How British American Tobacco Blackmailed Kenyan Government To Weaken Health Warnings On Nicotine Pouches

January 24, 2024 by kenyainsights.com

How British American Tobacco Blackmailed Kenyan Government To Weaken Health Warnings On Nicotine Pouches

An investigation by The Guardian has uncovered British American Tobacco (BAT) pressured Kenya to reduce health warnings on Lyft nicotine pouches, threatening investment withdrawal. BAT threatened it would pull investment from a Nairobi factory if its request for smaller labelling was not met.

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8.10% of the adult population are current smokers. There are approximately 2.6 million current smokers in Kenya 15.60% of men are current smokers but only 0.80% of women.
SOURCE: GSTHR

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