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FDA orders warning on Pfizer, Glaxo smoking drugs
02 Jul 2009.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ordered Pfizer Inc and GlaxoSmithKline PLC to add strong warnings on their anti-smoking drugs to highlight the risk of serious mental health problems, including suicidal thoughts.
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Philip Morris buys Swedish Match’s OTP business
02 Jul 2009.
Swedish Match has announced today that it will sell its South African operations, Swedish Match South Africa (SMSA), to Philip Morris International for ZAR 1.75 billion (EUR 160.4 million).
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| GREECE |
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Greece introduces smoking ban
02 Jul 2009.
As of 1 July, Greece has introduced a nationwide ban on smoking in indoor public areas, including hospitals, schools and vehicles.
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| INDONESIA |
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Deductible revenue for tobacco firms limited
01 Jul 2009.
According to the Jakarta Post, Indonesia’s finance ministry will limit the amount of promotion and distribution costs that can be deducted from the annual revenues of cigarette and pharmaceutical companies.
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FDA seeks public input on tobacco regulation
30 Jun 2009.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that it is seeking public input on the implementation of its new authority overseeing tobacco products in the United States.
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New York may get graphic on smoking at retail sites
30 Jun 2009.
The New York health department is proposing city tobacco retailers post signs with graphic health warnings, according to a report by the Baltimore Sun.
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Commission calls for a smoke free Europe
30 Jun 2009.
The European Commission today adopted a proposal for a Council Recommendation calling on all Member States to bring in comprehensive smoke-free laws by 2012.
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China raises tobacco tax
23 Jun 2009.
China has raised tax on tobacco in an effort to fund state spending and curb smoking, according to a report by AFP.
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Obama signs FDA regulation into law
22 Jun 2009.
President Barack Obama signed into law an anti-smoking bill that will give the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unprecedented authority to regulate tobacco.
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Star Scientific loses Reynolds patent lawsuit
17 Jun 2009.
The verdict is out – a jury in Maryland ruled against Star Scientific in its lawsuit with Reynolds American Inc in a patent dispute over reducing cancer-causing elements in tobacco.
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