"Keep it a secret": Leaked Documents Suggest Philip Morris International, and Its Japanese Affiliate, Continue to Exploit Science for Profit.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The tobacco industry has a long history of manipulating science to conceal the harms of its products. As part of its proclaimed transformation, the world's largest tobacco company, Philip Morris International (PMI), states it conducts "transparent science." This paper uses recently leaked documents from PMI and its Japanese affiliate, Philip Morris Japan (PMJ), to examine its contemporary scientific practices.

Aims and methods

Twenty-four documents dating 2012 through 2020 available from the Truth Tobacco Industry Documents Library were examined using Forster's hermeneutic approach to analyzing corporate documentation. Thematic analysis using the Science for Profit Model was conducted to assess whether PMI and PMJ employed known corporate strategies to influence

SUBMITTER: Braznell S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12012232 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature