N🚫 Tobacco Day.
Tobacco consumption is the leading cause of preventable cancer, with 27% of all cancers attributed to tobacco use.
With #EUCancerPlan, we want to create a Tobacco-Free Generation in which less than 5% of the population uses tobacco by 2040.
@EU_Commission Step 1: No Advertising everywhere would be a good start.
@f2k1de @EU_Commission agreed. What is needed to make this happen?
@douginamug @EU_Commission Posting from the EU Commission on the fediverse to celebrate just one day seems very efficient and helpful. /irony off
@f2k1de just checked some other threads, seems like @EU_Commission is post only.
@douginamug
Well, there is good stuff in the document "tackling advertising" (hopefully that ends up with a ban) and "expanding smoke-free environments, including outdoor spaces".
Let's hope the political will does not bend to big-tobacco's lobby.
@f2k1de @EU_Commission
@f2k1de @EU_Commission Well, here's a link to a communication on the policy
https://ec.europa.eu/health/system/files/2022-02/eu_cancer-plan_en_0.pdf
(note to EU commission: please link/reference yourself)
"Advertising" is mentioned 4 times, but not in conjunction with "ban".