Category :News This Week

The Vegas Vapefest 2013 is due to be held at the Flamingo Hotel Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, on Sept. 20–21. The National Vapers’ Club, which organizes the Vapefest, describes it as an event to promote research and Read More

The medical journal The Lancet is undecided on electronic cigarettes. On Sept. 14, it wrote that as a result of “safety fears,” the EU and the U.K. were planning to regulate electronic cigarettes as they Read More

British American Tobacco says that it has maintained its position as industry leader in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) for the 12th year running. In a note posted on its website, BAT said that Read More

U.S.-based White Cloud Electronic Cigarettes said yesterday that it had been accepted as a member of Coresta, the organization that promotes international cooperation in research into tobacco and related matters. Based in Paris, Read More

Japan Tobacco Inc.’s domestic cigarette sales volume during August, at 10.4 billion, was down by 1.7 percent on its August 2012 volume, 10.5 billion, which was increased by 2.6 percent on that of August 2011, according to preliminary figures issued Read More

The Malaysian government has said that it will “continue helping small-time tobacco farmers seek an alternative source of income,” according to a story in The Star. This commitment was made in the wake of the Read More

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is calling for public comments on menthol in cigarettes to be submitted by Nov. 22. Specifically, the FDA is requesting information to inform its thinking about potential regulatory options Read More

Altria said yesterday it had been named a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index (DJSI North America), “recognizing the company’s ongoing progress in responsibly managing its business practices.” “For the second Read More

Altria said yesterday that Philip Morris USA expected to receive a credit of about $145 million, plus interest, following the findings of an arbitration panel looking into payment disputes relating to the U.S. Master Settlement Read More