Interview on harm reduction and risk communication

Interview with the Catania Conversation

Clive Bates: “We must restore the confidence of consumers lost because of misinformation”

The main change in the United States will come as the Food and Drug Administration approves more vaping, heated tobacco and other smoke-free products as “appropriate to the protection of public health”.  We should hope that this will re-establish the competitive pressure against the cigarette trade and restore the confidence of consumers that has been lost through misinformation about risks.