Agreements between tobacco manufacturers, the EU Commission and member states aimed at countering tobacco smuggling are being run down even though they are beneficial.Read More
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The findings of the seemingly-small study described below seem to have wide-ranging significance and ramifications.Read More
A question asked by a member of the EU Parliament of the Commission seems to miss the point that the sale of snus is banned in all but one EU member state.Read More
Presumably, the EU Commission, which is apparently reluctant to talk with the vaping industry because nicotine is a poison, is reluctant, too, to talk with the alcohol industry.Read More
A Bulgarian member of the EU Parliament seems to have raised an important point about customs checks, especially given concerns over the illegal trade in tobacco products.Read More
The EU Commission has been asked whether it can act to ensure that the same standards of cancer prevention and treatment are in operation across all member states.Read More
With the World Health Organization recently expressing grave concern about air pollution, it is becoming obvious that the problem goes way beyond tobacco smoke. Read More
Tobacco-products tracking-and-tracing should be seen for what it is: a leap in the dark. In that sense it is very much related to standardized packaging. Read More
An interim pan-EU injunction has been granted against a Chinese manufacturer of a tobacco heating device similar in appearance to IQOS.Read More
A new EU plan aimed at fighting the illegal tobacco trade proposes a combination of targeted policy and enforcement initiatives, including action by the European Anti-Fraud Office.Read More