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Public Information Tobacco Control (PITOC)

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Food and consumer protection

This project contributes to the research aim 'Food and consumer protection'. Which funding institutions are active for this aim? What are the sub-aims? Take a look:
Food and consumer protection


Project code: BfR-PRS-08-1342-480
Contract period: 01.01.2009 - 28.02.2011
Purpose of research: Applied research

General objective: to contribute to the reduction of smoking-related morbidity and mortality by supporting tobacco product regulation. Directive 2001/37/EC prescribes a.o. that part of the data on tobacco ingredients, submitted by manufacturers, must be disseminated to the consumers. To inform the public well, authorities are obliged to make a understandable description of the different tobacco ingredients. Strategic relevance & contribution to the programme: This project is directly related to priority action 3.3.4.1. Smoking prevention and tobacco control: Tobacco control in all policies. PITOC aims to produce information documents on 24 tobacco ingredients which have the highest health hazard regarding their nature and amount in which they are generally added. The documents consist of one short document in lay wording to inform the public, and a second one to inform more broadly semi-professionals, like NGOs, journalists, policy makers and social marketers. To lower the burden for authorities this cooperative action by PITOC is proposed. Methods and means: Documents will be prepared by the key group, translated by all partners and disseminated on national websites to inform consumers throughout Europe. Topics to be addressed are the nature, toxicity, dependence potential and hazard classification of the chemical compounds that are added to tobacco. Note: tobacco industries can not make these documents because they may not present the data in an objective way by neglecting negative results and properties of the ingredients they use.Expected outcome: to inform the public about the composition of tobacco products, their manipulation by industries, and that tobacco products may contain considerable amounts of toxic chemicals. Based on this new information, the consumer may decide to never start or to stop smoking.

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