The Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals (COC) in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (draft paper) undertook a detailed review of the evidence regarding the association between exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and lung cancer during 1997. The review was requested by the Scientific Committee on Tobacco and Health (SCOTH). In September 2003 the COC was asked to consider incorporating findings from the Enstrom and Kabat study (BMJ June 2003).  The Committee found no grounds to warrant a revision of conclusions arrived at in 1997 - that exposure to secondhand smoke "could account for several hundred lung cancer deaths per annum in the UK."

A summary of secondhand smoke research, opinion polls and surveys which took place in the UK

A review of the evidence that shows passive smoking is a major health hazard for non-smokers. From 2004

A partial list of smokefree pubs and hospitality venues.

Based on the experience in Ireland, the UK can, and should introduce similar smoke-free workplace legislation. The reports details the key lessons from the Irish experience.

The Irish ban on smoking came into force in October 2004. Detractors claimed that the hospitality sector has suffered as a result and the a ban is unpopular. Using polls and statistics, this document examines the accuracy of these claims

A list of entirely smokefree pubs

The BMJ received nearly 140 letters criticising the findings by James Enstrom and Geoffrey Kabat study, which was tobacco industry funded. August 2003: Nearly all the 140 letters to the website of the BMJ, which published the findings, criticised James Enstrom and Geoffrey Kabat, the authors of the tobacco industry funded study, as well as the publication and its editor.

A factsheet highlighting the weaknesses in the argument used by the tobacco industry that good ventilation does away with the need for a smoking ban in pulbic places.

ASH rapid response to a study published in the British Medical Journal that concluded that the health risks from secondhand tobacco smoke were being overestimated, this appraisal points to the failings that the authors fail to address.

ASH has taken FOREST's submission to the Greater London Authority (GLA) and made notes on the evidence presented. This document attempts to put the record straight on some of the deceptive and outright dishonest arguments used by the tobacco lobby to try to undermine efforts to tackle passive smoking.

WHO-Europe publishes guidance on policy to reduce passive smoking exposure - the link gives the summary and recommendations, with a further link to the 76 page report.

A damning analysis of tobacco industry manipulation of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) passive smoking and lung cancer study published in the medical journal, The Lancet. Appendix 16.

Critical discussion of the weaknesses of the ventilation approach by Repace Associates

Covers health impacts, exposure, laws, lessons from California and more.

Study by the World Health Organization and the International Agency for Research on Cancer on exposure to secondhand smoke in Europe. Published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 90. No. 19 October 7, 1998. Appendix 9

International Consultation on Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) and Child Health. A summary of the science regarding the impact of secondhand smoke on children. 11-14 Jan 1999.