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David Zaruk

David Zaruk is an EU risk and science communications specialist who writes as the Risk-Monger. He helped establish GreenFacts to promote evidence-based policymaking and taught communications, EU lobbying and public relations for 17 years.

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Opinion · India · Oct 29, 2026

Gutka: Tobacco Control’s Indifference to Improving Public Health

David Zaruk argues that global tobacco control’s approach to gutka exposes a contradiction in its public health priorities.

David Zaruk

Illustration of two people at a market stall with areca nuts and green leaves.

Opinion · European Union · Oct 9, 2026

A European House Divided

While a TPD Revision Compromise Looks Impossible, Brussels is Walking into a Trust and Credibility Crisis

David Zaruk

Nicotine pouches bearing European national flags scattered beside an open tin on a wooden café table.

Opinion · European Union · Oct 5, 2026

EU Nicotine Consultations: The Value of 120,000 Lived Experiences

More than 120,000 responses were submitted to the EU’s tobacco and nicotine consultations. David Zaruk argues that policymakers should listen to the lived experiences of people who quit smoking and the businesses helping them.