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  • Big tobacco is exploiting fears of the illicit market to unwind health gains, experts warn
  • US tobacco giant moves into Dutch weed legalisation trial
  • How Big Tobacco helped design Lunchables—and gave birth to the ultra-processed food industry

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

Big tobacco is exploiting fears of the illicit market to unwind health gains, experts warn

Cigarettes kill 66 Australians every day, health groups say, criticising MPs who heard evidence from Philip Morris in secretFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGe...

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dutchnews.nl /1 month ago

US tobacco giant moves into Dutch weed legalisation trial

A US tobacco giant is behind the planned take over of the Netherlands’ biggest licensed cannabis grower, prompting fears among...

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fastcompany.com /1 month ago

How Big Tobacco helped design Lunchables—and gave birth to the ultra-processed food industry

In the 1980s, Big Tobacco started playing a major role in America’s food industry, buying up companies like General Foods, Kraft, and Nabisco. And that role, according to a new...

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organicconsumers.org /1 month ago

How Big Tobacco Helped Design Lunchables—and Gave Birth to the Ultra-Processed Food Industry

June 05, 2026 | Source: Fast Company | by Kristin Toussaint In the 1980s, Big Tobacco started playing a major role in America’s food industry, buying up companies like General Foo...

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crooksandliars.com /1 month ago

Pay To Vape: Big Tobacco's Brazen Trump PAC Bet

It was already known that President Donald Trump pressured top health officials to allow flavored vapes to hit the market after being leaned on by Big Tobacco executives earlier th...

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seekingalpha.com /3 weeks ago

Turning Point Brands: White Pouch Nicotine Is Driving Revenue Growth

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medicalxpress.com /1 month ago

How big tobacco helped shape the design of ultra-processed foods

A new UC San Francisco study reveals how Philip Morris Companies Inc. used cigarette research, flavor engineering, and behavioral science to turn Lunchables into one of America's m...

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

Marlboro maker accused of exploiting young people with new global ad campaign - Smoking

Marlboro maker accused of exploiting young people with new global ad campaign - Smoking

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

Marlboro maker accused of exploiting young people with new global ad campaign - Smoking

Marlboro maker accused of exploiting young people with new global ad campaign - Smoking

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kffhealthnews.org /1 month ago

Trump Bought Tobacco Stocks and Raked In Industry Donations as FDA Eased Standards

The Trump administration has pursued an extensive pro-tobacco agenda as the president and his political movement have been buoyed by a flood of tobacco industry money, federal reco...

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seekingalpha.com /2 weeks ago

British American Tobacco: Not Simply Philip Morris' Lagging Sibling

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addictionrecoveryebulletin.org /3 weeks ago

Philip Morris & RJ Reynolds Brought Their Addiction Engineering to Ultra-processed Foods

ADDICTION IS PROFITABLE – une 14, 2026 – After reviewing tobacco industry archives, U. of C., professor Laura Schmidt found that when cigarette companies acquired major food brands...

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nytimes.com /1 week ago

Zyn’s Popularity Has Tobacco Companies Racing to Cash In

The makers of nicotine pouches are building new plants and expanding to meet demand. While influencers claim health benefits, experts warn the products can be highly addictive.

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npr.org /1 month ago

Big tobacco hooked us on ultra-processed foods. It might teach us how to cut back

Research published in the American Journal of Public Health details the connection between ultra-processed foods and the tobacco industry when it comes to production, strategy and...

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tori.ng /1 month ago

Global Campaign Demands Tobacco Firms Pay for Health, Economic and Environmental Damage

A coalition of health advocates across Africa, Asia, and Latin America has launched a coordinated global campaign pushing governments to hold tobacco companies financially accounta...

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suredividend.com /3 weeks ago

2026 Tobacco Stocks List | The 6 Best Now, Ranked In Order

Updated on June 24th, 2026 by Bob Ciura As a business owner, selling products that have high profit margins along with strong brand awareness and an exceptionally loyal customer ba...

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theheartysoul.com /1 month ago

Big Tobacco Gave Trump’s PAC $5M — Then the FDA Cleared Flavored Vapes

The FDA authorized fruit-flavored vapes days after a Reynolds American subsidiary gave $5M to Trump's PAC. Here's what the timeline reveals The post Big Tobacco Gave Trump’s PAC $5...

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columbian.com /1 month ago

Trump bought tobacco stocks and raked in industry donations as FDA eased standards

President Donald Trump, who once declared he had “saved” flavored vapes, grew his stock holdings this year to as much as $1.64 million in tobacco giant Philip Morris.

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theblaze.com /4 days ago

Everyone knows Big Food is poisoning Americans ... but most have no idea the dark reason why

It’s no longer a secret that most of the food Americans eat is detrimental to their health. From chemical pesticides and GMOs to artificial additives, preservatives, and dyes, much...

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asia.nikkei.com /3 weeks ago

China's tobacco monopoly warns of profit hit from reduced US leaf imports

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theheartysoul.com /1 month ago

The Cigarette Science Behind Lunchables: What Big Tobacco Did to Your Food

Big tobacco used cigarette science to engineer ultra-processed foods like Lunchables. The post The Cigarette Science Behind Lunchables: What Big Tobacco Did to Your Food appeared f...

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reason.com /3 weeks ago

Secret Emails Reveal Sketchy Tactics in California Public Health's Tobacco Ban 'Endgame'

Here are the sketchy tactics California’s public health agency is using to convince towns and cities to ban tobacco sales.

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dutchnews.nl /2 weeks ago

Philip Morris used AI to generate public opposition to EU rules

Tobacco giant Philip Morris used AI to generate hundreds of fake “citizen” responses opposing tougher EU rules on vapes, with...

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reason.com /1 month ago

'Find Some Kids': How Health Officials Drummed Up Fake Support for Tobacco Bans in Massachusetts Towns

State health officials scouted towns, scripted hearings, recruited teen witnesses, and celebrated each ban as a "win."

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