Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state with more than 200 million residents, has started implementing a ban on the sale of gutka. This action follows the Supreme Court’s denial of a tobacco industry petition Read More
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April 9, 2013
Swedish Match says that it has not lied nor altered its story during meetings about the resignation of the former EU Commissioner for Health and Consumer Affairs. John Dalli resigned in October, shortly before the Read More
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Cuba has accused the U.S. of enabling the ‘blatant robbery’ of brand names from the island following a new court verdict in a lawsuit between Cubatabaco and U.S.-based General Cigar over the Read More
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The government of Nepal is unlikely to meet all of the pay demands of former workers at the Janakpur Cigarette factory, according to a story in the Daily Republica. The factory, which was established in 1965 Read More
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The UK government’s plans to license e- cigarettes have been delayed further, according to a story in the Times Of London. The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency began a consultation in February 2010, but Read More
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Philip Morris International is strengthening its long-term commitment to the future of tobacco growing in Spain by renewing its Framework Collaboration Agreement with the Spanish Ministry for Agriculture, Food and the Environment for the next Read More
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Zimbabwe’s Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has recorded close to $200 million from sales of the golden leaf as more farmers continue to deliver their crop, according to a story in the Zimbabwe newspaper Read More
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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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April 8, 2013
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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