All Tobacco articles – Page 25
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NewsPETA ad banned for comparing eating meat to smoking
The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an ad that compared eating meat with smoking and said meat consumption increased the risk of getting heart disease and cancer.
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NewsTobacco smuggling in the spotlight as HMRC defends figures
HMRC has admitted it will struggle to meet its targets on recouping lost revenue from tobacco smuggling.
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Analysis & FeaturesDoes a big regulatory stick loom for the e-cig market?
The MHRA is pouncing but Brussels may take a different view on the fast-growing electronic cigarette market…
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NewsE-cigarettes to be regulated as medicine from 2016
Electronic cigarettes are set to be regulated as a medicine from 2016, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency said today.
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Comment & Opinion
Conservatives' tobacco smoke signals are not encouraging
Stupidly, I had begun to think that nothing politicians did would amaze me any longer…
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NewsTobacco companies welcome Queen's silence on plain packs
The omission of plain packs legislation for tobacco in this week’s Queen’s speech was welcomed by tobacco companies…
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NewsQueen’s speech sidesteps minimum pricing and plain packs
As expected, the Queen’s speech avoided any mention of legislation on minimum alcohol pricing or plain packs for tobacco.
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Comment & OpinionPlain packs - back on the shelf?
Today the Department of Health told me of its surprise at a story in The Sun proclaiming the news the PM had scrapped plans to force tobacco into plain packs…
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Analysis & FeaturesWill 'digital' cigarettes light up the UK tobacco market?
Forecasts of the electronic cigarette making traditional tobacco obsolete may be plausible…
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NewsJTI hits back after ASA bans ad opposing plain cigarette packs
JTI has hit back at a decision by the Advertising Standards Agency to ban one of its adverts for being misleading.
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NewsNJOY aims to repeat US e-cig success
The maker of the bestselling electronic cigarette in the US has set its sights on the UK market…
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NewsJTI hits out at talk of plain tobacco packaging for Scotland
Japan International Tobacco has slammed press reports claiming that the Scottish government is set to introduce plain packaging for tobacco products.
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NewsE-Lites becomes first ‘smoking’ brand to sponsor motorsport since 2005
Electronic cigarette brand E-Lites claims to have become the first smoking-related product to sponsor motorsports since tobacco tie-ups were banned.
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NewsIndustry reacts to Osborne's 'aspirational' Budget
Industry figures have reacted to George Osborne’s latest Budget, which maintained duty escalator rises on wine, spirits and tobacco, but scrapped the rise for beer.
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NewsASA extinguishes JTI ads attacking plain cigarette packs
The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled against Japan Tobacco International over an advertising campaign it ran in July 2012.
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NewsCameron: No decision yet on plain cigarette packaging
David Cameron has said no decision has yet been made on whether to enforce plain packaging on cigarettes and tobacco in the UK. Responding to a question from a cigarette packaging manufacturer at a meeting in West Yorkshire on Thursday (7 March), Cameron said: “The decision has not been taken. ...
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NewsEugene Walsh replaces Amal Pramanik at Imperial Tobacco UK
Imperial Tobacco UK has appointed Eugene Walsh to the position of UK General Manager, replacing Amal Pramanik, who will become the company’s divisional director.
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NewsGovernment plots plain packaging for cigarettes and tobacco
The government is reportedly planning to use the Queen’s Speech to introduce legislation on plain packaging on tobacco products.
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NewsJTI goes below £6 with Sovereign 19-packs
JTI is launching a range of cigarettes to hit the sub-£6 price point…
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NewsImperial Tobacco gives Golden Brand Smooth a female focus
Imperial Tobacco is looking to increase its share of the fast-growing roll-your-own tobacco market…