Concerned EU citizen

If the flaws in the TPD Evaluation aren’t challenged now, they will quietly become the foundation of the next law. Silence today = policy tomorrow. 👉bit.ly/42CD13J

📢 Open letter to Commissioner @OliverVarhelyi - read and share! It lays out the Evaluation’s blind spots and warns against building future EU tobacco policy on partial evidence and assumptions. 🔗bit.ly/42CD13J

One question the Evaluation barely touches: Have smoke‑free products contributed to lower smoking in some EU countries? Ignoring that question doesn’t make it disappear - it just weakens the policy debate

Health Commissioner @OliverVarhelyi promised a “bullet‑proof” Evaluation. The Commission’s own reviewers said otherwise. If the evidence doesn’t pass internal checks, it shouldn’t pass into EU law.

The TPD Evaluation did so poorly it received a FAIL from the Commission’s own quality board. Yet it’s already in use to justify the next wave of regulation. MEPs should stop and ask: why build new rules on a flagged report?

Tens of thousands of citizens responded to the TPD consultation. Many shared how they quit smoking. Their voices barely feature in the TPD Evaluation. Consult, collect, then ignore? That’s not good policymaking.

One poor Evaluation today → One flawed proposal tomorrow → One decade‑long policy problem → Millions of lives lost unnecessarily.

One uncomfortable truth in the TPD Evaluation 👉 it can’t clearly say which EU rules actually reduced smoking. If the evidence is thin, the case for new restrictions is even thinner.

The EU’s Tobacco Products Directive Evaluation Report is now out. MEPs should read it critically: it openly acknowledges it has little evidence and weak methodology, yet still points toward much tougher rules on novel nicotine products

In a letter addressed to the President @vonderleyen, experts ask the EU leadership to clarify the scientific record on smoke-free products and ensure that decisions on excise, product regulation and health policy reflect robust evidence Read it yourself👉bit.ly/3ORtQsH

Scientists in an open letter to @vonderleyen warn that mischaracterising risks of smoke-free nicotine products could affect EU policy. Citing risks for the Tobacco Products Directive, EU cancer and cardiovascular plans, and more. The letter👉bit.ly/3ORtQsH

The scientists’ letter to President @vonderleyen highlights why accurate comparisons between smoking and smoke-free products matter. With around 90 million EU citizens still smoking, maintaining access to significantly lower-risk alternatives is a major public health opportunity.

Health experts write to @vonderleyen disputing claims that vaping and other smoke-free products are as harmful as cigarettes, citing reviews from Germany, France, the UK and the US showing far lower risks. Letter👉bit.ly/3ORtQsH

Important distinction: no nicotine product is risk-free. But new smoke-free products don’t have to be harmless to be far safer than cigarettes. Cigarette smoke contains ~7,000 chemicals, including at least 158 toxic or carcinogenic substances. Combustion drives most of the harm.

A group of leading scientists has written to President von der Leyen challenging claims by Commissioner @OliverVarhely that vaping, nicotine pouches and heated tobacco are “as harmful” as cigarettes. Their message: NOT TRUE! The letter👉bit.ly/3ORtQsH

Find the letter here 👉bit.ly/4le8YIo

A group of leading European and international nicotine experts have written to President @vonderleyen raising concerns about recent statements by the Commission that risk misleading citizens. They argue EU policy on smoke-free products should reflect the scientific evidence.

If the @EU_Commission wants to crack down on disinformation, it should start by censuring @OliverVarhelyi for lying about #vaping, #smoking and #nicotine risks. PQ from @weimers reveals that "vaping is as bas as smoking" is now official EU policy. clearingtheair.eu/en/post/opinio…

On 25/09, the WHO will host its 4th high-level meeting on NCDs. One strategy they have is to #tobacconize all "health harming industries", excluding them from policy processes. Industries pretend this isn't an issue. If they don't grow a pair, soon this is what EU forms will say.

This is it! the final chance to defend harm reduction in the EU’s Cardiovascular Health Plan. Don’t let reduced-risk products be misrepresented. Make your voice count today: bit.ly/461H6RD