Harry Shapiro

Harry’s blog 17: 19 May

May 7, 2017

“Why? It's true that smoking rates are falling, but more than a billion people still smoke. They're served by a small group of companies who have no new competition to worry about – nobo...

Harry’s blog 16: 8 May

May 7, 2017

“Thus, the zeal for the almost-no-nicotine cigarette as the only way to end the pandemic of cigarette-related illness. “The vast majority of tobacco control advocates are advocates, not scientists...

Harry’s blog 18: 23 May

May 7, 2017

The Washington Post reported, “ While the administration has not indicated what it will ultimately do about the 2016 rule, the decision to side with the industry in delaying the rule represents a...

Harry’s blog 9: 13 March 2017

Feb. 18, 2017

Back home agencies such as the FDA, CDC, NIDA and others all sing from the same hymn sheet – whether because they all genuinely believe what they publish or simply through fear of lucrative posts ...

Harry’s blog 14: 16 April

Feb. 18, 2017

Clearly cigarette sales will continue to be the industry's income mainstay for many years to come especially in regions like Africa and Indian sub-continent, the revenue from which is funding...

Harry’s blog 13: 9 April

Feb. 18, 2017

A similarly dossier of 'dodgy' provenance is being promoted to the effect that e-cigarettes cause heart attacks. Leading the charge on this is Dr Stan Glanz who has declared that we now ...

Harry’s blog 12: 5 April

Feb. 18, 2017

The law would also regulate nicotine and non-nicotine e-cigarettes and e-liquid by: prohibiting sale, and supply in a public place, to under 18 year olds restricting sale via vending machines to ...

Harry’s blog 11: 27 March 2017

Feb. 18, 2017

One posted comment came from Richard Cranfield from US Health Works who made the insightful point that the FDA (and probably most other US public health agencies) have no interest in harm reductio...

Harry’s blog 10: 20 March 2017

Feb. 18, 2017

He takes as his lead, the tactics of Big Tobacco to counter all the robust and incontrovertible evidence dating back to the 1940s that smoking causes cancer. The facts about smoking — indisputable...

Harry’s blog 6: 18 February 2017

Feb. 18, 2017

The Canadian online watchdog Regulator.com conducted an interview with that rare species, the tobacco regulator prepared publicly to answer some serious questions about vaping laws. Facing up to p...