Big tobacco
Coverage of Big tobacco in the Nexus archive.
- Chinese Companies Are Selling Vapes With Chemicals Potentially More Potent Than Nicotine
Chinese companies are selling vapes containing nicotine analogs like 6-methyl-nicotine, which may be more potent than nicotine. These chemicals were previously studied by Big Tobacco but not commercialized, and are now being used to circumvent US regulations.
- Investors flock to Big Tobacco as companies pivot to vapes and pouches — as moral taboo goes up in smoke
Investors are increasingly investing in Big Tobacco companies as they shift focus to vapes and pouches. Previously, pension funds and major endowments had excluded cigarette makers due to sustainability mandates.
- Ultraprocessed foods and the tobacco industry: Two peas in a pod?
The article compares ultraprocessed foods to the tobacco industry, suggesting they share problematic traits. Columnist Carrie Dennett analyzes recent articles linking Big Food and Big Tobacco.
- Big tobacco hooked us on ultra-processed foods. It might teach us how to cut back
Research in the American Journal of Public Health links the strategies of the tobacco industry with those used to promote ultra-processed foods, focusing on production, marketing, and consumer dependency. The article suggests Big Tobacco may now help address the overconsumption of these foods.
- Opinion: Sen. Dick Durbin: Trump is letting Big Tobacco target children
Sen. Dick Durbin shares his personal experience of losing his father to lung cancer and highlights his legislative efforts to reduce smoking, including a 1988 ban on smoking on domestic flights. He criticizes Trump for allowing Big Tobacco to target children.