'~~T,) BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY LIMITED
TO: B.D. Bramley
CC: D.S. Watterton
FROINI: Dr. S. Boyse
DATE: I December 1993
SUBJECT: TSG Briefing Notes on Smoking Issues
1. Spread or Smoking Restrictions
On November 23, Senator Henry Waxman introduced a
bill into US Congress to rt5zrict
tobacco advertising. Other than the advertising
provisions (prohibit free samples,
advertising within 2000 feet of schools, warnings
on billboards to be enlarged, no
sponsorship or advertising in sports facilities,
no advertising through audio tape, %i_~-_o
tape, or film) also included are health warnings
on addiction and ETS, larger warni=s
on packages, prohibition of low tar or nicotine
claims and non-tobacco branded
materials (T-shirts, caps etc) to require
warnings.
In the EC, an amended proposal for a Council
directive on minimum health and sa:--y
requirements for workplaces on means of transport
and for transport activities ind;_-ies a
section on smoking policies. The Council's
position seems to be that smoking musbe
prohibited, no matter how efficient ventilation
might be, if it is not possible to seir--gate
smokers from non-smokers in enclosed workplaces on
means of transport; this wo---'d
apply to passengers if crew members attend them in
the course of a journey. In eff!::-,
then, this proposal would introduce a smoking ban
on all forms of public transpor-_ This
issue is being dealt with through CECCM.
2. Environmental Tobacco Smoke
Inler7iational Agencyfor Research on Cancer
IARC is an autonomous agency within WHO,
responsible for scientific research 1-,. ~he
field of cancer causation and prevention and, in
particular, classification of claimel~
carcinogens. Its influence is great in regulatory
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excellent. IARC has previously classified tobacco
(active smoking) as a known hum-an
carcinogen, in spite of the paucity of animal
data.
IARC is to publish, in 1994 or 1995, the largest
epidemiological study of ETS eve7
carried out, covering eleven centres in Europe,
North America and Asia. We belie-.-! it
likely that on the basis of this study, IARC will
classify ETS as carcinogenic, whiu~
would lead to a situation not dissimilar to that
with the EPA in the USA. It would
certainly influence the EC and regulators within
Europe and elsewhere.
Through the International ETS Management Committee
(BAT, PM, RJP, RothmE:.s,
Imperial UK and Reemtsma) we are developing a
strategy, both scientific and me--E-
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related, to cope with this study which we expect
to appear in preliminary form at the 9th
World Conference on Tobacco or Health in Paris,
October 1994.
OSHA
In the US, the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration is reviemng ETS,
following the EPA report. Apparently not much is
happening at the OSHA federal leveL
but at the state level OSHA administrations are
moving quickly to introduce smoking
bans into official and public buildings.
Airlines
Aer Lingus is the most recent airline to introduce
a smoking ban on its European flights
British Airways will commence, on January 1 1994,
a 3-month trial smoking ban on all
flights between the UK and Australia/ New Zealand,
and Qantas will do the same on one
flight a day between Sydney and London. Meanwhile,
Singapore Airlines has announced
that it will permanently prohibit smoking on
flights to Australia and the Indian sub-
continent from December 1, bringing the airline's
nonsmoking services to about 70 % of-
total flights.
BA attributed its trial ban to declining demand
for smoking seats. The ban will become
permanent if passenger response supports it,
according to BA. BA already prohibits
smokine on selected flights to and from California
and Hong Kong, and on all Europea:-.
flights ofless than 90 minutes.
Burswood, Australia
Burswood, a casino, was charged by the Western
Australian Department of
Occupational Health and Safety with failing to
take effective measures to control levels
of ETS at its facility. The claims were dismissed
by the court on September 17, but
Burswood is now seeking A$ 250,000 in costs from
the Crown Law Department.
3. Fire-Safe Cigarettes
Although the industry believed the fire-safe
cigarette issue to have died down somewha-
recently, we understand that it is active again in
that some individual US Congressmen
are still strongly pushing legislation, and we
expect a final legislative draft to be put
before US Congress by mid 1994.
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