World Health Organization report calls on governments to impose tougher regulation of health-harming products
Tobacco accounts for more than 1 million deaths a year and 10% of all deaths in Europe, the WHO estimates.Tobacco accounts for more than 1 million deaths a year and 10% of all deaths in Europe, the WHO estimates., the WHO said powerful industries were driving ill-health and premature death by using “misleading” marketing and interfering in governments’ efforts to prevent killer diseases such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes.
“A small number of transnational corporations … wield significant power over the political and legal contexts in which they operate, and obstruct public interest regulations which could impact their profit margins,” the WHO said. The WHO analysis shows that all European countries are off-track to meet the UN’s sustainable development goals of halting the rise in obesity or cutting smoking among those aged 15 and over by 30%. The 53 countries between them consume more alcohol than any other region globally.
The WHO estimates that tobacco accounts for more than 1 million deaths a year, 10% of all deaths in Europe. Nearly 600,000 deaths are caused each year by fossil fuels , while alcohol causes more than 400,000 deaths a year . And more than 350,000 people die each year from consuming too much processed meat, sugary drinks and fatty, salty food.
Dr Kawther Hashem, a lecturer in public health nutrition at Queen Mary University of London and the campaign lead at Action on Sugar, said the next UK government after the 4 July general election should compel food and drink manufacturers to reformulate their products., which represents the European food and drink industry, said: “To connect the consumption of processed foods with the tobacco and fossil fuel industries is irresponsible and outrageously misleading.
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