Note for the Tobacco Strategy Review Team Meeting
2. Proaress report on Smoking Issues
Put I ication/ma of the Compendium
1. Four documents have now been printed and circulated with
instructions for use by Corporate R&D department:
- "The Compendium of Epidemiological Studies". This document has
been circulated to CAC companies and Wills Australia only, and is
intended only for internal use bv company scientists.
"Smoking and Health: the Unresolved Debate". This has been
circulated both to CAC and BATCo companies and is being
translated by selected companies into other languages for wider
use. It is to be used both internally and externally under
restricted circumstances i.e. to government ministers, resulatarv
authorities or scientific and medical professionals known to the
company.
- "Environmental Tobacco Smoke: the Science". This document has
also been circulated to CAC and BATCo companies and is also being
translated for wider use. It is available for much wider
internal and external use than "Smoking and Health: the
Unresolved Debate".
. "Environmental Tobacco Smoke: Improving the Quality of Public
Debate". As a result of this strategy document manv, BATCo
operating companies have already begun to formulate plans for
dealing with the ETS issue. with the help of Corporate R&D. A US
firm of lawyers, Covington and Burling, have also produced a
version of the document for wider industry use bv non-BAT
companies that will hopefully be circulated with the help of
in 'lo tab.
2. BATCo operating companies were recently asked for their comments
on the three documents that thev have received; from the
responses received to date, all companies are intending to make
use of the documents, with both employees and existing external
contacts.
3. Two more documents are anticipated for printing in early 1990:
the first is a review of cigarette smoking and addiction; the
second a shortened and simplified version of "Smoking and Health:
the Unresolved Debate" which will be appropriate for wider use
than the present document.
14. A video entitled "Environmental Tobacco Smoke: BAT's replv" has
recently been produced by Corporate R&D and is currently being
finalised. It is anticipated that this will also be circulated
to both CAC and BATco companies. and translated where
appropriate. for both internal and external use.
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