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South Africa: Swedish snus snare

British American Tobacco (BAT) recently sent a delegation of South African members of parliament to Sweden on a "fact finding" trip, to learn about the blessings of snus oral tobacco. The trip was organised by a group called the Association of Reduction of Tobacco-related Harm (ARTH).

When a draft programme came to light just two weeks before the start of the trip, it revealed that the snus manufacturer Swedish Match and other pro-snus promoters were to entertain members of the group, who were to stay at the most prestigious hotels and dine at the very best restaurants during their five days in Sweden. Strangely, no tobacco control experts or government officials in Sweden seemed to know anything about the visit until a copy of the draft programme came to the attention of Doctors Against Tobacco (DAT). In order to offer the group a broader picture of Swedish conditions and the . . . [Full text of this article]