Public Information Tobacco Control (PITOC)
Description:
General objective: to contribute to the reduction of smoking-related morbidity and mortality by supporting tobacco product regulation. Directive 2001/37/EC prescribes a.o. that part of the data on tobacco ingredients, submitted by manufacturers, must be disseminated to the consumers. To inform the public well, authorities are obliged to make a understandable description of the different tobacco ingredients. Strategic relevance & contribution to the programme: This project is directly related to priority action 3.3.4.1. Smoking prevention and tobacco control: Tobacco control in all policies. PITOC aims to produce information documents on 24 tobacco ingredients which have the highest health hazard regarding their nature and amount in which they are generally added. The documents consist of one short document in lay wording to inform the public, and a second one to inform more broadly semi-professionals, like NGOs, journalists, policy makers and social marketers. To lower the burden for authorities this cooperative action by PITOC is proposed. Methods and means: Documents will be prepared by the key group, translated by all partners and disseminated on national websites to inform consumers throughout Europe. Topics to be addressed are the nature, toxicity, dependence potential and hazard classification of the chemical compounds that are added to tobacco. Note: tobacco industries can not make these documents because they may not present the data in an objective way by neglecting negative results and properties of the ingredients they use.Expected outcome: to inform the public about the composition of tobacco products, their manipulation by industries, and that tobacco products may contain considerable amounts of toxic chemicals. Based on this new information, the consumer may decide to never start or to stop smoking.
Executive Institute:
BfR - Division 7: Safety of consumer products (BfR - PRS) Details of BfR - Division 7: Safety of consumer products
Parent institution:
Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) Details of (BfR) (Berlin)
Contract period:
01. 01. 2009 - 28. 02. 2011
Participating Institutions:
- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) Details of DKFZ
- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) Details of RIVM
- National Institute of Public Health (INSP) Details of INSP
- Federal Publich Service - Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment Details of Federal Publich Service - Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment
- National Institute for Health Development (TAI) Details of TAI
- National Nutrition Centre Details of National Nutrition Centre
- Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) Details of BMG
- National Board of Health Details of National Board of Health
- Department of Health (DH) Details of DH
- Norwegian Directorate of Health Details of Norwegian Directorate of Health
- Swedish National Institute of Public Health (FHI) Details of FHI
- National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health (Valvira) Details of Valvira
- National Tobacco Control Office (NTCO) Details of NTCO
- National Laboratory of Metrology and Testing (LNE) Details of LNE
- Wroclaw Medical University Details of Wroclaw Medical University
Funding Programme:
- EU Funding Details of EU Funding
Subject:
- Food Chemistry
- Toxicology
Purpose of research:
Applied research
Funding Institutions:
- European Commission (EC) Details of (EC)
Project Management Agency:
- European Commission (EC) Details of EC