{"id":7365,"date":"2023-05-22T07:36:49","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T05:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snusforumet.se\/?p=7365"},"modified":"2023-05-30T08:07:27","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T06:07:27","slug":"swedish-meps-slam-misleading-questions-as-tpd-call-for-evidence-ends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snusforumet.se\/en\/swedish-meps-slam-misleading-questions-as-tpd-call-for-evidence-ends\/","title":{"rendered":"Swedish MEPs slam \u2018misleading\u2019 questions as TPD call for evidence ends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Two Swedish MEPs have written a sharply worded letter criticizing the European Commission\u2019s recently closed public consultation to revise the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD).<\/strong> <strong>They want to see a more objective approach to tobacco control and harm reduction policies.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;To get honest answers, leading questions should be avoided. The European Commission has done the opposite,&#8221; stated Swedish MEP Jessica Pofj\u00e4rd <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jessicapolfjard\/status\/1649337954656043010\">on Twitter<\/a> in reference to the consultation, which concluded on May 16.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/snusforumet.se\/en\/eu-seeks-more-input-on-tobacco-legislation-in-new-call-for-evidence\/\">consultation<\/a> was initiated by the European Commission as part of efforts to update two critical components of the EU&#8217;s tobacco control framework: the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) and the Tobacco Advertising Directive (TAD). The TPD regulates the manufacture, presentation, and sale of tobacco and related products, while the TAD sets limits on tobacco advertising in the EU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questionnaire\u2019s neutrality in doubt<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While the consultation was intended to promote transparency, the questionnaire left Polfj\u00e4rd and her fellow Swedish MEP J\u00f6rgen Warborn unimpressed. In a sharply worded letter, the pair, both of the center-right Moderate Party, accused the Commission of using \u201cmisleading\u201d language.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith wording, such as asking the respondent to rate the level of threat each type of product poses [&#8230;]&nbsp;one would have reason to question the neutrality of this questionnaire,\u201d the two point out in the letter, a copy of which <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jessicapolfjard\/status\/1649337954656043010?s=20\">they shared via Twitter<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRegardless of one&#8217;s attitude towards e.g. emerging products, it should still be a priority of a public consultation to receive honest answers not affected by leading questions. We would therefore kindly ask the Commission to consider re-wording the questionnaire.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ETHRA: \u2018inherent bias\u2019 against harm reduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The consultation\u2019s outcome will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of EU tobacco control regulations. As a result, the MEP\u2019s argued, it should be carried out in \u201cas transparent and neutral a way as possible\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MEPs criticism was echoed by the European Tobacco Harm Reduction Association (ETHRA), an advocacy group representing 27 million safer nicotine product consumers across the EU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe questionnaire was constructed with inherent bias against harm reduction, to force answers in favor of measures making safer nicotine products less accessible or appealing,\u201d ETHRA said in <a href=\"https:\/\/ethra.co\/submissions\/133-evaluation-of-the-legislative-framework-for-tobacco-control-open-public-consultation\">a statement critiquing the questionnaire<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite concerns about the objectivity of the questionnaire, the consultation nevertheless <a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/info\/law\/better-regulation\/have-your-say\/initiatives\/13481-Evaluation-of-the-legislative-framework-for-tobacco-control\/public-consultation_en\">elicited more than 17,000 responses<\/a>, most of which were submitted by EU citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s the second call for evidence related to proposed TPD revisions that has generated thousands of responses. On average, such calls for evidence <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eupoliticalreport.eu\/huge-public-response-on-big-shake-up-of-eu-tobacco-laws\/\">generate fewer than 400 responses<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two Swedish MEPs have written a sharply worded letter criticizing the European Commission\u2019s recently closed public consultation to revise the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD). 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