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UK exempts motor racing from advertising ban

1997; BMJ; Volume: 315; Issue: 7118 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1136/bmj.315.7118.1251

ISSN

0959-8138

Autores

Z. Kmietowicz,

Tópico(s)

Healthcare Systems and Challenges

Resumo

The British government has decided to exempt Formula One motor racing from a tobacco sponsorship ban. The decision has infuriated the European Commission (which has been working for a European-wide ban) and the opponents of tobacco advertising, and it has generated criticism of the possible conflict of interest involving the husband of the minister for public health, Tessa Jowell. Organisations that have campaigned to see tobacco advertising in sport stamped out have promised to keep up pressure to ensure that Formula One cars are banned from displaying tobacco logos. The exemption came after the sport's governing body, the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile, and the …

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