Alleged Violations of Tobacco Control and Other Laws

Tobacco companies aggressively block, weaken, and undermine policies designed to protect public health and reduce tobacco use, and at times they have been found to work outside of countries’ laws. In multiple instances tobacco companies have been found to have violated the law.

In Myanmar, British American Tobacco allegedly offered “kiddie packs” of four cigarettes, promoting and selling its cigarettes near schools, sponsoring music events aimed at the young and including free lighters with packs.