The Philippines Senate yesterday started deliberations on a bill that, if passed, would require graphic health warnings to be included on tobacco packs, according to a story on GMA News Online. In his sponsorship speech, Read More
A federal high court in Abuja has upheld the right of Nigeria’s Consumer Protection Council (CPC) to impound cigarettes that do not conform to packaging regulations, according to a story in ThisDay. Creation Commercial Read More
The U.K. e-cigarette supplier Nicolites is expanding into Poland, according to a story in The Grocer. The move follows an increase in demand from Polish customers visiting the Nicolites website. Nicolites was said to Read More
Reynolds American Inc. will host a webcast at www.reynoldsamerican.com of the remarks made by CEO and President Daniel M. Delen during the 2014 RBC Capital Markets’ Consumer and Retail Conference in Boston starting about 11:30 Read More
Four months before the planned implementation in Indonesia of a regulation requiring pictorial warnings on cigarette packs, efforts to comply with the rules seem to be at a standstill, according to a story in The Read More
The European Commission’s Tobacco Products Regulatory Committee is due to meet on Wednesday to discuss the new Tobacco Products Directive, which was adopted by the European Parliament on Feb. 26. One of the items on Read More
Seizures within the EU of Classic cigarettes fell from 181,112,416 in 2011 to 142,209,532 in 2012, according to the European Commission responding to a question from the member of the European Parliament for Flanders, Bart Staes. Staes had asked: 1. “Read More
NDC Infrared Engineering has appointed Mahesh Havildar vice president of global operations for its sensors, systems and metals divisions. In his new position, Havildar is responsible for overall manufacturing operations, including production, quality, supply chain, Read More