Scott Gottlieb, the former Commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has blamed counterfeit e-cigarette products for lung injuries after a...
Archive - August 2019
Altria announced that it is in discussions with Philip Morris International (PMI) regarding a potential all-stock, merger of equals, the company said.
A recent study conducted by the UK firm KPMG has found that the consumption of illegal tobacco in New Zealand has risen to 10.2 per cent of the market, Voxy...
Tobacco imports in Saudi Arabia have decreased around 44 per cent, with USD 469 million being imported in 2018 compared to USD 837 million in 2017, Saudi...
A recent study conducted by the Kantar agency has found that a third of all Russians smoke conventional cigarettes and 2 per cent use alternative nicotine...
A report from the Strategy and Finance Committee has found that a tax on tobacco leaves has led imports of nicotine extracted from stems and roots, which are...
Altria’s Board of Directors (Board) voted to increase Altria’s regular quarterly dividend for the 54th time in the past 50 years, the company said.
Tobacco deliveries are set to exceed last season’s record breaking delivery of 252 million kilogrammes as deliveries continue at the auction and contract...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced that it is investigating if a cluster of lung illnesses reported in 14 states is linked...
US e-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc has raised USD 325 million in an equity and debt offering to speed up its global reach at a time of intense regulatory...
The Bangladeshi government have drafted a new policy discouraging foreign investment into the tobacco industry, The Financial Express reported.
Local residents and government officials are questioning the feasibility of a blanket ban on smoking at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The proposed ban will include...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revealed a proposed rule which would require tobacco companies to place graphic health warnings on cigarette...
British American Tobacco’s (BAT) proposed takeover of e-cigarette manufacturer Twisp has won approval from South Africa’s Competition Tribunal, Reuters...
The FDA has announced recently that it has asked four companies to remove 44 flavoured e-liquid and hookah tobacco products from the market for not having...
British American Tobacco (BAT) Korea has launched a new hybrid e-cigarette product to capture a share of the growing "potentially less risk" toxic...
Swiss officials filed an application to Moldovan authorities on behalf of Philip Morris to give the cigarette manufacturer a voice in discussions around new...
The Thai Finance Ministry plans to propose a one-fourth reduction in tobacco excise tax to ease the burden on farmers after the previous government raised the...
The number of cigarettes sold in Ireland has fallen by nearly a quarter over the past five years, Irish Examiner reported.
Juul Labs invested USD 3 million in a campaign in July to reverse the threat of an e-cigarette ban in its hometown, tripling the size of the campaign's...