The network of Bloomberg’s anti-vape organisations have leapt on the news that the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World (FSFW) is to be taken to court.
The case revolves around allegations of “improper coordination” between some tobacco companies and the Foundation by a bitter ex-employee. The smears continues in a Bloomberg publication and gets expanded to cover a number of leading harm reduction organisations and experts.
Lourdes Liz claims to be “an experienced marketing and communications director with expertise in social media and digital promotion”. She says she holds, “an MBA degree from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University”.
Liz alleges “The Foundation, over the course of more than a year, engaged in intimidation and retaliation against Ms. Liz in response to her repeated and steadfast objections to and complaints based on her reasonable belief that the Foundation, through its hand-in-glove coordination with companies seeking to promote vaping among teenagers, was violating its legal requirements and obligations as a tax-exempt, non-profit organization”.
Dave Cross – Planet of the Vapes – January 26, 2021.