How effective must a product be in helping adult smokers quit to overcome the theorized level of harm to youth?
High-risk combustibles still account for 95 percent of sales.
Researcher calls for crackdown on products that enable the ‘self-flavoring’ of cigarettes.
The move allows the company to go it alone or pursue other e-cigarette manufacturers.
The company will expand its Tanauan facility to accommodate the product line.
Success will require a ‘whole-of-society’ approach, says Kingsley Wheaton.
Engagement would help alleviate the ‘monopoly,’ says South African trade group.
The collaboration allows for larger capacity, lower cost and a lower carbon footprint.
Hurricane Ian devastated Pinar del Rio province, which grows much of Cuba’s cigar tobacco.
Vapers have been rushing to hoard flavored vapor products ahead of the new restrictions.
Tabacalera William Ventura and Intercigar shared the same building.
A Parliamentary delegation visits New Zealand to learn about its anti-smoking strategy.
The move ends the decades-old tobacco monopoly by state-owned Eastern Co.
She brings more than 30 years of relevant experience.
King acknowledged the science and innovations taking place in the vaping industry.
The move fits into BAT’s ongoing work to explore areas beyond nicotine.
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Cigarette paper manufacturers are reconfiguring production processes to reduce their environmental impact.
Harm reduction activists worry about New Zealand’s plan to phase out tobacco use.
Zimbabwe’s attempt to diversify into cannabis is proving more challenging than some anticipated.
Explaining the opposition to the industry’s diversification.
After the win of its merits case against the FDA, Kaival Brands and Bidi Vapor are back on track.
Sarah Bostwick discusses the significance of materiality assessments in PMI’s strategy.
The industry’s move into pharma may be positive for public health.
Not all smokers will be put off by the “dissuasively” colored cigarette papers promoted by health activists.
Tobacco growers reflect on the challenges and opportunities facing their business.
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The EUBAM supports Moldova and Ukraine in their fight against illicit cigarette trade.
A takeover of Swedish Match would give PMI a comprehensive portfolio of reduced-risk products.
Tobacco Reporter’s September 2022 issue looks ahead at the GTNF, which will take place Sept. 27-29 in Washington DC.
In line with this year’s event’s “accessing innovation” theme, Clive Bates makes a compelling case for rendering combustible cigarettes obsolete through creative destruction. Innovation offers an extraordinarily effective tool to help reduce the health impact of smoking, argues Bates—provided that it is given a chance.
Cheryl Olson provides a sneak peek at her GTNF panel, which will focus on “forgotten smokers,” whose views are routinely neglected by policymakers, physicians and other potential sources of support. Panelists will share personal experiences and research on ways to raise empathy and visibility for people who smoke and ideas to spread the benefits of harm reduction more equitably.
Flora Okereke spoke to Tobacco Reporter’s Stefanie Rossel about BAT’s ambition to bring about “A Better Tomorrow” and George Gay evaluates the recent U.K. Kahn review.
Also in this issue: A profile of biodegradable filter manufacturer McAirlaid’s and a story about Moldova’s fight against the illicit cigarette trade.
A regular contributor to Tobacco Reporter, Clive Bates is the director of Counterfactual Consulting and the former director of Action on Smoking and Health (U.K.).
In this section, we present a selection of his articles.
Explaining the opposition to the industry’s diversification.
Innovation and creative destruction will render cigarettes obsolete—if we let it.
The availability of nicotine with minimal harm justifies a rethink of our approach to this drug.
Rules to reduce nicotine in cigarettes are back on the agenda.
The automatic criticism of everything associated with tobacco is not merely misguided; it has the potential to do real harm.
The technology expands the company’s ability to serve the paper and board industry.
The new look features updated brand colors and traditional elements.
The product incorporates advanced induction technology encased in a smaller device.
The launches were broadcast live worldwide on June 29.
Requiring no heat, the product is less harmful than traditional hookah, says its manufacturer.
The blunt wraps for use in RYO booklets break the mold of traditional foil packaging.
How effective must a product be in helping adult smokers quit to overcome the theorized level of harm to youth?
How did the 1980–2020 fall in U.S. smoking incidence impact smoking-related deaths?
Innovation and creative destruction will render cigarettes obsolete—if we let it.
Koehl Machinenbau’s new communication platform connects field-level tobacco machinery with the Cloud.
McAirlaid’s Genia cigarette filters decompose in a matter of weeks rather than years.
The FDA’s marketing denial order for Juul may have been a political decision.
To BAT, “A Better Tomorrow” is more than a catchy slogan.
The Khan review contains several wrong-headed statements that need to be challenged.
Suppliers of instrumentation and lab services are focusing on novel nicotine products.
The availability of nicotine with minimal harm justifies a rethink of our approach to this drug.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has wreaked havoc on the regional tobacco market.
Participants in the Forest Summer Lunch event lament the continuing assaults on personal choice and personal responsibility.
Success will require a ‘whole-of-society’ approach, says Kingsley Wheaton.
Farmers have bought at least 925 kg of tobacco seed with the capacity to cover
Health groups want to avoid the mistakes of the MSA, where much money was diverted
Vapers have been rushing to hoard flavored vapor products ahead of the new restrictions.
BioBetter uses plants as natural bioreactors to achieve the required cellular development.
BioBetter uses plants as natural bioreactors to achieve the required cellular development.
The technology expands the company’s ability to serve the paper and board industry.
She brings more than 30 years of relevant experience.
The tobacco-free brand is now sold in thousands of stores across the U.S. and U.K.
Researcher calls for crackdown on products that enable the 'self-flavoring' of cigarettes.