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Matthew Chapman

@mattchapman.bsky.social

London-based investigative journalist at global health newsroom @examinationnews.bsky.social. Email: matthew@theexamination.org. DM for my Signal or reach on Proton Mail at chapmanmatthew@protonmail.com

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Matthew Chapman@mattchapman.bsky.social · 3w ago

Globally the U.S. FDA is hugely influential, but does it actually do a good job of judging the safety of new tobacco products? A former FDA toxicologist told us the agency did not even know what Zyn nicotine pouches were made of when it approved them for sale: www.theexamination.org/articles/zyn...

FDA approved Zyn nicotine pouches for sale without knowing what they were made of, says former agency scientist

A toxicologist says the agency’s failure to consider whether the pouch material could shed microplastics shows it’s not doing enough to protect public health.

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Matthew Chapman@mattchapman.bsky.social · 3mo ago

When Reform sweep to power in 2029 after a decimation of the Labour vote I hope the history books remember the role Wes Streeting and Andy Burnham played in plunging the country into needless chaos

Matthew Chapman@mattchapman.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Funny coincidence that Nigel Farage is pledging to repeal the smoking ban, and is also co-founder and chairman of Action on World Health, a group that's lobbied peers about the smoking ban. I wonder who funds Action on World Health?

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Matthew Chapman@mattchapman.bsky.social · 9mo ago

An influential Greek cardiologist who has helped shaped the global debate on vaping was paid thousands of euros from ecig giant Juul via an offshore company he co-owns, myself, @ebersi.bsky.social and @stephanehorel.bsky.social can reveal www.theexamination.org/articles/juu...

‘Independent’ expert who helped shape global vaping debate was paid thousands by Juul

A Greek physician who has extensively studied nicotine was paid by Juul to lobby against Israeli vaping regulations. He didn’t disclose the payment in his research.

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The Guardian@theguardian.com · 9mo ago

Peer trying to derail UK smoking ban discussed bill with relative at tobacco firm

Peer trying to derail UK smoking ban discussed bill with relative at tobacco firm

Lord Strathcarron says he and an in-law ‘high up’ at British American Tobacco discussed bill, which he aims to weaken A member of the House of Lords who is trying to derail the generational ban on tobacco sales discussed the legislation with a family member who is “very high up” at British American Tobacco (BAT). Lord Strathcarron is proposing amendments that would scrap the central provision of the tobacco and vapes bill, originally proposed by Rishi Sunak’s government. Continue reading...

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Matthew Chapman@mattchapman.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Lord Strathcarron, a hereditary peer trying to stop a smoking ban for future generations, told me he discussed the bill with a relative at British American Tobacco. His amendments will be voted on in the House of Lords tomorrow. www.theexamination.org/articles/uk-...

Lawmaker with family ties to British American Tobacco attempts to stop UK smoking ban

Lord Strathcarron didn’t publicly disclose his family connection even as he adopted the tobacco giant’s position on a “smoke-free generation” bill.

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Matthew Chapman@mattchapman.bsky.social · last yr.

Smoking among children in the Great Britain is increasing, now one in five kids (21%) have tried smoking, compared to just 14% two years ago (according to latest figures from ASH). And it coincides with the explosion in popularity of vaping among kids

Emiliano Mellino@mellino.bsky.social · last yr.

Good to see Baroness O'Grady raising our findings of the mammoth investigation I did with @mattchapman.bsky.social into the seasonal worker visa in a recent debate on the Fair Work Agency. She correctly highlights how immigration enforcement hampers effective labour enforcement.

Focus on Labour Exploitation@focusonlabour.bsky.social · last yr.

Baroness O'Grady highlights a story from @tbij.bsky.social revealing hundreds of workers had stories of abuse and exploitation, but none of them were investigated by a Home Office solely focused on their immigration status. A Fair Work Agency must help workers report concerns without fear.

Andy Rowell@andy-rowell.bsky.social · last yr.

Brave whistleblower, Shiro Konuma, exposes Big Tobacco's manipulation of science in Japan. As he writes "Awareness of hypocrisy and malpractice in the tobacco industry is the first, concrete step toward a truly smoke-free world." www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...

Smoke and mirrors: How big tobacco manipulates science in Japan

In Japan, not only does the tobacco industry have close ties to government, but universities are also vulnerable to its influence. In this equation, public health loses out.

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The Examination@theexamination.org · last yr.

A U.K. lawmaker is trying to stall an upcoming ban on heated tobacco products—after an industry-funded visit to a tobacco giant’s Swiss lab. 👉 Read more: www.theexamination.org/articles/uk-...

UK lawmaker seeks to delay heated tobacco ban after industry-funded trip

As public health experts warn of the dangers of heated tobacco products like IQOS, Lord Ed Vaizey argued that they should be excluded from a landmark ban pending further study – after touring Philip M...

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The Guardian@theguardian.com · last yr.

Tory peer proposed delay on heated tobacco ban after Philip Morris visit

Tory peer proposed delay on heated tobacco ban after Philip Morris visit

Industry giant paid for Lord Vaizey’s trip to Switzerland before he tabled amendment to tobacco and vapes bill A Conservative peer proposed delaying the UK’s proposed ban on heated tobacco, weeks after a leading cigarette company paid for him to visit its research facility in Switzerland. The tobacco and vapes bill would gradually raise the age at which consumers can buy cigarettes and other tobacco products, making the UK the first major economy to chart a course towards phasing out tobacco altogether. Continue reading...

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Matthew Chapman@mattchapman.bsky.social · last yr.

Some of the poorest countries in the world will no longer be able to monitor youth tobacco use after the Trump administration's cuts to the CDC. Experts fear it will open a "playground" for Big Tobacco w/ @maria-perez.bsky.social‬ & @ashleyokwuosa.bsky.social‬ www.theexamination.org/articles/tru...

Trump’s cuts jeopardize crucial tobacco trends data in the US and beyond

The sudden shutdown of the CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health endangers a range of tobacco control programs stateside and surveys around the world.

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The Examination@theexamination.org · last yr.

The Philippines is chairing the World Health Assembly for the first time – but public health organizations are calling on @who.int to revoke its role over ties between Filipino officials and tobacco giant Phillip Morris International. #WHA78 🧵 www.theexamination.org/articles/how...

How industry capture of Filipino officials helped deadlock global tobacco control negotiations

A presidential agenda, pro-industry proposals and a probe — documents reveal Big Tobacco’s influence in the Philippines and on the international stage.

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Matthew Chapman@mattchapman.bsky.social · last yr.

We've uncovered how the Philippines helped block the appointment of a group of health experts at the world's biggest tobacco control negotiations as it sought to protect Big Tobacco's economic interests. Despite this, the Philippines is still due to preside over this month's World Health Assembly

Sasha Chavkin@sashachavkin.bsky.social · last yr.

Filipino officials blocked anything harmful to the tobacco industry at the latest tobacco control convention, throwing talks into gridlock. How industry capture threatens a key global health treaty, via @maria-perez.bsky.social @mattchapman.bsky.social www.theexamination.org/articles/how...

Matthew Chapman@mattchapman.bsky.social · last yr.

Nigel Farage and his Reform party want to prevent the smoking ban for future generations. Funny coincidence how the UK's right wing populist party is trying to sink the ban just like their counterparts successfully did in New Zealand bills.parliament.uk/bills/3879/s...

Amendment 103 to Tobacco and Vapes Bill to Tobacco and Vapes Bill - Parliamentary Bills - UK Parliament

Nigel Farage's amendment Clause 1 (103) to Tobacco and Vapes Bill, proposed during Report stage

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Matthew Chapman@mattchapman.bsky.social · last yr.

The FDA is already struggling to keep up with nicotine products flooding the market and now the tobacco team has been decimated. Employees we spoke to (who were told they were fired for poor performance) received positive performance reviews just weeks before: www.theexamination.org/articles/mas...

Mass firings hit US tobacco regulators overwhelmed with thousands of new products

The FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products, which is not taxpayer-funded, oversees an industry whose products kill nearly half a million Americans each year.

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Matthew Chapman@mattchapman.bsky.social · last yr.

Marlboro maker Philip Morris was told to stop advertising its IQOS heated tobacco device after I reported on the tobacco ads for The Telegraph in 2018. Five years later and they are still advertising it with the help of @sainsburys.bsky.social Plus ca change www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/04...

Government in row with world leading tobacco firm over 'illegal' adverts

The Government has accused one of the world's largest tobacco firms, Phillip Morris, of illegally targeting UK consumers with tobacco adverts.

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Hazel Cheeseman@hazelcheeseman.bsky.social · last yr.

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will put a stop to this but tobacco companies were told in 2018 that their in store adverts were not legal so why are we seeing them in our supermarkets?

Sasha Chavkin@sashachavkin.bsky.social · 2y ago

Excited to share a new investigation... Banks have poured $286 billion in a lax form of green loans into polluting industries like fossil fuels and mining. With the Toronto Star & Mississippi Today, published with AP & supported by Pulitzer Center www.theexamination.org/articles/how...

How mega-polluters take advantage of billions in green loans

Banks poured $286 billion into corporations linked to deforestation and polluting industries like fossil fuels and mining through a lax type of green finance called sustainability-linked loans.

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