Objective To examine the quality of tobacco industry-funded data on the illicit tobacco trade
(ITT) through a systematic review of existing assessments of industry-funded data on ITT …

Background Illicit trade in tobacco products is a menace to the goal of eliminating tobacco
consumption. Although tax policy is very effective in reducing consumption, illicit trade can …

Background Brazil experienced a large decline in smoking prevalence between 2008 and
2013. Tax rate increases since 2007 and a new tobacco tax structure in 2012 may have …

Background Following a legal agreement with the European Union (EU), Philip Morris
International (PMI) commissions a yearly report ('Project Star', PS) on the European illicit …

Abstract Background The World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on
Tobacco Control (FCTC) stands to significantly reduce tobacco-related mortality by …

Cigarettes are highly taxed in Europe, but at higher prices some consumers substitute more
toward illicit cigarettes. The illicit retail trade in cigarettes (IRTC) includes counterfeit …

Background The Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products (the Protocol)
entered into force in September 2018, and commits Parties to implement a package of …

Background In the UK, transnational tobacco companies (TTCs) have been arguing that
levels of illicit trade are high and increasing and will rise further if standardised packaging is …

International and cross-cultural research is critical for understanding multilevel influences on
health, health behaviors, and disease. A particularly relevant area of need for such research …

Background By 2016, tobacco industry provided the only illicit trade estimates in Colombia
and used these to discourage tax increases since the 1990s. To establish the viability of a …