EU orphan medicines regulation failed
Two decades of EU market protection of ‘orphan’ (rare disease) medicines have greatly benefitted the industry. According to research by The Investigative Desk, published in …
EMA rewrites medicine approval policy
New innovative medicines should be made available to European citizens more quickly. That is why the European Medicines Agency updates the process for market authorisation. …
NVWA barely has grip on tobacco industry
Violations of the advertisement ban by tobacco manufacturers are seldom noticed by inspection authorities. That is the conclusion of The Investigative Desk after analysing ten …
Dutch influencer hired to promote BAT’s Glo on Instagram
Since the summer of 2019, the media have reported about British American Tobacco’s marketing campaign for its Glo tobacco heating product, involving paid postings by …
Natural gas companies dominate Groningen research on ‘renewable’ energy
The Dutch government and energy firms finance research on renewable energy through the New Energy Coalition (NEC). The NEC’s turnover is expected to reach 100 …
Majority of minors succeed in buying cigarettes
By Ties Keyzer Fifty-nine percent of seventeen-year-olds succeed in buying cigarettes, according to investigations by the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA). The …
NVWA announces 19 fines to tobacco manufacturers for paying – illegal – sales bonuses
By Ties Keyzer The NVWA (Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority) will impose 19 fines to tobacco manufacturers who gave discounts and paid bonuses …
The tobacco town, the culture donation, and the deleted emails
By Krijn Schramade When British American Tobacco (BAT) closed its factory doors in the small town of Zevenaar in 2007, it donated 400,000 euros to …
