Tobacco-linked organisations and executives fail to declare interests to TGA vaping inquiry

Submissions to the Therapeutic Goods Administration’s vaping reform consultation have failed to declare known links to big tobacco. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

Organisations and executives with known links to big tobacco and vaping companies have failed to declare them in submissions to a major government consultation on vaping reforms aimed at protecting children from nicotine addiction.

The submission of the Australian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) chief executive, Theo Foukkare, to the Therapeutic Goods Administration’s vaping reforms consultation on behalf of the AACS states “no” in response to the question: “Have you or your organisation ever received services, assistance or support (whether monetary or non-monetary in nature) from the tobacco industry and/or e-cigarette industry?”