Reynolds American Inc. (RAI) will acquire Lorillard for $27.4 billion. To help ease antitrust scrutiny that the deal may face, Imperial Tobacco has agreed to purchase the Kool, Salem, Winston, Maverick and Blu Ecigs brands for $7.1 Read More
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July 15, 2014
The organizers of the recently held Global Forum on Nicotine have announced that they will stage another such event in a year’s time. The second Global Forum on Nicotine is scheduled to take place Read More
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July 15, 2014
A position statement on e-cigarettes issued last week by a group of international lung health organizations has been strongly criticized by a leading U.S. health expert. “Experts from the world’s leading lung organizations Read More
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July 15, 2014
The European Commission on Thursday referred Denmark to the EU Court of Justice (CJEU) for not banning all forms of snus. With the exception of Sweden, the sale of snus is prohibited throughout the EU. Read More
Staff Writer
July 15, 2014
With the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan midway over, shops in Oman’s capital, Muscat, are experiencing a drop in cigarette sales of up to 45 percent, according to a story in the Oman Observer. And Read More
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FirstUnion says it has used new battery materials and a different internal structure to develop a more economical, longer-lasting, disposable e-cigarette that yields high puff counts, “immense vapor” and a fresher taste using a safer Read More
Staff Writer
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Reynolds American (RAI) and Lorillard have confirmed that they are in discussions about a possible acquisition of Lorillard by RAI. The confirmations followed a statement by Imperial Tobacco—in response to U.K. disclosure obligations—Read More
Staff Writer
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The former EU health commissioner, John Dalli, is seeking €1.9 million in material damages from the EU after what he alleges was his forced resignation from the European Commission in October 2012, according to a story in Read More
Staff Writer
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Kuwait’s Ministry of Health is considering whether it should ask the government to increase taxes on tobacco products and cancel subsidized sugar from the monthly rations of its citizens, according to a Kuwait News Read More
Staff Writer
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Although an excise-duty increase on cigarettes by the Nepalese government has been described as “nominal”; it is nonetheless expected to have an impact on the tobacco trade in the long term, according to a Republica Read More
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