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BAT withdraws from Myanmar
14 Oct 2021.
British American Tobacco (BAT) will cease all operations in military-ruled Myanmar and withdraw by the end of this year, reports Reuters.
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| IRELAND |
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Cigarette prices rise again
14 Oct 2021.
A pack of cigarettes will now cost an extra EUR 0.50 as part of Ireland’s Budget 2022, reports The Journal.ie.
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| UNITED STATES |
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FDA authorises Vuse e-cigarette products
13 Oct 2021.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorised three of RJ. Reynolds Vuse vape products, the first e-cigarette products to be given the go-ahead by the agency, reports CNN.
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| MEXICO |
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Ban on all tobacco marketing proposed
13 Oct 2021.
Mexico’s Deputy Health Minister Hugo López-Gatell proposed an outright ban on tobacco advertising during a Senate forum on smoking addiction, reports Mexico News Daily.
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| UNITED STATES |
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Humans were using tobacco at least 12,000 years ago
12 Oct 2021.
Seeds discovered at an ancient hearth in Utah indicate that humans have been using tobacco for at least 12,300 years, much longer than previously thought, reports Reuters.
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Study: Thousands of unknown chemicals found in US e-cigs
11 Oct 2021.
Vaping aerosols contain thousands of unknown chemicals and substances not disclosed by manufacturers, including industrial chemicals and caffeine, Johns Hopkins University researchers found.
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| NORTHERN IRELAND |
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Plan to ban smoking in cars
11 Oct 2021.
Health minister Robin Swann has outlined plans that would see smoking in vehicles with more than one person banned, reports BBC News.
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| GERMANY |
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Germany sees rise in cannabis use
08 Oct 2021.
More people in Germany are using cannabis, cocaine and ecstasy, the government's latest drug report revealed, reports Deutsche Welle.
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| CAMBODIA |
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Tobacco exports dropped by 50%
08 Oct 2021.
Cambodia’s export of tobacco has decreased by 53.58 per cent in the first nine months of the year, according to the Agriculture Ministry, reports Khmer Times.
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| WORLD |
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Global e-cigarette market on the rise
07 Oct 2021.
The global e-cigarette market is expected to reach USD 84.43 billion in 2025, progressing at a CAGR of 17.65 per cent, over the period 2021-2025, according to a report by Research and Markets.
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