In several legal proceedings, Youth Smoking Prevention has challenged and exposed the tobacco industry's abusive practices and its influence on government policy. In the latest case, which is still ongoing, the European Court of Justice is considering the legality or otherwise of the measurement method prescribed in Europe for determining the toxicity of cigarettes.
The so-called ‘rigged cigarette’ is far more harmful and addictive than legally allowed and should therefore be removed from stores. After all, public health must be the legislator's primary concern in this context.
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In September 2016, Dutch lawyer Bénédicte Ficq filed a criminal complaint against the tobacco industry on behalf of two lung patients and the Youth Smoking Prevention Foundation. This article provides an overview of the lead-up to the case and subsequent developments.
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In 2014 and 2015, Youth Smoking Prevention brought a case against the State of the Netherlands in order to end the structural, far too great influence of the tobacco lobby on the government’s anti-smoking policy. The request: enforcement of article 5.3 of the WHO FCTC.
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Youth Smoking Prevention (YSP) aims to make smoking history by ensuring that children do not start smoking. The foundation tries to persuade politicians to strongly increase the excise duty on tobacco and to significantly reduce the number of tobacco outlets.
YSP is publisher of the independent website TabakNee!, which exposes the strategies and practices of the tobacco lobby. YSP also tries to turn the tide through grassroot campaigns and lawsuits against the Dutch State and the tobacco industry.
Youth Smoking Prevention was founded by pulmonologists Wanda de Kanter (previously NKI/AVL) and Pauline Dekker (Rode Kruis Ziekenhuis).
The activities of Youth Smokink Prevention are financed through donations and sponsorships. Would you like to support us? We would greatly appreciate it.
You can send your donation to:
NL13 ABNA 0406 5598 21
t.n.v. Rookpreventie Jeugd
Amsterdam
KvK: 34333760
RSIN: 820635315
Rookpreventie Jeugd is registered as a Public Benefit Organisation.
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