McKee and Capewell said one sponsor of the meeting was a company called EuroSwiss Health, whose chief executive was reported to have previously received funding from British American Tobacco for an independent study.
McKeen ja Capewellin mukaan kokouksen tukijoihin kuului muun muassa EuroSwiss Health, jonka toimitusjohtajan aiempaa riippumatonta tutkimusta on lähteiden mukaan rahoittanut British American Tobacco (BAT).