How dissolvable tobacco products are made could determine whether or not they fall under the jurisdiction of the Food and Drug Administration.
Star Scientific Inc., a maker of dissolvable tobacco lozenges, announced Wednesday that it received an FDA notice saying that two of its products are not subject to regulations in the federal Food Drug & Cosmetic Act.
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In 2009, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco began test marketing smoke-free, spit-free tobacco products in three U.S. cities: Columbus, Ohio, Indianapolis, and Portland, Ore. Researchers now report the first chemical characterization of dissolvable tobacco products to identify what is in them (J. Agric. Food Chem., DOI 10.1021/jf103295d).
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Have you ever heard of smoking a pack of cigarettes and taking off three days of your life? Myth or fact, research has shown gruesome facts and pictures displaying what smoking can do to a person’s body.
Many people, including 20 percent of high school students, smoke cigarettes. Smoking has become one of the major reasons for illnesses and deaths in our nation. Ream more »
Southborough – Teen smoking is a bad thing. We all know it. And Southborough is taking another step to prevent it.
The Southborough Board of Health held a public hearing on a proposed ban on the sale of all tobacco products in Southborough pharmacies Dec. 15. The Board of Health members: Dr. Louis Fazen (Chair), nurses Nancy Sacco and Mary Lou Woodford and Public Health Director Paul Pisinski oversee the office’s daily activities.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday issued guidelines to the tobacco industry that could lead to some newer cigarettes, smokeless tobacco and roll-your-own tobacco products being removed from the market and prevent others from being introduced, if the FDA determines their ingredients and design encourage non-users to start using tobacco or make it more difficult for users to quit.
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Plans are afoot to reduce the tobacco production in Sri Lanka by 5% per year starting 2011, said Chairman of the National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol, Prof Carlo Fonseka.
Addressing a media awareness workshop on reporting drug-related matters he said that this plan will be implemented from next year as per a request from the Buddhist clergy.
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As cigarette sales have plummeted, the two biggest makers have bought companies that have 90% of the smokeless market. Snus and other forms of tobacco are popular because they’re not as obtrusive, costly and harmful as cigarettes.
Ron Carroll prefers to smoke cigars and pipes. But when he can’t do that, he says he manages to unobtrusively get his nicotine fix by slipping a packet of tobacco, about the size of a tea bag, under his upper lip. Ream more »
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today ordered a ban on the sale of tobacco products like gutkha and pan masala in plastic pouches from March 2011, while asking the government to conduct a survey on the ill effects of these products within eight weeks.
A bench of justices G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly also asked the manufacturers to explore and decide by March next year on the alternative material for packaging them.
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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
The low-down on the curious product that — according to a new report — may be responsible for poisoning nearly 600 children a year.According to a new report, almost 600 children a year contract a mild case of poisoning after accidentally eating so-called “tobacco candy” — the second most common source of unintentional tobacco consumption for kids six and younger (after second-hand smoke). What is this controversial product, and should it be banned? (See a report about “tobacco candy”) Read more