With new President Joseph Biden now in office, a stop has been put to all regulations issued by the Trump Administration including new rules for premarket...
Archive - January 2021
Tanzania’s government has said it is exploring more tobacco markets in Middle East, Northern Africa and Eastern Asia, Tanzania Daily News reported.
There are currently no plans to increase tobacco tax in Germany, reports the Bundestag.
Imperial Brands has unveiled a new strategy to transform the company with a "revitalised tobacco business" being the “key driver of value...
An article titled “Anti-smoking and our lives” was published on Meari, one of North Korea’s propaganda media websites, touting the nation’s...
Despite US law making it illegal to sell or market e-cigarettes to under 21s and cracking down on flavoured products, sellers are still targeting teens via...
The National Association of Tobacco Producers in Bulgaria have reached out to the state asking for financial help because of COVID-19, reports Radio Bulgaria.
Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) faces the possibility of having imports of its IQOS heated-tobacco sticks to the US blocked as early as November in an...
References for "No room for small tobacco product manufacturers?" by Dr John Lauterbach (TJI issue 1/2021)
The ban on flavoured tobacco in the state of California has been blocked after a referendum organised by the tobacco industry qualified for ballot, reports...
UK vape brand Dinner Lady is launching its new disposable Vape Pen with high-quality e-liquids specially created for the device, Retail Times reported.
The state-run General Authority for Health Insurance has announced that it will raise taxes on cigarettes from July, Middle East Monitor reported.
A federal appeals court has ruled that a smoker’s estate can hold onto USD 27 million in damages paid out by Philip Morris, reports Reuters.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finalised two key rules for companies seeking to market new tobacco products, according to an FDA press release.
Increased consumption of tobacco for shishas, e-cigarettes and roll-your-own during the pandemic lead to higher tobacco tax revenues in 2020, reports...
Alan Davy, Director, Operations will step down from the Management Board on 31 January and will be succeeded by Zafar Khan, currently Group Head of New...
Joseph Chidanti Malunga has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Tobacco Commission, reports Malawi 24.
An investigation into suspicions of corruption conducted by the Serious Fraud Office has been abandoned, according to a BAT press release.
The Federation of All India Farmer Associations (FAIFA) has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to go ahead with the proposed COTPA Bill saying it will...
Mexico’s President has signed off on new rules to regulate the use of medicinal cannabis allowing pharmaceutical companies to begin research on cannabis...