The eyes of the US vapor industry will be set on Dr. Scott Gottlieb, who yesterday was confirmed by the Senate as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.Read More
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Cigarette smoking is said to be one of the factors that has created a huge gap between life expectancy levels in the US.Read More
The US Congress has missed an opportunity to reverse a ‘terrible regulatory decision by the Food and Drug Administration’ in respect of electronic cigarettes.Read More
The US-based Farm Labor Organizing Committee says that not enough is being done to address the ‘numerous reports detailing human rights abuses’ on British American Tobacco’s contract farms.Read More
Reynolds American Inc.’s board of directors has declared its quarterly dividend and elected Susan M. Cameron non-executive chairman.Read More
RAI's honeymoon with Newport seems to be over. First quarter Newport volume was down by 2.9 percent, though the brand's market share was up by 0.1 of a percentage point.Read More
PM USA’s first-quarter cigarette volumes fell in line with industry-wide trends, while its smokeless volumes took a hit because of a voluntary recall. Cigar volumes, however, were up.Read More
Efforts to reduce the harm caused by tobacco smoking by increasing the nicotine-to-tar ratio of cigarettes has a long history, and now the 22nd Century Group is to research its potential.Read More
A bill has been introduced to the US House of Representatives that aims to change the Food and Drug Administration’s approach to vapor products and harm reduction. Read More
Philip Morris International’s chairman, Louis C. Camilleri, and its CEO, André Calantzopoulos, will address the company’s annual meeting of shareholders on May 3.Read More