Ghana decries singles sales
Bans on the sale of single cigarettes, while often well-intentioned, can make life difficult for committed smokers who find themselves temporarily short of cash.
Category: Breaking News
Smokers shut out
A congress in Malaysia has condemned what is said to be a growing tendency to discriminate against smokers in the workforce.
Taiwan has e-cig ‘problem’
Much change demands that something is done without knowing the full consequences of that change, but that doesn’t mean that it has to be a leap in the dark.
Committee split on e-cigs
An Australian committee looking at the use of electronic cigarettes has taken a ‘precautionary’ position – probably the most dangerous approach of all.
Uniting around e-cigs
There is a huge momentum building in the UK behind the idea that smokers should be helped to switch to vaping, a momentum that is being supported by some parliamentarians.
FDA moving on e-cigs
Scott Gottlieb, the commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration, has once again spoken positively about electronic cigarettes.
Smoking incidence falls
A fall to below 40 percent in the incidence of tobacco smoking among South Korean men is something of a milestone.
Harassment alleged
Two women have filed lawsuits against the US-based tobacco-control activist Dr. Stanton Glantz, who denies the allegations made against him.
EU acting on child labor
A timely statement from the EU Commission indicates that it is opposed to tobacco-industry money being accepted and used to help reduce child- and forced-labor in the tobacco sector.
Butts into compost
There is not much detail in a story from South Korea about a process under trial that promises to turn cigarette butts into compost, but, if it proves viable, it could be a game-changer.
HEETS-ban case dismissed
A charge brought in respect of a heated-tobacco product in New Zealand seemed to be a case of going through the motions; but it did highlight the need for more legal clarity.
Vapor lumped with smoke
An attempt to overthrow a law that lumps vaping and electronic cigarettes with smoking and traditional cigarettes has failed in Greece.
Plain packaging attacked
A claim that a rule that offends against intellectual property rights should be repealed even if it proves to be an effective health tool might need to be examined.
Labor issues won’t go away
It stands to reason that tobacco manufacturers are committed to the future of tobacco growing communities. The argument is about the degree and form of that commitment.
More labor issues coming
By the sound of advance publicity, an upcoming report from Human Rights Watch is going to make uncomfortable reading for the tobacco industry.
Good prices predicted
With production expected to come in 14 percent under demand, tobacco is predicted to attract high prices in Malawi.
Prohibition Lite on the way
In the US, where the market is queen; it seems bizarre that a government agency should interfere with the formulation of a consumer product to make it less attractive.
Research has real bite
Research has shown that vapor doesn’t discolor teeth in the way that smoke does. Presumably the same would hold for pub ceilings and extravagant facial hair.
Child support reiterated
The secretariat of the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, and others, have been strongly criticised over their attitude to child-labor issues.
Zimbabwe’s sales open
The average price paid to Zimbabwe’s growers for flue-cured tobacco during the first day of sales was less than one percent up on that of the opening-day price of the 2017 selling season.
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