The tobacco giant Japan Tobacco International is preparing to challenge the Scottish Government’s plain cigarette packets plans in an advertising campaign this week, according to an article in The Scotsman. It will reveal correspondence, Read More
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April 8, 2013
The EU Commission has denied that proposed changes to its Tobacco Products Directive would have the effect of banning regular-sized cigarette packs produced in two factories in the Azores and sold in the Azores and Read More
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Cigarette sales fell by 3.4 percent in France during 2012, the most significant decline since 2005, according to a story in Le Figaro. The decrease was thought to be due to increases in prices that were imposed in Read More
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A member of the European Parliament has asked the EU Commission whether it has any plans to help if the revisions to its Tobacco Products Directive negatively affect Polish tobacco farmers. Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Read More
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The value of tobacco sales in Spain increased by 5.6 percent to €1.778 billion during the first two months of this year, according to an Expanśion story quoting data from the tobacco market authority. But volume Read More
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The pace at which tobacco is flowing to Mzuzu Auction Floors has been described as slow just few days before the market officially opens on Monday, April 8, according to Malawi’s The Daily Times. Mzuzu Read More
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Hoffmann Neopac has won a World Star Award for its Winston Avant Edition cigarette pack. The World Star Organization gives out awards annually for innovations in packaging. This year, more than 315 entrants competed. Previously, the Read More
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April 5, 2013
England’s tobacco products display ban helped smokers quit, according to a new study. One in four young people who gave up smoking last year said the ban on displaying tobacco products in large shops Read More
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April 5, 2013
A new study links pregnant women’s exposure to secondhand smoke and behavioral problems in their kids. Researchers, led by Jianghong Liu at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, studied more than 600 mother/child Read More
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April 5, 2013
A virus typically associated with tobacco, but also known to be present in spinach, tomatoes, petunias and other vegetables and household plants, may help protect people from Parkinson’s disease, according to a story in Read More
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