre.be/economie/entre…

In Gent gunnen de Vlaamse socialisten de vierde partij een conservatieve burgemeester en gaan een rechts beleid voeren met rechts Vlaanderen, terwijl groen de grootste partij in Gent is. Wat een kemel, zeg. Conner Rousseau

Belgium bans disposable vapes as concern grows over e-cigarettes ft.com/content/4d9ff5… via @ft

TabakNee! Ministerie van VWS Douane Ministerie van Justitie en Veiligheid Rookvrije Generatie Nieuwsuur NOS EenVandaag Dit is in strijd met het WHO-protocol over de illegale tabakshandel, dat wijst op de gevaren rol tabaksindustrie in de illegale tabakshandel aldus Luk Joossens Bovendien houden de partijen ook de informatie die zij tijdens hun vergaderingen uitwisselen binnenskamers World Health Organization (WHO)

Do almost 200 billion unique identifiers on tobacco products facilitate investigations on illicit tobacco trade? A blog in Tobacco Control. blogs.bmj.com/tc/2025/10/26/…