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Banning smoking in enclosed public places has no significant impact on smoking at home, according to a story by Marc Weisblott for Concordia University, citing research recently published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research. “What distinguishes Read More

A US health expert has said that a study in the journal, Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, ‘adds to the abundant and growing body of evidence that electronic cigarettes are orders of magnitude safer than tobacco Read More

British American Tobacco has submitted a proposed offer for Souza Cruz. In a note posted on its website yesterday, BAT said that, through its Brazilian controlled company British American Tobacco Prestação de Serviços, Read More

Henry Sicignano III has been named CEO of 22nd Century Group. He will continue to serve as the company’s president and will remain on the board of directors. “The board of directors has had Read More

Universal Corp. says that its subsidiary, Tabacos del Pacifico Norte (TPN), will be increasing its leaf tobacco purchases in Mexico as part of a new leaf supply arrangement for Mexico with Philip Morris International Management (Read More

The Tobacco Board of Zambia (TBZ) has said that strong measures have been put in place to improve transparency and efficiency ahead of the 2015 crop marketing season, according to a story in The Post. The Read More

A new study claims that about 67 percent of smokers die from the effects of a smoking-related disease; a much higher figure than the 50 percent indicated by a number of previous studies, according to a story Read More

British American Tobacco said yesterday that it had launched a competitive tender to appoint new external auditors for 2015 onwards. Three firms had been invited to take part in the tender process: Deloitte, Ernst & Young, Read More

The Dominican Republic last week voiced concerns at the World Trade Organization (WTO) about the proposed introduction of standardized tobacco packaging in Ireland and the UK, according to a CAN story. In a statement at Read More

Electronic cigarette firms in Italy have said that a new tax that doubles the price of e-liquid refills will hurt their industry while unfairly helping major tobacco companies such as Philip Morris International, according to Read More