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Juul paid a nicotine expert to lobby Israel’s health ministry against a high-strength vape ban

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By Matthew Chapman 
| The Examination
This article was reported in collaboration with Le Monde and Reporters United, a Greek nonprofit. A prominent nicotine researcher who has maintained he is independent from the industry was paid by vaping giant Juul to lobby Israel’s health ministry over a ban on high-strength e-cigarettes. Greek cardiologist Konstantinos Farsalinos was paid 7,000 euros (about $8,100) by Juul via a company he co-owns, according to Juul emails reviewed by The Examination, Le Monde and Reporters United.
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Lawmaker with family ties to British American Tobacco attempts to stop UK smoking ban

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By Matthew Chapman 
| The Examination
This story is published in partnership with the Guardian. A British lawmaker who is trying to derail a so-called generational ban on tobacco sales discussed the bill with a family member who is “very high up” at British American Tobacco, he told The Examination. Lord Strathcarron, whose given name is Ian David Patrick Macpherson, proposed amendments in the spring that would gut the central provision of the bill.
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UK lawmaker seeks to delay heated tobacco ban after industry-funded trip

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By Matthew Chapman 
| The Examination
This story is published in partnership with the Guardian. A British lawmaker who visited the Swiss research center of one of the world’s largest tobacco companies is proposing a delay to the U.K.’s planned ban on the sale of heated tobacco products – potentially excluding them from landmark legislation slated to go into effect in two years.
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