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The number of [[hectares]] of tobacco cultivated has halved in 50 years, from 1,100 hectares in 1960 to 517 in 2011.<ref name=HDS/> The number of growers has fallen sixfold in 30 years, from 1,200 in 1978 to 209 in 2011.<ref name=HDS/> |
The number of [[hectares]] of tobacco cultivated has halved in 50 years, from 1,100 hectares in 1960 to 517 in 2011.<ref name=HDS/> The number of growers has fallen sixfold in 30 years, from 1,200 in 1978 to 209 in 2011.<ref name=HDS/> |
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Most cigarette manufacturers (such as Fivaz, Frossard, Burrus<ref>{{HDS|006237|Henry Burrus}}</ref>, Vautier<ref>{{HDS|025443|Vautier}}</ref>, Rinsoz<ref>{{HDS|025444|Rinsoz}}</ref>, Ormond, Burger<ref>{{HDS|024710|Burger}}</ref>, Wuhrmann and |
Most cigarette manufacturers (such as Fivaz, Frossard, Burrus<ref>{{HDS|006237|Henry Burrus}}</ref>, Vautier<ref>{{HDS|025443|Vautier}}</ref>, Rinsoz<ref>{{HDS|025444|Rinsoz}}</ref>, Ormond, Burger<ref>{{HDS|024710|Burger}}</ref>, Wuhrmann and ) have been bought out by [[Big Tobacco]].<ref name=HDS/> For instance, in 1963, the ”Fabriques de tabac réunies” were acquired by [[Philip Morris International]].<ref>{{HDS|041962|Fabriques de tabac réunies}}</ref><ref name=Diethelm>{{Cite journal |author1=[[Pascal Diethelm]] |date=15 February 2019 |title=Switzerland, a haven for the tobacco industry |url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41271-019-00162-9 |journal=[[Journal of Public Health Policy]] |volume=40 |pages=266–270 |doi=10.1057/s41271-019-00162-9 |doi-access=free |access-date=7 December 2025}}</ref> [[Villiger Sons]] remain independent.<ref name=Turuban/><ref name=HDS/> |
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Between 1962 and the 1990s, the ‘Scientific Commission’ of the Swiss Cigarette Manufacturers Association was involved in [[public relations]] and [[lobbying]].<ref name=Olivier/> It also organized pro-tobacco scientific meetings opposing public health regulations.<ref name=Olivier>{{Cite journal |author1=Jacques Olivier |author2=Jacques Cornuz |author3=Carole Clair |date=7 June 2017 |title=La Commission scientifique de l’Association suisse des fabricants de cigarettes : un aperçu historique [The Scientific Commission of the Swiss Cigarette Manufacturers Association: a historical overview] |url=https://www.revmed.ch/revue-medicale-suisse/2017/revue-medicale-suisse-566/la-commission-scientifique-de-l-association-suisse-des-fabricants-de-cigarettes-un-apercu-historique |journal=[[Revue médicale suisse]] |volume=556 |issue=13 |pages=1198–1205 |pmid=28640566 |doi=10.53738/REVMED.2017.13.566.1198 |doi-access=free |access-date=7 December 2025}}</ref> |
Between 1962 and the 1990s, the ‘Scientific Commission’ of the Swiss Cigarette Manufacturers Association was involved in [[public relations]] and [[lobbying]].<ref name=Olivier/> It also organized pro-tobacco scientific meetings opposing public health regulations.<ref name=Olivier>{{Cite journal |author1=Jacques Olivier |author2=Jacques Cornuz |author3=Carole Clair |date=7 June 2017 |title=La Commission scientifique de l’Association suisse des fabricants de cigarettes : un aperçu historique [The Scientific Commission of the Swiss Cigarette Manufacturers Association: a historical overview] |url=https://www.revmed.ch/revue-medicale-suisse/2017/revue-medicale-suisse-566/la-commission-scientifique-de-l-association-suisse-des-fabricants-de-cigarettes-un-apercu-historique |journal=[[Revue médicale suisse]] |volume=556 |issue=13 |pages=1198–1205 |pmid=28640566 |doi=10.53738/REVMED.2017.13.566.1198 |doi-access=free |access-date=7 December 2025}}</ref> |
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The tobacco industry in Switzerland is characterised by cultivation of tobacco, as well as significant presence of factories and headquarters of Big Tobacco.
In the 18th century, the first Swiss tobacco factories were established.[4]
The number of hectares of tobacco cultivated has halved in 50 years, from 1,100 hectares in 1960 to 517 in 2011.[4] The number of growers has fallen sixfold in 30 years, from 1,200 in 1978 to 209 in 2011.[4]
Most cigarette manufacturers (such as Fivaz, Frossard, Burrus[5], Vautier[6], Rinsoz[7], Ormond, Burger[8], Wuhrmann, Brissago and Davidoff) have been bought out by Big Tobacco.[4] For instance, in 1963, the Fabriques de tabac réunies were acquired by Philip Morris International.[9][10] Villiger Sons remain independent.[2][4]
Between 1962 and the 1990s, the ‘Scientific Commission’ of the Swiss Cigarette Manufacturers Association was involved in public relations and lobbying.[11] It also organized pro-tobacco scientific meetings opposing public health regulations.[11]
In 2023, British American Tobacco closed its Swiss factory (which was located in Boncourt[3]) and transferred the production to bigger factories in Europe.[12]
The heavy presence of tobacco industry multinational corporation is partly explained by Swiss legislation, generally attractive to businesses and specifically with weaker tobacco regulation than the European Union and the United States.[3][10][13] Thus, the industry’s operations were immune from United States judiciary investigations.[10] Another likely factor is the presence of the World Health Organization in Geneva, which promotes tobacco control and which the industry is trying to influence.[3]
Switzerland is one of the few countries which is not part of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control[2][10] (together with handful of tobacco-growing states, such as Argentina, Malawi and the United States[3]). The tobacco industry has a significant influence on Swiss policy.[2][3][10][14]
According to the Tobacco Control Scale 2021, Switzerland is second to last in Europe with regard to the implementation of tobacco control policies.[2] The country is second to last in the Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index 2025, one of the worst records in this regard.[2]
Category:Economy of Switzerland
Switzerland
Category:Tobacco in Switzerland
