The American Lung Association is due tomorrow to publish the results of its 11th annual ‘State of Tobacco Control’ report, which tracks progress on key tobacco control policies at US federal and state level, assigning Read More
British American Tobacco’s CEO, Nicandro Durante, was due to arrive in Seoul, South Korea, today on the first stop of a New Year global tour, according to a story in The Korea Times. Durante, Read More
The amount of tobacco seized by Australia’s Customs and Border Protection agency last year was down by 32 per cent on that seized during 2011, according to a story by Ewa Kretowicz for Myall Coast Nota. Read More
The ban on displaying tobacco products in shops has not reduced sales of these products, according to an Esmerk Finnish News story. The chief physician of the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Antero Read More
Cigarette sales in France last year were down by 4.9 per cent on those of 2011, according to a story in Les Echos. This, the biggest fall since 2004, was probably caused by recent regular tax-induced cigarette price Read More
Alcohol consumption, lack of exercise, poor diet and smoking are said to be the main causes of the 36 million deaths that occur annually, worldwide from causes other than non-communicable diseases, according to a story in Read More
The World Health Organization yesterday opened for signature a protocol aimed at eliminating the illicit trade in tobacco products. The protocol was adopted with much fanfare in November at the fifth Conference of the Parties Read More
China is planning to open its biggest leaf tobacco storage facility at Yangzonghai, Yunnan, early this year, according to a Tobacco China Online story. The design of the Yunnan Leaf Tobacco Aging and StorageCenter was Read More
Payne is due on Monday to provide the results of a study into consumers’ concerns about packaging. In giving details of the study during an address to the EU Packaging Summit in Berlin, Martin Dallas, Read More
The 67th Tobacco Science Research Conference (TSRC) will take place at the Williamsburg Lodge and Conference Center in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA, Sept. 15-18, 2013. Hosted by Borgwaldt, the symposium’s theme will be Constituent lists: reshaping Read More