A new consultancy has joined the tobacco industry—Tobacco Solutions Asia Ltd. Headquartered in Hong Kong, and with support offices in South Africa, Bulgaria and Turkey, TSAL offers services relating to tobacco cultivation, green-leaf threshing, Read More
Bulgarian tobacco producers are planning to stage large-scale demonstrations in the week beginning July 8 to protest at the country’s failure to secure EU funding for the industry during the next multiyear budgetary period. The Read More
The price of electronic cigarettes in Italy could be set to rise sharply as the Italian government considers imposing a tax on these devices, according to a story in The Local quoting a La Stampa Read More
Switzerland is behind the rest of Europe in the fight to crack down on smoking, according to a worldradio.ch story. The story quotes the latest World Health Organization report analyzing the performance of its Read More
In a bid to quit smoking, a man in Turkey’s Kütahya province has taken to wearing a locked wire cage on his head, according to a Hurriyet story. The shape of the cage Read More
Vapers are due to take to the streets of Brussels to protest proposals that could emasculate electronic cigarettes sold within the EU. Many people from across the tobacco divide believe that electronic cigarettes pose little Read More
Fiji’s Ministry of Health is calling on members of the public to help make Fiji a smoke-free country, according to a story at The Fiji Times Online. The head of the Tobacco Control Unit, Read More
Philip Morris International today welcomed the decision by a World Bank arbitration tribunal to hear a claim that Uruguay violated multiple provisions of its bilateral investment treaty (BIT) with Switzerland. “In order to attract foreign Read More
Japan Tobacco Inc. said today that it was expanding the distribution of Camel Black Box (10 mg tar) and Camel White Box (6 mg) in Japan. These products, which are currently on sale in more than 20 countries, Read More
Tests on the hair of mummies from the town of San Pedro de Atacama in Chile have indicated that the people in the surrounding region had a nicotine habit spanning from at least 100 BC to Read More