Extract from The Times, Monday,
13 June 1988
REBUFF FOR SMOKING CONFERENCE
By Jill Sherman Social Services Correspondent
The World Health Organization has pulled out
of an international conference on passive smoking and environmental
issues after concern was expressed about the involvement of the
tobacco industry.
The conference which starts today and is being
held by Imperial College, London, involves a wide range of speakers,
including representatives from tobacco companies.
Medical professionals and anti-smoking organizations
have voiced concern about the apparent link with the tobacco industry
and pointed out that the programme, called "Indoor and Ambient
Air Quality", does not include established experts in the
field.
Earlier this year, a report from the Independent
Scientific Committee on Smoking and Health recommended that smokers
should be separated from non-smokers at work because of evidence
that passive smoking increased the risk of lung cancer.
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