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==India== | ==India== | ||
===2020 Oct 15 - [https://www.planetofthevapes.co.uk/news/vaping-news/2020-10-15_bloomberg-s-war-chest-probed.html?fbclid=IwAR2RorMwBRpCbZRSdnYyfZgnHHfzPn6ZiYFoXw3lp-ydCN1rRJDj0tv8xy0 Bloomberg’s War Chest Probed]=== | |||
*Association Vapers India (AVI) said: “These international NGOs directly fund government departments and state tobacco control programs, which shouldn't be allowed as receiving money directly from private entities creates massive conflict. “While India moves to tighten FCRA laws, these foreign NGOs and their local grantees have broken and continue to break laws - one of them, Burning Brain Society, is filing court cases with this money which violates FCRA norms. So entrenched is this cartel that when a government official questioned this foreign funding, he was promptly booted out and the bar on the errant NGO quickly lifted. Emboldened, these foreign NGOs are now proposing highly discriminatory policies like banning less harmful alternatives in developing nations but not in the West -- yes, in countries where harm prevention is vital as people have low access to healthcare.” | |||
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===FDA Scandal (Philippine)=== | ===FDA Scandal (Philippine)=== | ||
*2021 Mar 26 - [https://www.planetofthevapes.co.uk/news/vaping-news/2021-03-26_grubby-money-corrupts-vape-legislation.html?fbclid=IwAR0BoHG2iqE3J6ptXjMZN3Mi5uy5g6C6ui5pngNuFNV_5o1_HYt4ucFCujY Grubby Money Corrupts Vape Legislation] | *2021 Mar 26 - [https://www.planetofthevapes.co.uk/news/vaping-news/2021-03-26_grubby-money-corrupts-vape-legislation.html?fbclid=IwAR0BoHG2iqE3J6ptXjMZN3Mi5uy5g6C6ui5pngNuFNV_5o1_HYt4ucFCujY Grubby Money Corrupts Vape Legislation] | ||
*Last year, the FDA was cast under a cloud when it emerged it had already received “questionable” Bloomberg money, after first denying they had received funds with an agreement to implement certain policies against tobacco harm reduction products. They didn't admit it until after being called out and presented with the evidence. They admitted to actively seeking funding from out of the country NGO's. An investigation was called. None of this made any difference as the Administration decided to plough on with its proposals despite the public consultation remaining unfinished. Representitive Estrellita Suansing called the move “premature” and “deplorable”. The articles and blogs below tell the story... | *Last year, the FDA was cast under a cloud when it emerged it had already received “questionable” Bloomberg money, after first denying they had received funds with an agreement to implement certain policies against tobacco harm reduction products. They didn't admit it until after being called out and presented with the evidence. They admitted to actively seeking funding from out of the country NGO's. An investigation was called. None of this made any difference as the Administration decided to plough on with its proposals despite the public consultation remaining unfinished. Representitive Estrellita Suansing called the move “premature” and “deplorable”. The FDA said the NTCP which is under the Department of Health is also receiving grants for the project. The FDA received a grant from Bloomberg with regards to strengthening its regulatory functions on tobacco control. The articles and blogs below tell the story... | ||
**Keywords from the | **Keywords from the linked articles: <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 204, 229);" data-mce-style="background-color: #ffff00;">The Union</span>, Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use Grants Program, Global Implementation Programme (by <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 204, 229);" data-mce-style="background-color: #ffff00;">The Union</span>), STOP, <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" data-mce-style="background-color: #ffff00;">Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids (CTFK)</span> | ||
**2021 Mar 19 - [https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1409126/fda-admits-hiring-people-to-draft-regulations-on-vapes-using-anti-tobacco-money?fbclid=IwAR0lmXSB471iy_QIaXg1znPjsBEw3gkDpXvR0DWKyTEkCj8mXIQatX6JObo FDA admits hiring people to draft regulations on vapes using anti-tobacco money] | **2021 Mar 19 - [https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1409126/fda-admits-hiring-people-to-draft-regulations-on-vapes-using-anti-tobacco-money?fbclid=IwAR0lmXSB471iy_QIaXg1znPjsBEw3gkDpXvR0DWKyTEkCj8mXIQatX6JObo FDA admits hiring people to draft regulations on vapes using anti-tobacco money] | ||
**2021 Mar 17 - [https://maharlika.tv/2021/03/17/foreign-ngo-pushing-for-ban-of-cigarette-alternatives-funded-drafting-of-ph-regulations/?fbclid=IwAR3Lu8_0_Co1l0iMRDTbDst7k2EHH9dcE5pYLseDUk3rM9-Xy3rV590xcas Foreign NGO pushing for ban of cigarette alternatives funded drafting of PH regulations] | **2021 Mar 17 - [https://maharlika.tv/2021/03/17/foreign-ngo-pushing-for-ban-of-cigarette-alternatives-funded-drafting-of-ph-regulations/?fbclid=IwAR3Lu8_0_Co1l0iMRDTbDst7k2EHH9dcE5pYLseDUk3rM9-Xy3rV590xcas Foreign NGO pushing for ban of cigarette alternatives funded drafting of PH regulations] | ||
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