Tobacco News

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

The Minnesota Senate on Tuesday approved a bill aimed at limiting youth access to dissolvable tobacco tablets and strips that some claim are designed to resemble candy or flavored mints. Read more

One day after singer Kelly Clarkson indicated that her April 29 concert in Jakarta, Indonesia would continue as scheduled with a controversial cigarette company sponsorship, the concert promoter announced that the sponsorship is being pulled amid protests from fans and anti-smoking advocates, the Associated Press reported April 22. Read more

Higher selling prices helped boost cigarette maker Philip Morris International Inc.’s first-quarter profit 15 percent, but results missed expectations due to pressure from steep excise taxes in some countries, and the weak economy. Read more

If you’re not a cigarette smoker, chances are you’ve never heard of Dosal Tobacco Co. Lawmakers in Tallahassee apparently want to keep it that way.
Exempted from the state’s Big Tobacco settlement in 1997, the little-known Opa Locka-based cigarette maker has quietly grown to be the third largest seller in Florida. Dosal has thrived as a bargain brand that doesn’t have to pay the settlement costs required of its competitors. Read more

Camel’s Orbs, the first dissolvable tobacco product, is causing a stir. According to a newly released study, the candy-like product that has the potential to appeal to children and teens could lead to nicotine addiction, poisoning and even death. Read more

Child Nicotine Poisoning Study Is Setback for Reynolds.
A product that seems like a panacea for the tobacco industry could poison children who mistake it for candy. Read more

Some people may wonder why a board member for a unit of one of the world’s largest tobacco companies would plan a campaign for tobacco control in Africa. Bill and Melinda Gates certainly thought it seemed like a conflict of interest. Read more