Globally Reported Tobacco Industry Interference during COVID-19 Pandemic

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Background

COVID-19, caused by a novel coronavirus, was first reported in Wuhan, Hubei province in China, on 31 December 2019. On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) formally declared it as a pandemic.[1]

COVID-19 and Tobacco Use

Studies have shown that tobacco smokers have a higher risk of COVID-19 infection and progression.[2] COVID-19 virus normally plug into the ACE2 receptors on the surface of the cells to inject its genetic material into the cells, then replicate and spread. Research suggests that lungs exposed to tobacco smoke have a higher possibility in accumulating abnormally large numbers of ACE2 receptors, which could potentially make the organ vulnerable to damage by the coronavirus.[3]

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Activities of Tobacco Industry

Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), the World Health Organization global convention on tobacco control, Articles 13 and 5.3 recommend to ban sponsorships, CSR activities and interactions with the tobacco industry.

Summary of TII and activities reported during COVID-19 pandemic

This post intends to summarise tobacco industry CSR and other activities and interference reported globally during the COVID-19 pandemic on weekly basis starting from the date the pandemic was declared. The post will be updated every Wednesday of the following week.

Table 1: Summary of reported TII during COVID-19 Pandemic

Tobacco Company Reported Countries Number of Incidents
British American Tobacco (BAT) South Africa, United States of America (USA), United Kingdom (UK), Brazil, Kenya, Bangladesh, Croatia, Mexico, Nigeria, Honduras 15
Philip Morris International (PMI) Brazil, Costa Rica, Greece, Turkey, Italy, Philippines, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Georgia 15
ITC Limited India India 7
Japan Tobacco International (JTI) United Kingdom (UK), Bangladesh, Turkey, Malaysia, Philippines 5
Altria group United Sates of America (USA) 5
Korea Tobacco & Ginseng Corporation (KT&G) Indonesia, Turkey, Russia 3
7 HILLS Manikchand Products Private Limited India 1
Deccan Tobacco India 1
Vinataba Tobacco Company Vietnam 1
International Tobacco Company Nigeria 1
LT Group Philippines 1
Godfrey Phillips India India 1
Company either not specified or interference via Front Groups United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, Malaysia, Australia, Lebanon, Senegal, Sri Lanka, France, Myanmar 13

Week 1: 12th to 22nd March 2020

No reports available as of 22nd June 2020. Will be updated if/when new information emerges.

Week 2: 23rd to 29th March 2020

  • Philip Morris International (PMI) donated ventilators to Greek Hospitals.[4]
  • In Brazil Philip Morris International (PMI) made donations to the Santa Cruz hospitals.[5]
  • Philip Morris Georgia made a monetary donation to the special fund established by the Business Association of Georgia.[6]
  • ITC Limited India donated money for the COVID contingency fund.[7]
  • Philip Morris International (PMI) donated respirators to hospitals in Greece.[8]
  • In Honduras British American Tobacco (BAT) donated masks to the Police.[9]
  • In Sri Lanka, online delivery of cigarettes was advertised via Facebook (Image 1).[10]
Image 1: Online sales of cigarettes in Sri Lanka advertised via Facebook[10]
  • In Myanmar Traditional Cheroot (A filter less cylindrical cigar with both ends clipped) Producers Association donated money to the National Central Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).[11]
  • In Romania Philip Morris International (PMI) donated money to the Red Cross.[12]

Week 3: 30th March to 5th April 2020

  • British American Tobacco (BAT) announced their attempt to develop a vaccine for COVID-19.[13]
  • A non-peer reviewed preprint publication by a French scientist suggested a protective effect of Nicotine over COVID-19.[14]The Lead author Pierre Changeux, Emeritus Professor of Neuroscience at the Institute Pasteur had a history of funding from the tobacco industry.[15]
  • In Nigeria International Tobacco Company donated hand sanitisers and face masks to the government.[16]
  • In Philippines LT Group, a company involved in tobacco and alcohol trade donated face masks to Cavite hospital.[17]
  • In Bulgaria Philip Morris Bulgaria donated money to purchase medical supplies and protective gear to the hospitals.[18]
  • In Greece, Philip Morris International (PMI) donated ventilators to the government.[19]
  • Deccan Tobacco donated money to Chief Minister’s Relief Fund in Andra Pradesh.[20]
  • ITC Limited India health Hygiene brand, Savlon, sponsored Kerala government’s COVID-19 awareness programmes and hand washing booths.[21][22]
  • ITC Limited India delivered their food brands to homes in India in collaboration with nongovernmental organisations Child Rights and You (CRY) and SOS Children’s Villages in India.[23]According to the media reports, the supplies were delivered to the children and the elderly through its “Aashirvaad Box of Hope” and “Sunfeast Box of Happiness”.
  • In Philippines, Philip Morris Fortune Tobacco Corp Inc.’s (PMFTC), (a joint-venture between Philip Morris Philippines Manufacturing, Inc. and Fortune Tobacco Corporation) donated ventilators to the Northern Mindanao Medical Center.[24]The Eastern Samar Governor Ben Evardone, through his Facebook account, thanked Philip Morris Fortune Tobacco Corp Inc (PMFTC) for its donation.[25]
  • In South Africa Johann Rupert, the CEO and a major shareholder in British American Tobacco (BAT), donated money to the COVID-19 funds.[26][27]
  • Philip Morris Ukraine donated money to COVID-19 funds.[28]

Week 4: 6th to 12th April 2020

  • Jelimals, a jelly bear (confectionary) brand owned by the ITC Limited India, conducted awareness programmes targeting children.[29][30][31][32][33][34]
  • ITC Limited India’s Paperboards & Specialty Papers Business (PSPD) donated funds to the government fund and, also, to low income populations.[35][36].[37]
  • ITC WOW (Wellbeing out of Waste) team (a waste management programme initiated by ITC Limited India) distributed masks and food packs to families and, also, to shelterless people. They also supplied sanitisers to public health workers and food packs to Police and medical personnel.[37]
  • 7 HILLS Manikchand Products Private Limited, the manufacturer of Manikchand pan masala, claiming it to be tobacco free, published advertisements on COVID-19 in newspapers (Image 2).[38]
Image 2: A newspaper advertisement by Manikchand[38]
  • Chief minister of West Bengal Exempted Beedi Industry from Lockdown (Image 3)[39].
Image 3: A newspaper clipping from West Bengal on exemption of bidi industry from lockdown restrictions[39]
  • In Indonesia, Philip Morris International (PMI) donated an Ambulance to Indonesian Red Cross.[40]
  • Japan Tobacco International (JTI) in Malaysia raised money for COVID-19 funds.[41]
  • In Philippines Japan Tobacco International (JTI) donated face masks to the front liners.[42]

Week 5: 13th to 19th April 2020

  • Phillip Morris International (PMI) tried to indicate that smoking and vaping has no association with increased risks for COVID-19 (Image 4).[43]
Image 4: Phillip Morris International (PMI) tried to indicate that smoking and vaping has no association with increased risk for COVID-19.[43]
  • In Italy, Philip Morris International (PMI) donated meals for the Zola Predosa Food Bank, hand sanitisers, personal protective equipment and money for COVID-19 control activities.[44]
  • Vinataba Tobacco Company in Vietnam donated money and equipment to the Vietnam Heart Institute at Bach Mai Hospital.[45]
  • Japan Tobacco International (JTI) donated money to a hardship fund for independent retailers in the United Kingdom.[46]
  • Certain Malaysian media agencies criticised the World Health Organization (WHO)’s statement on COVID-19 and smoking.[47]
  • In Australia, the World Health Organization (WHO)’s position on vaping was criticised by certain media agencies.[48]
  • A regional governor in Nigeria requested pandemic donations from British American Tobacco (BAT).[49]
  • British American Tobacco Kenya donated sanitisers to various government agencies and the Council of Governors.[50]
  • In Lebanon, Tobacco and Tobacco Counting Department donated money.[51]
  • Philip Morris Fortune Tobacco Corp Inc.’s (PMFTC), a joint-venture between Philip Morris Philippines Manufacturing, Inc. (PMPMI) and Fortune Tobacco Corporation (FTC), donated medical equipment and food items to medical health workers and military personnel.[52][53]
  • In Senegal, Mohamed Ould Bouamatou, a businessman involved in cigarette manufacturing, donated money to the government.[54]
  • In the United States, Altria and its subsidiary U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company donated money for COVID-19 funds.[55]
  • In Indonesia, Philip Morris International (PMI) Sampoerna, where COVID-19-related deaths occurred among factory workers, made donations to local pandemic relief via the nongovernmental organisation Social Transformation and Public Awareness Foundation (STAPA) Center.[56]
  • In Sri Lanka, Facebook advertisements were seen on cigarette retailers selling cigarettes online during the curfew (Image 5).[57]
Image 5: In Sri Lanka promoting cigarette products through Face Book Pages.[57]

Week 6: 20th to 26th April 2020

  • Tobacco industry representatives requested the European Union (EU) to postpone the upcoming deadline to stop menthol cigarette sales.[58]
  • British American Tobacco (BAT) Bangladesh introduced a sanitiser (Image 6).[59]
Image 6: BAT Bangladesh introducing a hand sanitizer[59]
  • British American Tobacco (BAT) Bangladesh declared that they moves to the next level of vaccine development by animal testing.[60]
  • In Zimbabwe, tobacco workers’ unions requested to postpone the tobacco marketing season to avoid putting workers at risk of infection.[61]

Week 7: 27th April to 3rd May 2020

Image 7:British American Tobacco threatens legal action over cigarette ban.[65]

Week 8: 4th to 10th May 2020

  • British American Tobacco (BAT) highlighted its Cooperate Social Responsibility (CSR) and COVID-19 work plan through an open letter to the public from Chief Executive Jack Bowles. It included activities in United Kingdom (UK), Brazil, Kenya, Bangladesh and Croatia (Image 8).[73]
Image 8:British American Tobacco (BAT) highlighting it’s Cooperate Social Responsibility (CSR) and COVID-19 work plan through an open letter to the general public.[73]
  • South Korean tobacco company and Philip Morris International (PMI) partner Korea Tobacco & Ginseng Corporation (KT&G) donated COVID-19 test kits to Indonesia.[74]
  • Group donated money to COVID-19 relief efforts in Kentucky, USA.[75]
  • Japan Tobacco International (JTI) and Philip Morris International (PMI) donated money to Turkish COVID-19 relief funds.[76]
  • Philip Morris International (PMI) donated meals in Italy.[77]
  • Philip Morris International (PMI) distributed hand sanitisers to health care companies and homes for the elderly in Italy.[78]
  • Reports alleged that several tobacco companies in Bangladesh bought tobacco from farmers without ensuring hygiene and social distance.[79]

Week 9: 11th to 17th May2020

  • Altria Group highlighted their COVID-19 Cooperate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities in the Annual General Meeting, which included a monetary donation to COVID-19 relief funds, donatiions of supplies and their employees donating money to support NGO front liners.[80]
  • In Costa Rica, Philip Morris International (PMI) donated N95 face masks to the government.[81]
  • British American Tobacco (BAT)’s Kentucky Bio Processing declared that they are ready for human trials of their COVID-19 vaccine.[82]
  • A senior staff member from NOSMOKE Institute at Patras Science Park, Greece, who received research grants worth USD 105,985 from Foundation for smoke free world (FSFW), published a paper on COVID-19 and nicotine treatments.[83]
  • In Bangladesh, Abul Khayer Group which manufacture cigarettes and other tobacco products, supplied oxygen cylinders to the Bangladesh Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases (BITID) Hospital and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and masks to government agencies including Chittagong Divisional Commissioner, Chittagong Deputy Commissioner and Police Commissioner.[84]
  • Home delivery of tobacco products by the Sri Lankan convenience store 24 Seven through the PickMe taxi and home delivery service (Image 9).[85]
Image 9: Home delivery of cigarettes in Sri Lank through Pick Me taxi service[85]

Week 10: 18th to 24th May 2020

Image 10: British American Tobacco (BAT) Georgia General Manager, Felicio Ferraz, announced about Kentucky Bio Processing submitting a Pre-investigative new drug package to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA).[88]

Week 11: 25th to 31st May 2020

Image 11: British American Tobacco (BAT) files a law suit over the cigarette ban in South Africa.[92]
  • In the United Arab Emirates, The Federal Tax Authority, announces their intension to delay the ban on water pipe tobacco and e-cigarettes without digital tax stamps until January 2021, in response to “stakeholder pressure”.[93]
  • In Bangladesh, Japan Tobacco International (JTI) promoted their brands through phone calls.[94]
  • Home delivery of E-cigarette products in Bangladesh.[95]
  • (KT&G) donated COVID-19 diagnostic kits to the Russian state of Kaluga Oblast and the Turkish Ministry of Health.[96]

Week 12: 1st to 7th June 2020

Week 13: 8th to 14th June 2020

  • Philip Morris International (PMI) and Imperial Tobacco publicly criticised allegations against them on violation of FCTC in the means of Corperate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities in Romania, Greece and Ukraine (Image 12).[99]
Image 12: Euronews reporting PMI and Imperial Tobacco’s attempted justification on their Coperate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities in Romania, Greece and Ukraine.[99]

Week 14: 15th to 21st June 2020

Week 15: 22nd to 28th June 2020

According to the Snus Industry Overview by the Market Research store, major tobacco companies involved in snus trade including Swedish Match, Imperial Tobacco Group, Reynolds American, British American Tobacco (BAT), Japan Tobacco International (JTI), Altria Group have changed their business strategies “to retain their stand in the global platform” affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.[101]

Week 16: 29th June to 05th July 2020

  • The British American Tobacco (BAT) South Africa (BATSA) stated that they would consider “other legal options” as the hearing on the cigarettes and vaping ban in South Africa was postponed by six weeks. This was in addition to the allegation made by the BATSA that the government deliberately delayed the trial date.[102]

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Notes

  1. ↑ World Health Organisation (WHO). Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, 11 March 2020, Accessed June 2020
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  4. ↑ Isabel Togoh. Big Tobacco Criticized For Donating Ventilators To Greek Hospitals Amid Coronavirus Crisis, 30 March 2020, Accessed June 2020
  5. ↑ GAZ. Prefeitura repassa mais de R USD 2 milhões a hospitais de Santa Cruz, 25 March 2020, Accessed June 2020
  6. ↑ Business Media Georgia. Philip Morris Georgia announces immediate contribution of 100 000 gel towards fight against covid-19, 23 March 2020, Accessed June 2020
  7. ↑ The Economic Times. ITC announces Rs 150 crore COVID-19 contingency fund for vulnerable sections of society, 27 March 2020, Accessed April 2020
  8. ↑ Tornos news. Greek tobacco firm donates 50 respirators to equip Greek hospitals, 18 March 2020, Accessed June 2020
  9. ↑ COHEP. [1], 25 April 2020, Accessed June 2020
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Face Book К є у . කී March 2020, Accessed June 2020
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  12. ↑ Profit.ro Philip Morris donează, în România, 1 milion de dolari pentru Crucea Roșie, 27 March 2020, Accessed June 2020
  13. ↑ British American Tobacco (BAT). News Release, BAT working on potential COVID-19 vaccine through US bio-tech subsidiary, 1 April 2020, Accessed June 2020
  14. ↑ Qeios. Low incidence of daily active tobacco smoking in patients with symptomatic COVID-19, 21 April 2020, Accessed May 2020
  15. ↑ Le Monde. Comment le lobby du tabac a subventionné des labosfrançais, 07 January 2013, Accessed May 2020
  16. ↑ Sun News Online. COVID-19: Kwara shuts borders, fumigate markets, 31 March 2020, Accessed June 2020
  17. ↑ The Minando Daily Mirror. LT Group clarifies donation of face masks to Cavite hospital, 02 April 2020, Accessed June 2020
  18. ↑ BCause. Who are the generous donors to the campaign, set up by BCause Foundation and #Forthegood Project against COVID-19 in Bulgaria?, 31 March 2020, Accessed June 2020
  19. ↑ Meaww.com. Tobacco firm Philip Morris faces backlash over 'coronavirus publicity stunt' after it donates ventilators, 20 April 2020, Accessed June 2020
  20. ↑ The Hindu. DTC donates ₹25 lakh to CMRF, 06 April 2020, Accessed April 2020
  21. ↑ The Hindu. ITC’s perfume unit will now make Savlon hand sanitisers, 31March 2020, Accessed May 2020
  22. ↑ Indian Express. Coronavirus effect: ITC starts producing Savlon hand sanitisers from fragrances factory, 31 March 2020, Accessed May 2020
  23. ↑ Hindustan Times. ITC’s boxes of ‘hope’ and ‘happiness’ to provide essential supplies to the elderly amid Covid-19 lockdown, 05 April 2020, Accessed May 2020
  24. ↑ Sun Star. P1.8-M ventilator gidonar sa MisOr sa NMMC, 06 April 2020, Accessed June 2020
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  26. ↑ Tobacco Tactics. Free Market Foundation, 08 June 2020, Accessed June 2020
  27. ↑ The Citizen. UPDATE: Rupert’s R1bn for Covid-19 was always a donation after all, 1 April 2020, Accessed June 2020
  28. ↑ Union UA. Філіп Морріс Україна пожертвувала 10 мільйонів гривень для боротьби з епідемією коронавірус, 02April 2020, Accessed June 2020
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  35. ↑ Business Line. Paperboards unit lends support to Telangana govt’s fight against Covid-1913 April 2020
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  41. ↑ Malasiakini. MyKasih Raises RM 3mil for Food Aid During MCO, 7 April 2020, Accessed June 2020
  42. ↑ Republic of Philippines.Ecozone locators lauded for helping Covid-19 front-liners, 07 April 2020, Accessed June 2020
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  44. ↑ Tobacco End Game.Philip Morris dona mascherine e disinfettante, dopo aver incassato nel 2019 un regalo da 400 milioni. La politica ringrazia: pecunia non olet, 14 May 2020, Accessed June 2020
  45. ↑ VapingPost.Vietnam: WHO Rep. Spreads Misinformation and Proposes E-Cig Ban, 16 April 2020, Accessed May 2020
  46. ↑ Talking Retail. NFRN Hardship Fund hits £200,000 mark, Undated, Accessed May 2020
  47. ↑ Malay Mail. Covid-19 is the biggest global health threat in recent history, so why is WHO lecturing us on lifestyle choices — Jo Furnival, 19 April 2020, Accessed May 2020
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  50. ↑ Capital FM.Liters Of Sanitizer Produced And Released For Distribution, 11 April 2020, Accessed June 2020
  51. ↑ Lebanon files. "التبغ والتنباك": ملون دولار لمساعدة الطلاب08] April 2020, Accessed June 2020
  52. ↑ Tribune net. Frontlines well provisioned, 15 April 2020, Accessed June 2020
  53. ↑ Rappler. Subic Freeport coronavirus ‘surge’ facilities ready next week, 09 April 2020, Accessed June 2020
  54. ↑ Seneweb. Mohamed Ould Bouamatou : Parcours d'un "Jumbo" !, 15April 2020, Accessed June 2020
  55. ↑ The news Enterprise. Food bank receives $55,000 donation, 16April 2020, Accessed June 2020
  56. ↑ Kumparan. STAPA Center dan Sampoerna Untuk Indonesia Beri Bantuan Tangani Covid-19, 14 April 2020, Accessed June 2020
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  59. ↑ 59.0 59.1 British American Tobacco Bangladesh. British American Tobacco Bangladesh, 21 April 2020, Accessed June 2020
  60. ↑ Greater Owensboro. KBP Begins Testing COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate on Animals, 29 April 2020, Accessed May 2020
  61. ↑ New Zimbabwe. Tobacco Workers’ Union Call For Auction Floor Opening Delay Until Lockdown Ends, 27 April 2020, Accessed May 2020
  62. ↑ Economic Times. Coronavirus: Godfrey Phillips India shuts three factories temporarily, 20 March 2020, Accessed May 2020
  63. ↑ Outlook. Coronavirus: Godfrey Phillips India shuts three factories temporarily, 25 March 2020, Accessed May 2020
  64. ↑ Business Today. Godfrey Philips shuts plants; stock falls 8%, 30 March 2020, Accessed May 2020
  65. ↑ 65.0 65.1 SABC News. British American Tobacco threatens legal action over cigarette ban, 2 May 2020, Accessed May 2020
  66. ↑ Times Live. Tobacco association heads to court to challenge ban on cigarette sales, 30 April 2020, Accessed May 2020
  67. ↑ Fin 24. | Cigarettes, liquor still won't be for sale on Level 4, 29 April 2020
  68. ↑ Fin 24. SA's largest cigarette company drops proposed legal action against tobacco ban, 06 May 2020
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  70. ↑ Milenio. Regional companies have already donated $58 million, 02 May 2020, Accessed June 2020
  71. ↑ MSN. Good News: Amid pandemic, Louisville construction company builds homes for people in need, 04 May 2020, Accessed June 2020
  72. ↑ B.H.Anil Kumar. BBMP thanks ITC Limited for the company’s gesture, Twitter, 1 May 2020, Accessed June 2020
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  74. ↑ Korea IT Times Global News Network.KT&G; delivers COVID-19 diagnostic kits to the Indonesian government, 08 May 2020, Accessed June 2020
  75. ↑ MSN.com.News: Amid pandemic, Louisville construction company builds homes for people in need, 05 May 2020, Accessed June 2020
  76. ↑ Sol news International.Tobacco Companies break ban, donating Turkey’s presidential fundraising campaign, 11 May 2020, Accessed June 2020
  77. ↑ Il Resto del Carlino.Zola, Philip Morris dona cento pasti al giorno ai più bisognosi, 10 May 2020, Accessed June 2020
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