Japan Tobacco Inc. said today that none of the domestic flue-cured tobacco it had tested in prepurchase tests for radioactive materials had exceeded its standard value (radioactive cesium: 100Bq/kg). The company has been conducting Read More
Australian smokers should be forced to carry a “smartcard license” with which to buy cigarettes so health authorities can track their behavior and better target quit messages to them, according to a story by Julia Read More
Gallup researchers have found that only 12 percent of smokers have never tried to quit the habit, according to a blog in the Huffington Post. Forty percent have tried to quit once or twice in their Read More
A U.S. doctor in Beckley, West Virginia, believes that he has developed a product for helping people quit or cut down on smoking, chewing tobacco, alcohol and food, according to a story by Lisa Read More
Oil palm cultivation in Nigeria’s Cross River State is being boosted by British American Tobacco Nigeria (BATN), which has so far invested more than N10 million in the state’s oil palm revival program, Read More
The electronic cigarette company Gamucci has been appointed category leader by WHSmith as part of the U.K. retailer’s plans to expand its range of electronic cigarettes. The partnership will see a gradual roll-out Read More
Smokers, who normally comprise one of the most submissive large minority groups of all, are starting to voice their opposition to the designation of no-smoking streets and areas in Seoul, South Korea, according to a Read More
The Vietnamese government has decided to establish under the Ministry of Health a fund to be used for the control and prevention of tobacco harm, according to a story in Vietnam Plus. The fund, which Read More
Universal Corp. is due to webcast a conference call at www.universalcorp.com from 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Aug. 6 following the mid-afternoon release of its results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2014. The Read More
Constructing a GLT in Uganda, Pan African underscores its commitment to its home continent. Read More