Yesterday was a replay of the famous documentary " Cash Investigation "Moderated by Elise Lucet (France 2), whose subject was" The tobacco industry: the big manipulation". If you haven't seen it yet, we really invite you to take a few hours of your time to watch it.
Confidential supporting documents, Laurent Richard, after a year-long behind-the-scenes investigation of the tobacco industry, reveals its secret strategies. It brings to light the influence game of tobacco companies. Filings and systematic surveillance of elected officials, disturbing links between industry and public authorities. In particular, the survey reveals how the tobacco industry sometimes writes the law itself.
Cash Investigation lifts the veil on the worst hidden strategies. A document which also demonstrates how some tobacco giants are trying to coax states by touting savings on pensions caused by the death of smokers.
The tobacco companies are already ready to launch a violent counter-attack on Marisol Touraine's bill. On September 26, the Minister of Health declared war on smoking by announcing the establishment of the neutral package (without brand or logo). If the law is adopted at the beginning of 2015, the tobacco companies plan to take legal action to seek 20 billion euros in damages from the French government for the expropriation of their brand.
Would public health be Goliath against the all-powerful tobacco companies ?
