The U.K. smokers’ group Forest has urged the government to reject calls to ban smoking in cars with children. According to new figures released by the British Lung Foundation (BLF), in England alone about 185,000 Read More
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November 19, 2013
In the U.S., children as young as 12 are allowed to work on tobacco farms, performing backbreaking labor and putting their health and lives at risk, according to a story by Gabriel Thompson and Mariya Read More
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November 19, 2013
Alliance One International says that Joel L. Thomas, currently vice president, treasurer, is being promoted to the role of executive vice president, CFO, from Jan. 1. Thomas will take over from Robert A. Sheets, who is Read More
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November 19, 2013
NDC Infrared Engineering has appointed Teruo Horino (pictured) sales manager, Japan, for its web gauging and metals systems. “Horino-san brings many years of experience in industrial measurement and control systems across a wide range of Read More
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November 18, 2013
Imperial Tobacco employees in the Philippines are helping to support the relief efforts being made following the devastation caused by typhoon Haiyan, which struck the country on Nov. 8. Volunteers from Imperial’s subsidiary, the Philippine Read More
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November 18, 2013
The e-cigarette manufacturer Gamucci plans to open what is believed will be the world’s first e-cigarette vaping zone at an airport: at Terminal 4, London, Heathrow. The Gamucci Electronic Cigarette Zone, which is due to Read More
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November 18, 2013
The prevalence of smoking in China tends to fudge the contribution of air pollution to the growing incidence of respiratory disease in the country, according to a story in the South China Morning Post. Two Read More
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November 18, 2013
The in-house design department of Essentra Packaging has been named Design Team of the Year at the U.K. Packaging Awards. The company was also highly commended in the Packaging Company of the Year category, Read More
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November 15, 2013
A city council member in Berkeley, California, USA, is calling for a tobacco smoking ban in some single-family homes, according to a story by Carolyn Jones for the San Francisco Chronicle. Councilman Jesse Arreguin said Read More
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November 15, 2013
U.K.-based Smoke Screenz Ltd. has launched a retail website that provides consumers with the opportunity to create personal designs for plastic cigarette-pack holders and then to buy those holders. At www.smoke-screenz.com, Read More
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