Response to Emeritus Professor Simon Chapman AO, “Two parallel universes for Big Tobacco”
October 03, 2023 by colinmendelsohn.com.au
Response to Emeritus Professor Simon Chapman AO, “Two parallel universes for Big Tobacco”
Professor Chapman’s attitude to the tobacco industry remains stuck in the tobacco wars of the past. There is no doubt the tobacco industry has an appalling record of selling addictive and deadly products, lying about the health effects of smoking and obstructing tobacco control. Consumers are driving a profound market transformation by opting for reduced-risk, non-combustible nicotine products. These innovative products threaten tobacco companies, much like digital cameras did to Kodak and electric cars do to petrol vehicle manufacturers.
