The DC Council has voted to ban the sale of flavoured tobacco products in the District, including menthol cigarettes, reports The Washington Post.
Archive - June 2021
Juul Labs has been accused of marketing its products to minors and has now agreed to pay USD 40 million to North Carolina in order to settle the lawsuit...
A worldwide study published in The Lancet has recorded the highest ever number of smokers with 1.1 billion people in 2019.
Bhutan has decided to reverse the ban on the sale of tobacco aiming to curb the spread of COVID-19, reports EastMojo.
Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. (SWM) has announced price increases across its engineered papers portfolio effective 1 July.
Turkey has announced it will not be raising taxes on tobacco products or alcohol until the end of the year to help ease the upward pressure on inflation...
The two big UK tobacco companies have tried to have claims that they are responsible for child labour and the exploitation of Malawian farming families thrown...
With the support of Europol, Portuguese and Spanish authorities have dismantled an organised crime group involved in large-scale tobacco smuggling, Europol...
The higher taxation is intended for e-cigarettes and HNB-products but also for conventional cigarettes, cigars and cigarillos. Nicotine-containing as well as...
The Wellington City Council is proposing that outdoor dining areas on the city’s footpaths, waterfront and paths become smokefree by early next year, reports...
Philip Morris International (PMI) has announced the relocation of its corporate headquarters to Connecticut from New York.
Participants at a summit on Smoking in Movies (#Smokefreenollywood) in Lagos have called for the immediate commencement of the ban on tobacco advertising and...
Philip Morris is said to have pulled the plug on the sponsorship due to the ongoing “mistrust” towards the tobacco industry, reports Jalopnik.
The current tobacco sale season has seen 152 million kilogrammes worth USD 415 million sold so far according to statistics from the TIMB, reports Zimbabwe...
On 15 June, restaurants and cafes in Jordan returned to serving shisha after nearly seven months of closures, reports Roya News.
Japan Tobacco Inc. (JT) has published its first Human Rights Report, showcasing the group’s contributions over the last decade to the UN Guiding Principles...
The D.C. Council passed a bill on 15 June banning the sale of flavoured tobacco products, such as e-cigarettes, menthol cigarettes and flavoured cigars...
E-cigarette trade fair VapersCom, which was launched in 2012 and moved to Dortmund last year, will be held again in November, reports the organiser Messe...
Lord Young of Cookham is introducing a private member’s bill into the House of Lords aiming to put health warnings on cigarette sticks, reports Action on...
Farmers in Zimbabwe have welcomed the Tobacco Transformation Plan which is aimed at boosting production through local funding, reports The Herald.