Swedish Match AB plans to broaden U.S. availability of snus smokeless tobacco and increase marketing to target Wall Street workers and other smokers forced to leave the office to light up. Read more
Big Tobacco suffered a big loss as Vermont Superior Court Judge Dennis Pearson found that R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company’s advertising claims of a “reduced risk” cigarette were deceptive and misleading, in violation of Vermont’s Consumer Fraud Act and a 1998 settlement agreement and court order. Read more
Alarge and looming loophole in Florida’s tobacco policy is a goose that’s laying golden eggs for the newest member of the Big Tobacco club: Dosal Tobacco. And while Dosal plays politics to protect its golden goose, Florida’s taxpayers are paying the bill for Big Tobacco’s free lunch. Read more