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Article: Philip Morris International Spin-off Should Spur Nations to Take Urgent Action to Reduce Tobacco Use
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- January 29, 2008
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To: NATIONAL EDITORS
Contact: Joel Spivak of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, +1-
202-296-5469
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following
statement was issued today by Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign
for Tobacco-Free Kids:
The expected spin-off of Philip Morris International as a
separate company, and the companys predatory plans to market an even
greater variety of deadly and addictive products around the world,
should set off global alarms and spur nations to urgently implement
proven measures to reduce tobacco use and save lives. Nations are in
a race against time to stop a global tobacco epidemic that will kill
one billion people worldwide this century unless ...