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Article: Boycotters Cite Evidence of Philip Morris Peddling Influence Through Its Kraft Subsidiary.
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- PR Newswire
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- October 12, 1999
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BOSTON, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Public anger with tobacco giant Philip Morris is increasingly affecting its Kraft Foods subsidiary, which is the target of a consumer boycott organized by INFACT, a corporate watchdog organization. INFACT has compiled data from state agencies and internal Philip Morris documents showing a pattern of Philip Morris working through Kraft to peddle political influence and evade regulatory efforts.
So far the Kraft Boycott has garnered has more than 150 institutional supporters, from the American Medical Women's Association to the Methodist Federation for Social Action. Ten new endorsers have signed up in the past week, and the San ...