Supermarkets burnt by cigarette plain-packaging scam
A CUNNING crook has ripped off 14 supermarkets by posing as a tobacco employee sent to dispose of recently banned plain-packaged cigarettes. Glen Eira- Bayside Criminal Investigation detectives are...
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Charles Rex Arbogast - AP Photo Pictured are packs of cigarettes waiting to be purchased at a Chicago area news stand Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. New tobacco products have come nearly to a halt in the U.S....
View ArticleA clatter arose over new `Twas the Night Before Christmas' that leaves Santa...
NEW YORK - Santa has kicked the habit in time for Christmas. No, not the sugar plum habit, or his fur-wearing habit, or his penchant for romping recklessly around open flame. No, gentlepeople, this is...
View ArticleSmoking may worsen a hangover, US study finds
Smoking may worsen a hangover after drinking heavily, a US study reports, although the reason why is unclear. Researchers asked 113 US students to keep a diary for eight weeks, recording their...
View ArticleTobacco smuggling in Europe lower than industry figures suggest
Significantly, it is availability, rather than price, that seems to determine the level of illicit trade, the research suggests a finding that runs directly counter to the arguments proffered by the...
View ArticleSkyfall Is The Worst Movie for Smoking in 2012, Smoke Free Movies Finds
By Liz Neporent The evidence is pretty clear that smoking in movies influences lighting up in real life, with studies suggesting that kids in particular can be more likely to take up the habit after...
View ArticleIndia consumes lowest number of cigarettes per annum
BANGALORE: This news is 'catchy' and quite literally. The 3 rdedition of the Cigarette Package Health Warnings: International Status Report, released by Canadian Cancer Society says: only 63 out of...
View ArticleState comes up short in tobacco prevention
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View ArticleTobacco whistleblower testifies industry underplays health risks
Jeffrey Wigand, who blew the whistle on the U.S. tobacco industry in 1993 in a move that inspired an award-winning Hollywood film, told a Montreal court today that cigarette companies were...
View Article>FDA review of tobacco products grinds to a halt
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Talk about a smoke break. Tobacco companies have introduced almost no new cigarettes or smokeless tobacco products in the U.S. in more than 18 months because the federal...
View ArticleDocs should counsel youth about not smoking: panel
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Doctors should talk to school-aged kids and teens about the consequences of smoking and how to avoid pressure to start using cigarettes, a government-backed panel said...
View ArticleWhisteblower testifies at Canadian tobacco class-action suit
A whistleblower who inspired a Hollywood film is in a Montreal courtroom today taking part in a class-action lawsuit against Canada's three biggest cigarette companies. Jeffrey Wigand, a former...
View ArticleAre Tobacco's Juicy Dividend Increases A Thing Of The Past?
Just four tobacco companies control approximately 75% of the world's cigarette market. After Philip Morris International (PM), British American Tobacco (BTI) is the second-largest cigarette company by...
View ArticleFDA Review of Tobacco Products Grinds to a Halt
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Talk about a smoke break. Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @NYTNational for breaking news and headlines. Twitter List: Reporters and Editors Tobacco companies have introduced...
View ArticleNew tobacco products grind to a halt under review law; some say companies...
RICHMOND, Va. - Talk about a smoke break. Tobacco companies have introduced almost no new cigarettes or smokeless tobacco products in the U.S. in more than 18 months because the federal government has...
View ArticleFDA review of tobacco products grinds to a halt - Wire Business News - The ...
RICHMOND, Va. -- Talk about a smoke break. Tobacco companies have introduced almost no new cigarettes or smokeless tobacco products in the U.S. in more than 18 months because the federal government...
View ArticleImperial Tobacco, one of the world's biggest tobacco firms, loses display...
One of the world's biggest tobacco firms lost a Supreme Court fight today against a planned cigarette display ban. The UK's highest court dismissed an appeal by Imperial Tobacco against the Scottish...
View ArticleUK's Supreme Court dismisses Imperial Tobacco's appeal against ban on...
Imperial Tobacco, one...
View ArticleStickers to cover plain cigarettes packaging go on sale
THE federal government has launched an investigation into a company selling stickers for smokers to cover the controversial plain packaging for cigarette packets. Gold Coast company Box Wraps will...
View ArticleTobacco giant loses legal battle against cigarette display
One of the world's biggest tobacco firms lost a Supreme Court fight today against a planned cigarette display ban. Ministers intended to introduce the display ban in large shops in Scotland - the...
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