Leading U.K. doctors have called for a ban on cigarette sales to people born after 2000: a program of “progressive prohibition” aimed at curbing smoking-related deaths, according to a story by Ben Lazarus for The Read More
The U.S.-based anti-tobacco organization Legacy is due to host a live webcast of a panel discussion addressing key findings in the 2014 U.S. Surgeon General’s report on the health consequences of smoking. Read More
A list of speakers has been announced by the organizers of The First Global Forum on Nicotine, which is due to take place at the Marriott Hotel, Warsaw, Poland, on June 27–28. The forum, which will Read More
South Korea’s National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) seems to be rethinking its proposed tobacco-company lawsuit. According to a story in the Korea Times, the NHIS said on Jan. 16 that it would decide the details Read More
Essentra Packaging (EP) says that its latest label, AquaSense™, is designed to help maintain and control the moisture content of make-your-own tobacco packs and thus ensure the contents stay fresh and do not dry out. Read More
A competition to find the best images captured by photo-journalists during the past 12 months has been launched ahead of the 2014 Reemtsma Liberty Award (RLA). Now in its eighth year, the RLA recognizes journalists who work Read More
Manufacturers will be required to include graphic health warnings on cigarette packs sold in Indonesia from June 24, according to a story in The Jakarta Post quoting en.tempo.co. The Indonesia pack coordinator with the Read More
British American Tobacco has launched its latest sustainability summary report, “Value shared: A tobacco company for the 21st century.” The report is said to focus on harm reduction, sustainable agriculture and corporate behavior, and on Read More
The government of Malaysia’s bid to contain smoking by raising taxes on tobacco products is being undermined by illicit cigarette sales, according to a story in the New Strait Times. And this is hardly Read More
The United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Health has rejected requests from shop owners for permission to sell e-cigarettes and electronic shisha pipes, according to a story in The National. Officials told The National’s Arabic-language Read More