The Danish government is capitulating in the face of EU demands that it bans all forms of snus, according to a story in the Copenhagen Post. Although the sale of pouched snus is banned inDenmark, Read More
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September 11, 2012
South Korea’s cigarettes are the least expensive in the OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development), while the country’s smoking rate is the group’s second highest, according to a Korea Herald story Read More
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September 11, 2012
Chinese and US health authorities on Friday launched a joint campaign aimed at promoting smoke-free workplaces in China, according to a China Daily story relayed by Tobacco China Online. Established by China’s Ministry of Read More
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September 11, 2012
Imperial Tobacco has introduced a new confidential hotline to enable those connected with its business to raise concerns about possible malpractice. In a note on its website, Imperial said that, as a responsible business, it Read More
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September 10, 2012
Smokers inEnglandare being encouraged to stop smoking for 28 days from October 1, according to a note on the Department of Health’s Media Centre website. The campaign, Stoptober, is based on research showing that ‘those who Read More
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September 10, 2012
Cigarette production inChinaduring the first seven months of this year, at about 1,500 billion, was up by 1.81 per cent on that of the first seven months of 2011, according to a Tobacco China Online story. During July, Read More
Staff Writer
September 10, 2012
Smokers are being banned from lighting up on balconies in a move that could soon be extended to apartments in the Gold Coast region ofQueensland,Australia, according to a story by Jessica Elder for the Read More
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September 10, 2012
A novel technique developed by scientists at British American Tobacco has made it possible to weigh the amount of smoke a person is likely exposed to when they take a puff of a cigarette. ‘The Read More
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September 7, 2012
Tobacconists in six EU countries yesterday demonstrated against measures being considered by the European Commission to restrict cigarette packaging and display, according to a story by Dave Keating for the European Voice. As part of Read More
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September 7, 2012
Hungary’s national assembly will open its autumn session on Monday with a vote on a law aimed at creating a state tobacco distribution monopoly high on its agenda, according to an All Hungary Media Read More
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