Category :News This Week

The EU’s new Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), which was published on April 29, has come in for some criticism, and could come in for more. Ewald Stadler, an Austrian member of the European Parliament, has Read More

Flue-cured seems to be selling fast at auctions in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. According to a story in the most recent issue of the BBM Bommidala Group newsletter, at the same stage of Read More

E-cigarettes could be banned from enclosed public places in France after the country’s health minister recently reiterated her desire to tighten the laws around the use of these devices, according to a story in Read More

Health officials have considered banning the use of e-cigarettes in enclosed public places in England, according to a story in The Independent quoting “documents from a recent board meeting.” The suggestion, said to have been Read More

British American Tobacco Philippines has joined calls for the passage of a competition law that would curb monopolies and unfair trade practices in the country, according to a story in The Philippine Star. “We support Read More

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s draft regulations on e-cigarettes are an example of a government imposing a “solution” and then looking for a problem, according to the president of the Consumer Advocates Read More

Malawi earned MWK15 billion (about US$38 million) from tobacco sales during the first five weeks of the 2014 marketing season, according to a Star Africa story quoting figures issued by the Tobacco Control Commission (TCC) on Read More

The Tobacco Board of India has increased Karnataka’s authorized flue-cured crop size to 104 million kg for the 2014–2015 season, according to a story in the most recent issue of the BBM Bommidala Group newsletter. For Read More

Nadi, Fiji’s third largest conurbation, on Monday was declared “tobacco free,” according to an Islands Business story. “Most parts of the town are smoke-free, including the handicraft center, the municipal market, the bus stand, Read More

U.K.-based coding and marking specialist Linx Printing Technologies has started construction of a purpose-built headquarters in St. Ives, Cambridgeshire. The company plans to transfer from its existing premises during spring next year. The Read More