In the face of widespread opposition, a senior politician in South Korea on Monday took a step back from his efforts to introduce low-price cigarettes, according to a story in The Korea Times. Ruling Saenuri Read More
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February 24, 2015
British American Tobacco is evaluating a possible public tender offer to acquire up to all of the 24.7 percent of Souza Cruz shares that are not owned by BAT, and to delist the company. In a Read More
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February 23, 2015
A nicotine metabolite once thought to be inactive, cotinine, in fact supports learning and memory by amplifying the action of a primary chemical messenger involved in both, according to a piece in science20.com quoting Read More
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February 23, 2015
A ‘windfall tax’ on tobacco companies would lead to the loss of millions of pounds for the UK taxman, according to a report in The Times quoting research by the consultancy, Oxford Economics. Volumes of Read More
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February 23, 2015
John Player has threatened the Irish government with legal action over plans to introduce standardized tobacco packaging, according to a story in the Independent. The paper said the company had warned the Minister for Health, Read More
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February 23, 2015
South Korea’s lawmakers are due to start debating tomorrow whether to compel cigarette manufacturers to include graphic health warnings on cigarette packs, which currently carry printed warnings only, according to a story in The Read More
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February 23, 2015
Malawi’s Agricultural Research and Extension Trust (ARET) has introduced three new tobacco varieties that are said to be pest and disease resistant, and fast maturing. The release of the three new varieties, ARET Barley Read More
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February 20, 2015
The EU Commission is considering looking into whether electronic cigarettes should be taxed in the same way as traditional cigarettes are taxed, according to a story in the Irish Times. The Commission is said to Read More
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February 20, 2015
Over 500 organizations have written to India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi supporting the imposition of 85 percent graphic warnings on all tobacco packs from April 1, according to a DNA India story. Representatives of women’s groups, Read More
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February 20, 2015
An Irish legal practice involved in a threatened tobacco-company action over proposed standardized tobacco packaging legislation is coming under pressure from Health Minister Leo Varadkar to sever its connection with the tobacco industry. Arthur Cox Read More
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