As many as 12 leading schools from Delhi participated in a mega theatre performance on the subject of ‘Tobacco and Women’ at Navy school, Chanakyapuri on the occasion of ‘No World Tobacco Day’ last week. This noble thought of involving school students was the brainchild of the Indian Cancer Society, World Health Organization (WHO), and ministry of health, government of India. Read more
Pale-blue “FDA Compliant” signs with big, red check marks are being taken off machines at Philip Morris USA’s plant in South Richmond.
Philip Morris USA had been phasing in new packaging that complies with a U.S. Food and Drug Administration ban on terms like “light” or “mild” on cigarettes. The ban takes effect June 22. Read more
Cigarettes are still being marketed in Timaru at cut-price rates and tobacco companies are standing by the decision to do so in the wake of excise tax hikes aimed at curbing smoking rates.
Tobacco taxes were increased last week, with 10 per cent rises planned for next year and the year after, while anti-smoking lobby groups have called for a total ban by 2020. Read more
In its continued mission of providing to retailers a “total tobacco” approach, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and American Snuff Co., the largest operating companies of Reynolds American Inc., are focusing on their other tobacco products (OTP) offering with the launch of a new moist smokeless tobacco product, new packaging and more, company executives recently told CSNews Online. Read more
The world’s third largest tobacco company by sales volume, Japan Tobacco Inc, has invested $65 million (Rs 293 crore) in its Indian unit without increasing its shareholding, just days ahead of a government decision to ban foreign direct investment in cigarette manufacturing. Read more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration rejected a request by cigarette giant Philip Morris USA to remove four members of a key tobacco-products advisory panel that the company said had extensive conflicts of interest. Read more
Australia on Thursday said it would become the world’s first country to ban logos and branding on cigarette packets, sparking a furious response from the tobacco industry. Read more
-British American Tobacco PLC (BATS.LN) Wednesday posted an accelerating decline in cigarette volumes for the first quarter as lower consumer spending in the global economic downturn hit sales of its cigarette brands. Read more
A local farmer, who was scrambling to make up a portion of his income lost when Phillip Morris International announced late last year that it would no longer buy from Lenoir County farmers, has found other sources and is now hard at work transplanting this year’s crop. Read more
Imperial Tobacco Group Plc, Europe’s biggest tobacco company, posted a first-half profit after the maker of West, Davidoff and JPS brands increased prices. Read more