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
Some hopes may have gone up in smoke.
After much deliberation, India has banned further foreign direct investment in the cigarette business. Read more
TORONTO—While the government is touting the $550 million it will get from tobacco companies for tobacco they smuggled into Canada to avoid taxes, the health association that pushed for the suit is calling it a “sell out.” Read more
Thousands of small lawsuits, remnants of a failed class action case, are turning into a lingering headache for the U.S. tobacco industry. Read more
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
Negotiators have made significant progress on a global pact to halt smuggling and counterfeiting of tobacco products in a week of talks, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday. 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