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WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub for Articles 17&18 -FIOCRUZ @fctc-kh-fiocruz.bsky.social · 1d

BAT Brazil sponsored a study claiming legalization would create thousands of new agricultural jobs.
Internal documents from Juul tell a different story: based on the tobacco needed to produce Juul’s liquid nicotine, fewer than 100 farmers could meet BAT’s projected demand. +

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Sonja von Eichborn @seichborn.bsky.social · 1d

Agreed.
#FCTC_Art_17 means supporting #TobaccoFarmers to switch to other livelihoods

Let's discuss about organic farming as one option to exit tobacco. We offer experts' views from Brazil and Bangladesh.
Join us next week:
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World Food Day Event: Organic farming instead of tobacco production - unfairtobacco

Online seminar on 15 October 2025, 2 p.m.: A discussion on the transition from tobacco to organic farming with experts from Brazil and Bangladesh.

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WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub for Articles 17&18 -FIOCRUZ @fctc-kh-fiocruz.bsky.social · 1d

As cigarette use declines and vaping rises, supporting alternative livelihoods for tobacco farmers — in line with Article 17 of the WHO FCTC — has never been more urgent.

📖 Read the investigation: cortinadevapor.ojoioeotrigo.com.br

#WHOFCTC #FCTC_Art_17 #TobaccoControl #TobaccoFarmers

Cortina de Vapor | Home

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WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub for Articles 17&18 -FIOCRUZ @fctc-kh-fiocruz.bsky.social · 1d

BAT Brazil sponsored a study claiming legalization would create thousands of new agricultural jobs.
Internal documents from Juul tell a different story: based on the tobacco needed to produce Juul’s liquid nicotine, fewer than 100 farmers could meet BAT’s projected demand. +

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WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub for Articles 17&18 -FIOCRUZ @fctc-kh-fiocruz.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 In Brazil, the tobacco and vape industries are linking vape legalization to job creation in rural areas — but the numbers don’t add up.

A new investigation by O Joio e O Trigo, a Brazilian news platform covering major industries, explains why.
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@whofctc.bsky.social @unfairtobacco.bsky.social

The image shows a tobacco plant embraced by pink vapor. The text says: "Tobacco farmers are being misled"

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No More Butts @nomorebuttsorg.bsky.social · 11d

It's time to leverage Article 18 of the #fctc and the parallel #plasticstreaty discussions in banning filtera and/or, demand industry foots the bill.

WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub for Articles 17&18 -FIOCRUZ @fctc-kh-fiocruz.bsky.social · 13d

📄 Full report here: storage.googleapis.com/who-fctc-cop...

🔎 Should tobacco companies be held accountable for the waste they create?

Share your thoughts!

@whofctc.bsky.social @unfairtobacco.bsky.social @ntrjournal.bsky.social @nomorebuttsorg.bsky.social

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WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub for Articles 17&18 -FIOCRUZ @fctc-kh-fiocruz.bsky.social · 13d

It also examines options for countries:

🚫 Ban filters & single-use plastics
💰 Make tobacco companies pay for waste
⚠️ Classify tobacco waste as hazardous
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WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub for Articles 17&18 -FIOCRUZ @fctc-kh-fiocruz.bsky.social · 13d

📄 Full report here: storage.googleapis.com/who-fctc-cop...

🔎 Should tobacco companies be held accountable for the waste they create?

Share your thoughts!

@whofctc.bsky.social @unfairtobacco.bsky.social @ntrjournal.bsky.social @nomorebuttsorg.bsky.social

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WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub for Articles 17&18 -FIOCRUZ @fctc-kh-fiocruz.bsky.social · 13d

These measures support Article 18 of the WHO FCTC, protecting both people and the environment.

🧹 Clean-ups can raise awareness… but they don’t solve the root problem. +
#WHOFCTC #TobaccoControl

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WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub for Articles 17&18 -FIOCRUZ @fctc-kh-fiocruz.bsky.social · 13d

It also examines options for countries:

🚫 Ban filters & single-use plastics
💰 Make tobacco companies pay for waste
⚠️ Classify tobacco waste as hazardous
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WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub for Articles 17&18 -FIOCRUZ @fctc-kh-fiocruz.bsky.social · 13d

📢 #COP11 is coming!
In November, Parties to the WHO FCTC will meet in Geneva to review progress and strengthen global tobacco control policies.

Tobacco waste is on the agenda, following up from COP10.
A new report highlights the environmental and health risks of discarded tobacco products. 🧵

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WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub for Articles 17&18 -FIOCRUZ @fctc-kh-fiocruz.bsky.social · Aug 15

Experts stress that the treaty should also address #CigaretteButts, echoing @unep.org , @who.int , and the WHO FCTC COP10 decision on Article 18, which calls filters “unnecessary, avoidable, and problematic.”

Talks ended today, with plans to resume at a later date yet to be confirmed.

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WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub for Articles 17&18 -FIOCRUZ @fctc-kh-fiocruz.bsky.social · Aug 15

curbing plastic production growth and imposing global, legally binding controls on toxic chemicals.

Last year’s fifth negotiation round in South Korea aimed for a final treaty text, but disagreements blocked any deal. The second part, scheduled for August, had the same result. +

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WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub for Articles 17&18 -FIOCRUZ @fctc-kh-fiocruz.bsky.social · Aug 15

After 11 days of talks in Geneva, countries were once again unable to reach an agreement on a Global #PlasticsTreaty.

Delegates remain deadlocked over issues that have stalled progress for years:

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WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub for Articles 17&18 -FIOCRUZ @fctc-kh-fiocruz.bsky.social · Aug 6

Wow.💥
1 million used cigarette butts, packed into plastic bottles, now stand in front of the Palais des Nations in Geneva – where negotiators are meeting for the UN Plastics Treaty.

The image was shared by @ash.org on their website.
Photo by Morgan Cox.

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WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub for Articles 17&18 -FIOCRUZ @fctc-kh-fiocruz.bsky.social · Aug 6

Wow.💥
1 million used cigarette butts, packed into plastic bottles, now stand in front of the Palais des Nations in Geneva – where negotiators are meeting for the UN Plastics Treaty.

The image was shared by @ash.org on their website.
Photo by Morgan Cox.

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WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub for Articles 17&18 -FIOCRUZ @fctc-kh-fiocruz.bsky.social · Aug 5

🔗https://files.ggtc.world/uploads/2025-07-16/10-47-05-580941/INC5.2_Cigarette_Filters_in_the_Global_Plastics_Treaty_August2025.pdf

🔗https://extranet.who.int/fctcapps/fctcapps/fctc/kh/alternativelivelihoods/e-library/opposition-banning-cigarette-filters-and-belief

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WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub for Articles 17&18 -FIOCRUZ @fctc-kh-fiocruz.bsky.social · Aug 5

🔗https://extranet.who.int/fctcapps/sites/default/files/inline-files/EN-Microplastics-and-Tobacco_1.pdf

🔗https://healthpolicy-watch.news/smoke-signals-from-the-plastics-treaty-why-geneva-cant-ignore-health-governance/
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WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub for Articles 17&18 -FIOCRUZ @fctc-kh-fiocruz.bsky.social · Aug 5

📢 Experts agree: ALL cigarette filters - plastic or not - should be banned.

Sources ⬇️

🔗https://ggtc.world/actions/webinars/toxic-butts-what-the-plastic-treatys-negotiating-text-means-for-health-and-liability
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WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub for Articles 17&18 -FIOCRUZ @fctc-kh-fiocruz.bsky.social · Aug 5

Yet filters create not only plastic waste but also toxic waste from chemicals.
They offer zero health benefits & make smoking easier, with harmful consequences.
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WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub for Articles 17&18 -FIOCRUZ @fctc-kh-fiocruz.bsky.social · Aug 5

❌ No mention of the #WHOFCTC.
A missed chance to connect health & environmental goals, despite the treaty’s requirement to align with it.

🚬 Cigarette filters?
Only plastic ones are listed for elimination, leaving room for “eco-friendly” versions.
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WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub for Articles 17&18 -FIOCRUZ @fctc-kh-fiocruz.bsky.social · Aug 5

The latest round of UN #PlasticsTreaty talks has started in Geneva, but there are key issues with the draft text:
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@whofctc.bsky.social @unfairtobacco.bsky.social @ash.org @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social

Card with title: UN Global Plastics Treaty negotiations just started, and subtitle: What’s Missing in the Draft Text?

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WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub for Articles 17&18 -FIOCRUZ @fctc-kh-fiocruz.bsky.social · Jul 8

Experts stress that the Global #PlasticsTreaty must include a BAN on cigarette filters to reduce plastic pollution and protect our oceans.

The next round of negotiations begins this August in Geneva.

Learn more: extranet.who.int/fctcapps/sit...

#WHOFCTC #FCTC_Art_18
#INC5_2
#CigaretteButts

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WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub for Articles 17&18 -FIOCRUZ @fctc-kh-fiocruz.bsky.social · Jul 8

Experts stress that the Global #PlasticsTreaty must include a BAN on cigarette filters to reduce plastic pollution and protect our oceans.

The next round of negotiations begins this August in Geneva.

Learn more: extranet.who.int/fctcapps/sit...

#WHOFCTC #FCTC_Art_18
#INC5_2
#CigaretteButts

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WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub for Articles 17&18 -FIOCRUZ @fctc-kh-fiocruz.bsky.social · Jul 4

In Brazil, the tobacco industry is mobilizing to try to interfere with #COP11. A bill in Rio Grande do Sul – the country’s top tobacco-producing state – seeks to label tobacco as of “economic, social, and cultural interest.” The goal is to pass it before COP11 to support the sector’s positioning. +

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