In a government move to battle the growing tobacco problem and prevent sales to children, tobacco retailers in Uttar Pradesh now require a license to sell...
Archive - June 2021
Japan Tobacco International (JTI) has removed tobacco gantries from three stores after the retailers were found to be selling illegal tobacco products, reports...
European Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (ETHRA) has published a report on its EU Nicotine Users Survey, finding that there is an “unstoppable movement...
Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) has launched a public education initiative entitled United to Safeguard America from Illegal Trade (USA-IT) to combat...
The financial committee of the German Parliament has officially voted to raise tobacco taxes which will largely affect e-cigarettes and heat-not-burn products...
In an attempt to stop the “tobacco epidemic”, MPs want the minimum age for buying cigarettes to be raised to 21, reports The Guardian.
British American Tobacco (BAT) has announced it raised its annual revenue growth forecast as its focus on e-cigarettes and tobacco-heating devices pays off...
The US Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a Mississippi vape shop and an industry trade group regarding the FDA’s regulation of e-cigarettes and...
A vaccine for COVID-19 that was created from a tobacco plant is now ready to trial in the UK and other countries, reports Wales Online.
British American Tobacco (BAT) is frustrated breaches of the menthol ban are not being duly investigated by the Health Service, reports the Irish Times.
After complaints from the tobacco industry, Egyptian authorities have amended the terms for bidding on a cigarette manufacturing licence, reports Reuters.
British American Tobacco (BAT) is facing questions over its links to the Belarus regime as a state-owned factory accused of fuelling smuggling produces...
Italy’s antitrust regulator said it had launched a probe into the Italian unit of British America Tobacco (BAT) over alleged covert advertising of its...
As lockdown slowly lifts, Oxfordshire is gearing up to ban outdoor smoking and become the first smoke-free county in England, reports MailOnline.
The UK government is handing out electronic cigarettes at hospitals to try to help people stop smoking, reports CGTN Europe.
British American Tobacco (BAT) has announced that its vapour product Vuse has become the first global carbon neutral vape brand.