Implementation of the polluter pay's principle in tobacco control in the UK: a stakeholder analysis.

Background: The polluter's pay principle (PPP) aims to internalise external costs and assign liability to the polluter for the harmful cost of their products to society. Tobacco companies continue to manufacture and sell harmful cigarettes, earning billions in profits each year from these products. Meanwhile, governments and their people are left to 'clean up' and deal with the detrimental health consequences.

Expert views on high fat, salt and sugar food marketing policies to tackle obesity and improve dietary behaviours in the UK: a qualitative study.

Background: There has been a lack of progress in reducing obesity in the United Kingdom (UK) despite Government strategies released over the last 30 years. These strategies, including the most recent publication from July 2020, have focused on childhood obesity and high fat, sugar and/or salt (HFSS) marketing restrictions, particularly broadcast advertising. In this study, we aimed to examine a range of expert views on the potential impact and the relative importance of such policies.

Youth's exposure to and engagement with e-cigarette marketing on social media: a UK focus group study.

Objective: Electronic-cigarettes (e-cigarette) are promoted creatively through social media and considering the potential influence of social media marketing on young people, we explored young people's exposure to and engagement with social media marketing of e-cigarettes.

Design: Semistructured discussion groups.

Subjects: Twenty focus groups with 82 young people aged 11-16 living in the Central belt of Scotland.

Contextual influences on the role of evidence in e-cigarette recommendations: a multi-method analysis of international and national jurisdictions.

Background: E-cigarette policy has varied across jurisdictions, contrasting with the previous coordinated approach of international tobacco control communities.

Aims And Objectives: A multi-method case study approach was used to understand the role of evidence and external and internal contextual factors in the development of public health recommendations across four purposively selected jurisdictions (WHO, UK, Australia and USA).

Methods: Informed by Dobrow et al.

Youth's engagement and perceptions of disposable e-cigarettes: a UK focus group study.

Objectives: Evidence suggests that use of flavoured disposable electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) is increasing. Considering the growing popularity and rapid evolution of e-cigarettes, we explored youth's perceptions and engagement with disposable e-cigarettes.

Design: Twenty focus groups were conducted between March and May 2022, with 82 youths aged 11-16 living in the Central belt of Scotland.

User-generated content and influencer marketing involving e-cigarettes on social media: a scoping review and content analysis of YouTube and Instagram.

Background: Evidence suggests that experimentation with e-cigarettes among young people is increasing. Social media is widely used by young people with user-generated content and influencer marketing particularly influential in promoting products. This paper documents a snapshot of online user-generated content and influencer marketing related to e-cigarettes on YouTube and Instagram.

Experts' views on how to design a tobacco control fund in the UK.

Objective: To explore expert views on the potential value, and approaches to establishing and administering a tobacco control fund in the UK.

Design: Semistructured interviews and follow-up discussion groups.

Subjects: Twenty-four UK and international experts on tobacco control regulation, public health, economics or law from the academic, public, private and third sector.

Development processes for e-cigarette public health recommendations lacked transparency in managing conflicts of interest.

Objectives: To investigate how guideline development groups collect and manage conflicts of interest (COI) when producing electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) recommendations.

Study Design And Setting: Public health bodies that had produced e-cigarette recommendations were identified from four purposively selected jurisdictions (World Health Organization, United Kingdom, Australia, and United States). We analysed their COI policies and conducted 15 interviews with guideline methodologists, policymakers, and academics in guideline development groups.

Examining the sources of evidence in e-cigarette policy recommendations: A citation network analysis of international public health recommendations.

Background: Public health policies and recommendations aim to be informed by the best available evidence. Evidence underpinning e-cigarettes policy recommendations has been necessarily limited due to the novelty of the technology and the lack of long-term epidemiological studies and trials. Some public health bodies have actively encouraged e-cigarette use whilst others have raised concerns over introducing new health risks and renormalising tobacco smoking.