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 The No. 2 U.S. drugstore chain said it was "surprised" to read
recent reports on the chamber's position on tobacco products outside
the United States.
The New York Times reported last week that the chamber and its
foreign affiliates were lobbying against anti-smoking laws such as
restrictions on smoking in public places and bans on menthol and
slim cigarettes, mainly in developing countries. (http://nyti.ms/1Kr68sG)
"CVS's purpose is to help people on their path to better health, and
we fundamentally believe tobacco use is in direct conflict with this
purpose," CVS spokesman David Palombi said in an emailed statement
on Tuesday.
The chamber, however, said that it did not support smoking and it
called the report "a concerted misinformation campaign."
"... we support protecting the intellectual property and trademarks
of all legal products in all industries and oppose singling out
certain industries for discriminatory treatment," the trade group
said in an email.
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CVS was the first major U.S. drugstore chain to stop selling tobacco
products last year.
(Reporting by Yashaswini Swamynathan in Bengaluru; Editing by Kirti
Pandey)
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