General Mills warns of “food shaming"; dietitian influencers promote junk foods and discourage weight loss efforts.

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From baby bottles to nonstick pans, U.S. regulators often discover health risks decades after items are released.

The tobacco giant is accused of violating French public health law in its marketing strategy for IQOS heated tobacco products. 

For two decades, China Tobacco has undermined a landmark anti-smoking treaty. Millions more deaths are predicted as a result.

The medical education provider had proposed a year’s worth of online content about smoking cessation backed by the tobacco giant, an internal document shows.

The pervasive spread of mis- and disinformation about health poses a serious threat to public well-being. These misleading narratives are not just confusing; they are proving fatal. The Covid...

Registered dietitians are being paid to post videos that promote diet soda, sugar and supplements on Instagram and TikTok.

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Measuring the power and influence of the world’s largest cigarette manufacturer.

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The agency said food and sugar industry trade groups and nutrition influencers failed to adequately disclose who was behind paid advertising.

For two decades, China Tobacco has undermined a landmark anti-smoking treaty. Millions more deaths are predicted as a result.

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As talks for an international plastics treaty advance at a UN summit in Kenya, little is known about the long-term health risks of the ubiquitous material.

The new labels are being proposed after The Examination revealed that British American Tobacco had successfully lobbied for minimal health warnings on its products.

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The tobacco giant is accused of violating French public health law in its marketing strategy for IQOS heated tobacco products. 

In 2018, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, or ICIJ, invited me to embed with a project that it coordinated to investigate medical devices, a four-hundred-billion-dollar...

Hundreds of American children were poisoned last year. Records show how, time and again, the contamination went unnoticed across borders.

Our reporters are committed to investigating the tobacco industry as it pushes new products and targets emerging economies. What do we need to know? Share your ideas with us.

The agency said food and sugar industry trade groups and nutrition influencers failed to adequately disclose who was behind paid advertising.

While the tobacco epidemic continues to kill millions each year, the industry is making big bets on new products and emerging global economies.

A federal crackdown on social media ads has prompted nutrition influencers to declare their sponsors.

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Investigating preventable health threats and empowering communities — covering tobacco, big food, pollution and more.

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Registered dietitians are being paid to post videos that promote diet soda, sugar and supplements on Instagram and TikTok.

Registered dietitians are being paid to post videos that promote diet soda, sugar and supplements on Instagram and TikTok.

Smoking rates have declined dramatically in much of the world since the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control was signed. But not in China – and its people...

The tobacco giant is accused of violating French public health law in its marketing strategy for IQOS heated tobacco products. 

Families near battery recycling plants face “dangerous" levels of lead in their blood and in soil, testing shows.

The agency said food and sugar industry trade groups and nutrition influencers failed to adequately disclose who was behind paid advertising.

For two decades, China Tobacco has undermined a landmark anti-smoking treaty. Millions more deaths are predicted as a result.

For two decades, China Tobacco has undermined a landmark anti-smoking treaty. Millions more deaths are predicted as a result.

As talks for an international plastics treaty advance at a UN summit in Kenya, little is known about the long-term health risks of the ubiquitous material.

Smoking rates have declined dramatically in much of the world since the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control was signed 20 years ago. But not in China – and its people are suffering the conseque...

We investigate corporate behavior that threatens the health of communities around the world. See our reporting on tobacco, food, polluters and more.

Leaked documents show how lobbying successfully relaxed regulations around Velo nicotine pouches. Experts fear the products will addict a new generation.

Smoking rates have declined dramatically in much of the world since the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control was signed 20 years ago. But not in China – and its people are suffering the conseque...

Poor health is often blamed on personal choices. But business activity – and lack of accountability – often have much to do with it, says Kelley Lee, an expert on 'commercial determinants of health'.

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England’s tobacco control programme lead, Martin Dockrell, told the controversial e-cigarette company how it could best enter the British market, internal company files show.

We talk to the author of the book behind Netflix’s new docuseries on e-cigarette company Juul about the corporate and regulatory missteps that helped fuel a teen vaping crisis.

As taxes aimed at reducing sugary drink consumption have been adopted around the world, health advocates face familiar pushback from the sweetened-beverage industry.

Residents who live near the Metssa factory in Vindoulou submitted blood test results, including those commissioned by The Examination, as evidence of a health crisis.

Registered dietitians are being paid to post videos that promote diet soda, sugar and supplements on Instagram and TikTok.

Philip Morris International has poured millions into a nonprofit that funds a sprawling network of pro-vaping groups trying to influence laws.

As taxes aimed at reducing sugary drink consumption have been adopted around the world, health advocates face familiar pushback from the sweetened-beverage industry.