Globally Reported Tobacco Industry Interference during COVID-19 Pandemic - January 2021
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This is a continuation of our page on Globally Reported Tobacco Industry Interference during COVID-19 Pandemic and summarises the incidents reported during the month of January 2021. This page will be continuously updated as and when incidents related to the month of January are reported.
The Summary of Interference Reported as of 31st January 2021
Table 1 summarises the incidents reported since 13th March 2020, the date of initiation of Lock Down in Sri Lanka, the day we started monitoring Globally Reported Tobacco Industry Interference during COVID-19 Pandemic.
Table 1: Summary of reported TII during COVID-19 Pandemic
Tobacco Company | Reported Countries | Number of Incidents |
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British American Tobacco (BAT) | South Africa, United States of America (USA), United Kingdom (UK), Brazil, Kenya, Bangladesh, Croatia, Mexico, Nigeria, Honduras, Russia, Malaysia, Zimbabwe | 88 |
Philip Morris International (PMI) | Brazil, Costa Rica, Greece, Turkey, Italy, Philippines, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Georgia, Russia | 42 |
Japan Tobacco International (JTI) | United Kingdom (UK), Bangladesh, Turkey, Malaysia, Philippines, Russia, South Africa, Zambia | 37 |
Altria group | United Sates of America (USA) | 44 |
Imperial Tobacco | Russia | 29 |
ITC Limited India | India | 14 |
Korea Tobacco Ginseng Corporation (KT&G) | Indonesia, Turkey, Russia | 6 |
Reynolds American | United Sates of America (USA) | 4 |
Universal Cooperion | United Sates of America (USA) | 2 |
VMR Products | United Sates of America (USA) | 2 |
RJ Reynolds Tobacco | United Sates of America (USA) | 3 |
Godfrey Phillips India | India | 3 |
Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC (CTC) | Sri Lanka | 3 |
DJarum | Indonesia | 2 |
PT HM Sampoerna | Indonesia | 1 |
Hongyunhonghe Tobacco (Group) | - | 2 |
7 HILLS Manikchand Products Private Limited | India | 2 |
Deccan Tobacco | India | 1 |
Vinataba Tobacco Company | Vietnam | 1 |
International Tobacco Company | Nigeria | 1 |
LT Group | Philippines | 1 |
China Tobacco | China | 2 |
Gamucci | United Kingdom, United States of America (USA), Asia and Africa | 1 |
Barco Trading Company | Angola | 1 |
Pan Africa Tobacco Group | Angola | 1 |
Company not specified or interference via Front Groups | United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, Malaysia, Australia, Lebanon, Senegal, Sri Lanka, France, Myanmar, India, Chile, South Africa, Kenya, Bhutan | 38 |