The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan has reversed its ban on tobacco sales due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, reports Aljazeera.
Archive - August 2020
The House joint committees on Trade and Industry and Health approved the substitute bill regulating the manufacture, importation, sale, distribution, use...
The 2020 tobacco auctions in Zimbabwe have come to an end with only contract floors remaining open and farmers concentrating on next season’s crop, reports...
The Fair-Trade Independent Tobacco Association (FITA) has confirmed that it is in the process of seeking a settlement with the government – effectively...
Reynolds American Inc. (Reynolds) has announced the submission of a group of Premarket Tobacco Product Applications (PMTAs) to the FDA seeking orders...
Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) has announced the appointment of Gregoire Verdeaux to the position of Senior Vice President External Affairs, according...
Netherlands-based ATD Machinery has appointed Koen te Lintelo as General Manager, the company said in a press release.
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has rejected an application from Philip Morris, which would have allowed the sale of heated tobacco products...
As the end of marketing season for tobacco draws closer, the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) urges farmers to visit auction floors more frequently...
An investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) uncovered an illegal tobacco factory in South Bucks and seized GBP 5 million (USD 6.6 million) worth of...
The final tobacco production is estimated to decline by 26.7 percent from 155 million kilogrammes to 113.3 million kilogrammes, reports Malawi News.
Japan Tobacco Inc. (JT) has announced that it has received approval from the Ministry of Finance for its application dated July 31, 2020 to amend retail prices...
Juul Labs has received confirmation from the FDA that its Premarket Tobacco Product Applications (PMTA) is moving to the substantive review phase, according to...
As the South African government lifts the ban on tobacco sales, BAT has started shipping its products to trade partners for in-store sales, according to a...
Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) has announced it will begin commercialisation of KT&G’s smoke-free alternatives outside of South Korea. The...
In the first half of 2020, Ukraine imported tobacco and tobacco products worth USD 243 million, an increase of 18 per cent compared to the same period in...
As the country’s COVID-19 cases increase, Health Minister Salvador Illa announces a nationwide ban on smoking where social distancing is not possible...
As South Africa’s coronavirus numbers decline, the country moves to alert level 2 lifting the ban on tobacco and alcohol, reports Bloomberg.
The region of Galicia and the Canary Islands have banned smoking in public areas to help curb the transmission of COVID-19, reports BBC News.
Tobacco prices in the Netherlands have gone up by an average of almost 20 per cent this year, as the government moves towards its goal of a EUR 10 packet of...