E-cigarettes could be banned from enclosed public places in France after the country’s health minister recently reiterated her desire to tighten the laws around the use of these devices, according to a story in Read More
Health officials have considered banning the use of e-cigarettes in enclosed public places in England, according to a story in The Independent quoting “documents from a recent board meeting.” The suggestion, said to have been Read More
British American Tobacco Philippines has joined calls for the passage of a competition law that would curb monopolies and unfair trade practices in the country, according to a story in The Philippine Star. “We support Read More
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s draft regulations on e-cigarettes are an example of a government imposing a “solution” and then looking for a problem, according to the president of the Consumer Advocates Read More
Malawi earned MWK15 billion (about US$38 million) from tobacco sales during the first five weeks of the 2014 marketing season, according to a Star Africa story quoting figures issued by the Tobacco Control Commission (TCC) on Read More
The Tobacco Board of India has increased Karnataka’s authorized flue-cured crop size to 104 million kg for the 2014–2015 season, according to a story in the most recent issue of the BBM Bommidala Group newsletter. For Read More
Nadi, Fiji’s third largest conurbation, on Monday was declared “tobacco free,” according to an Islands Business story. “Most parts of the town are smoke-free, including the handicraft center, the municipal market, the bus stand, Read More
U.K.-based coding and marking specialist Linx Printing Technologies has started construction of a purpose-built headquarters in St. Ives, Cambridgeshire. The company plans to transfer from its existing premises during spring next year. The Read More
Philip Morris International is due to host a live audio webcast of its 2014 annual meeting of shareholders at www.pmi.com/webcasts, starting at 9 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on May 7. The webcast will be Read More
Journalist Susanne Koelbl (pictured) has been honored with the 2014 Reemtsma Liberty Award for her investigative reports from Syria and North Korea. Now in its eighth year, the award, presented by Imperial Tobacco’s German subsidiary, Read More