British American Tobacco said today that it had acquired CN Creative Ltd, a UK based start-up company that specialises in the development of e-cigarette technologies intended to offer smokers a less risky alternative to cigarettes. Read More
Staff Writer
December 20, 2012
Initiatives by Reynolds American Inc. and its operating companies to reduce youth tobacco use and access attracted strong support from delegates at the recent annual conference of the National Foundation For Women Legislators (NFWL) in Read More
Staff Writer
December 19, 2012
If the European Commission’s revisions to the tobacco products directive are adopted, traditional cigarette sales will be protected from competition by electronic cigarettes. Professor Michael Siegel, of Boston University’s School of Public Health, Read More
Staff Writer
December 19, 2012
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco, Philip Morris USA and Lorillard have reached an agreement with 17 USstates, the District of Columbia andPuerto Rico to settle 10 years of claims related to the Non-Participating Manufacturer (NPM) adjustment provisions of Read More
Staff Writer
December 19, 2012
An annual Harris Poll that measures how people in the US perceive various industries has found that tobacco is not among the top ranks when it comes to being ‘generally honest and trustworthy’, according to Read More
Staff Writer
December 18, 2012
Star Scientific said yesterday that it was getting out of the smokeless tobacco business because of low sales and financial losses, the regulatory environment in the US, and the fact that its association with tobacco Read More
Staff Writer
December 18, 2012
New York City is to offer community boards rewards of $10,000 to convince landlords to ban smoking in apartments, according to a report by Gary Baumgarten for CBS New York, quoting The New York Post. Under Read More
Staff Writer
December 18, 2012
Tobacco growers in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, say they have decided not to grow tobacco next year because the prices on offer do not cover the cost of production, according to a story by Muhammad Irfan for Read More
Staff Writer
December 17, 2012
The European Commission is due to adopt its proposals to revise the EU’s tobacco products directive on Wednesday. According to the Commission’s Top News, the proposed legislation comprises new and strengthened rules on Read More
Staff Writer
December 17, 2012
Proposed revisions for the EU’s tobacco products directive will include a prohibition on slim cigarettes, a requirement for graphic health warnings, a ban on ‘taste-enhancing’ additives and a ban on descriptors such as ‘light’, Read More
Recent Posts
- Bangladesh Fulfills Small-Pack Export Order
- Sales and Profits up at Turning Point
- Haypp Group Sales up by a Quarter
- FDA Renews MRTPs for Eight General Snus Products
- Canada’s $32 Billion Tobacco Deal not ‘Doomed’: Judge
- KT&G Reports Results and Presents Growth Plan
- Greece to Boost Penalties for Youth Vape Sales
- Rafael Targets Cuba’s Tobacco Regions
- Thailand: Push to Ban Smoking in Cars
- Dutch Flavor Ban Lawful: Court
- VTA Celebrates Impact of U.S. Vaper Voters
- School Makes Students Wear Vest While Smoking
- Tobacco Stocks Rally
- EU Tobacco Strategy Failing: Critics
- U.K. Tobacco and Vapes Bill Introduced