Role of trade associations in managing conflict between US cigarette and smokeless tobacco industries
TI's quest for STC to align with its policy positions was intended to minimise restrictive measures on cigarettes, akin to transnational tobacco companies' acquisition of e-cigarette companies to influence tobacco control policy. Based on recent events, acquisitions of non-cigarette tobacco companies may be scrutinised by the US Federal Trade Commission.
Authors
- David S. Timberlake (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4450-0862)
- Yongjeong Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6876-8230)
- S Gadalla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1161-4294)
- Pooja Gadhvi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6261-2391)
Institutions
- California State University, Fullerton (US)
- University of California, Irvine (US)
- Samueli Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Tobacco Control
- Published
- 2025-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/tc-2025-059521
- Primary Topic
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00