02 Feb 2012. A U.S. district court judge said at a hearing on Wednesday that an FDA rule to put large graphic health warnings on cigarette packs may violate the free speech rights of tobacco companies, reports Reuters.
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UNITED KINGDOM

Imperial's cigarette display bid rejected

02 Feb 2012. Imperial Tobacco's legal bid to challenge Scottish Government plans to ban the open display of cigarettes has been rejected.
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Imperial volume declines

02 Feb 2012. Volume at Imperial Tobacco declined in the last three months of 2011 due to international sanctions against Syria, price hikes in the US, destocking in the Ukraine and ongoing low demand in Spain, the company said.
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Forest launches campaign against plain packaging

31 Jan 2012. The smokers’ lobby group Forest has launched a website that gives opponents of plain packaging of tobacco the opportunity to petition the government when it begins a public consultation on the issue in the spring.
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UNITED STATES

Graphic health warnings ineffective and anti-democratic

30 Jan 2012. A research paper by the Democracy Institute finds that graphic health warnings on tobacco products are ineffective, can be counterproductive and undermine core democratic values.
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FDA prepares final menthol report for public comment

30 Jan 2012. The US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) will make its final report on the impact of menthol cigarettes on public health available for public comments which "may provide additional evidence or emerging data".
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Altria's CEO to step down, new partnership with Okono

30 Jan 2012. Altria on Friday announced the retirement of CEO Michael Szymanczyk in May and an agreement with Danish maker of nicotine chewing gum Okono to develop non-combustible tobacco products.
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Kessler will not delay decision in tobacco case

27 Jan 2012. U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler on Thursday said she will not delay an order in a 12-year-old lawsuit that would make the tobacco industry pay for corrective statements.
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Borgwaldt supports Microbac Laboratories

26 Jan 2012. German company Borgwaldt KC announced that they supply products and services to Microbac Laboratories' newly established Center of Excellence for Tobacco Products.
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INDONESIA

Indonesia counters WTO clove appeal by US

25 Jan 2012. Indonesia called on the World Trade Organisation to stick by its ruling critical of the United States ban on clove-flavoured (kretek) cigarettes in the face of a US appeal, according to Antara news wire.
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