15 Oct 2018.
Carrie Lam, the chief executive and leader of Hong Kong, has announced that the Chinese territory is planning on banning e-cigarettes along with other novel tobacco products in order to safeguard public health, according to a press release by the associated press (AP).
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UNITED KINGDOM
London event to cover NGP trends and regulation
10 Oct 2018.
The conference Next Generation Nicotine Delivery 2018, taking place in London from 13 to 14 November, will focus on market trends, public health opinion and product innovation in the Next Generation tobacco Products (NGPs), nicotine delivery, and cannabinoid (CBD) categories.
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Brexit ‘no deal’ would see graphic warnings change
10 Oct 2018.
The government has announced that a ‘no deal’ Brexit scenario would see the government using Australian graphic health warnings instead of continuing to use the current EU warnings, Mike Ridgway of the Consumer Packaging Manufacturers Alliance told TJI.
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BAT announces new marketing chief
10 Oct 2018.
Kingsley Wheaton will be chief marketing officer at British American Tobacco (BAT) as of 1 January, succeeding current marketing chief Andrew Gray, the tobacco company said in a press statement.
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CANADA
Montreal to treat cannabis like cigs
09 Oct 2018.
Valérie Plante, the mayor of the city, has announced that the smoking restrictions on smoking cannabis will be the same as those on smoking tobacco in the city, the Montreal Gazette reported.
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SOUTH KOREA
Government sued over IQOS study
03 Oct 2018.
Philip Morris Korea has filed suit against the government demanding information related to recent, unfavourable study results of its IQOS heated tobacco product, Reuters reported.
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THE NETHERLANDS
ITM announces appointments
03 Oct 2018.
ITMGroup has appointed Guus Overdijkink and Niels de Bruijn to its supervisory board, the Netherlands-headquartered machine maker said in a press release.
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UNITED STATES
FDA crackdown on Juul
02 Oct 2018.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has confiscated thousands of pages of documents from the popular e-cigarette manufacturer after a surprise visit to the company’s headquarters in San Francisco, according to a CNBC report, Business Insider reported.
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SWITZERLAND
PMI addresses NGPs in position paper for COP8
02 Oct 2018.
Philip Morris International (PMI) has published a position paper in response to the Eighth Session of the Conference of Parties (COP8) to the World Health Organisation (WHO) Framework Convention of Tobacco Control (FCTC) that suggests embracing novel tobacco products, according to a company press release.
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CANADA
Report: more countries require plain packaging
01 Oct 2018.
An international report by Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) has found that 25 countries and territories have either adopted plain packaging or are working towards enforcing it, according to a press release.
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