http://www.tobacco.org/newsfeed/country/chile.rss Latest top tobacco news headlines en-us http://www.pr-inside.com/tobacco-in-chile-to-2011-new-research-report-on-companies-and-markets-r663438.htm http://tobacco.org/news/268125.html This databook is a detailed information resource covering all the key data points on Tobacco in Chile. It includes comprehensive value volume segmentation and market share data. The databook supplies actual data to 2006 and full forecasts to 2011. PR Insider Chile Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.tcgnews.com/santiagotimes/index.php?nav=story&story_id=15317&topic_id=15 http://tobacco.org/news/255652.html The Ministry of Health launched a new, two month anti-smoking campaign on Monday which aims to prevent minors from becoming smokers. The campaign will use TV and radio spots that urge adults to refrain from smoking in front of their children. One of the spots contains the following message: “Children can’t choose, but you can. Don’t smoke or let others smoke in front of your children.” This is the first time Chile has employed an anti-smoking campaign of this kind. Santiago Times editor@santiagotimes.cl (Mark Helmantoler (editor) Chile Wed, 21 Nov 2007 05:00:00 GMT http://www.tcgnews.com/santiagotimes/index.php?nav=story&story_id=14451&topic_id=15 http://tobacco.org/news/251167.html Critics of Chile's recently enacted anti-smoking laws insisted this week that enforcement has been lax and that the Health Ministry should take stronger measures to combat the nation's addiction to tobacco. The law came into effect on August 14th of 2006 and requires designated non-smoking areas in restaurants, a prohibition on cigarette sales within 300 feet of primary schools, and anti-smoking ads on 50 percent of all cigarette packages. Sen. Guido Girardi, a physician, announced Monday that he will present measures to toughen the current tobacco law. "There has to be a total prohibition of smoking in all restaurants, certain offices, television programs and an advertisements ban on the Internet," said Girardi. "I think tobacco companies use various tricks in their effort to kill the public. The tobacco law has worked in some areas, but at the same time, has to be a lot more tough." Santiago Times Chile Wed, 15 Aug 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.tcgnews.com/santiagotimes/index.php?nav=story&story_id=13791&topic_id=15 http://tobacco.org/news/247187.html A recent World Health Organization study of 193 nations determined that 36.8 percent of Chile’s female population smokes an average of eight cigarettes daily, giving Chile the highest percentage of women smokers in the world. The study found that three out of every ten females under the age of 15 in Chile are addicted to tobacco. The study, published Friday, attributed female smoking addiction to successful PR efforts by the tobacco industry, aimed at making female smoking “en vogue” and related to women’s liberty and sexual freedoms. While young female smokers may start for those reasons, after several years cigarettes become a form of stress relief, a way to escape anxiety or tension, and, oftentimes, an addiction. The rise of women smokers in Chile has had a major impact on health. The number of female deaths due to pulmonary cancer has almost doubled in the last 15 years Santiago Times editor@santiagotimes.cl Chile Tue, 22 May 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.tcgnews.com/santiagotimes/index.php?nav=story&story_id=12703&topic_id=15 http://tobacco.org/news/240217.html Four months after a very strict, controversial tobacco law took effect, Chile’s Ministry of Health is wrestling with the problems associated with the new rules. . . . One of the recurring problems is that hotels and casinos are exempted from the law, yet restaurants operating at those businesses must adhere to the law. After reviewing complaints, Public Health undersecretary Lidia Amarales announced that smoking will be prohibited in any place underage people are allowed to enter. Santiago Times editor@santiagotimes.cl (SOURCE: LA NACION By Ashley Steinberg (editor@santiagotimes.cl)) Chile Sun, 14 Jan 2007 05:00:00 GMT http://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/22/fake-cigarettes-ads-tell-people-they-need-help/ http://tobacco.org/news/232550.html Chilean ad agency Perfil BTL created fake cigarettes that were then placed on the streets. The cigarettes were "rolled" with a paper telling smokers that they need help: Fake cigarettes were placed in high-traffic streets in Chile, rolled with a PSA paper telling smokers: "It seems not only do you need a cigarette, you also need help." Neatorama Chile Fri, 22 Sep 2006 04:00:00 GMT http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/spectrum.cfm?id=1367162006 http://tobacco.org/news/232227.html SMOKERS wishing to top up their nicotine levels while on holiday needn't bother heading to Chile, where a ban on smoking in public has been introduced. In a bid to cut the number of tobacco-related deaths, lighting up is now banned in parks, beaches, buses, schools, hospitals and stadiums, with restaurants to follow suit by May. The clear Andean air is now even purer, with few smokers willing to risk a £15 fine by puffing in public. It's a trend seen all across Latin America: Uruguay implemented one of the region's toughest laws in March; Cuba restricted smoking in public last year; and restaurants in some parts of Mexico are now required to have a non-smoking section. Leaving for Las Vegas The Scotsman Latin America Chile Sun, 17 Sep 2006 04:00:00 GMT http://www.mercopress.com/Detalle.asp?NUM=8549 http://tobacco.org/news/230553.html Chile’s new “Marlboro Man” is Don Miguel, 70, a former cigarette addict and cancer survivor whose larynx was removed ten years ago. A photograph of Don Miguel revealing the hole in his throat, along with a warning about the dangers of smoking, will cover half the surface area of all cigarette boxes sold in Chile within three months. Miguel was an anti-smoking activist long before the Health Ministry asked him to be the poster boy for its campaign to cut back Chile’s tobacco consumption, the highest in Latin America. Monday marked the start of the campaign with a new government prohibition against smoking in public places and the sale of cigarettes to minors under 18, as well as regulations on tobacco advertising. Speaking through a tube in his throat, Miguel has given his personal history to thousands of high school students across Chile . . . The new Chilean law passed in May goes hand in hand with Miguel’s outreach to youth. Since 37% of Chile’s youth under 15 report smoking daily several of the new law’s measures are aimed directly at the under-18 demographic. In addition to outlawing sales to youth under the age of 18, cigarettes are prohibited within 100 meters of elementary and middle schools, and within 300 meters of high schools. Education and prevention are also on the agenda. By March 2007 all schools will teach students the dangers of smoking. Chile is only the third country in South America - after Brazil and Uruguay - to impose significant restrictions on cigarette use and distribution. MERCOPRESS admin@mercopress.com (Renata Stepanov The Santiago Times) Chile Sat, 19 Aug 2006 04:00:00 GMT http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4792297.stm http://tobacco.org/news/230116.html Strict anti-smoking measures have come into force in Chile, including a ban on selling cigarettes to under-18s. Advertising will be limited to tobacco sales points, which will have to put up warnings about health risks. Warnings on the packets will also be bigger. From next year, larger restaurants will have to set up non-smoking areas. Smaller ones will have to decide whether to designate themselves smoking or non-smoking throughout. Under-18s will not be allowed in smoking areas. From Monday, smoking is banned on public transport, schools and health centres. BBC Online Chile Mon, 14 Aug 2006 04:00:00 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CHILE_SMOKING_BAN?SITE=SCCOL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://tobacco.org/news/230108.html Millions of Chileans will now be forced to take their cigarette breaks outside because of a tough nationwide anti-smoking law that took effect Monday. The government said the measure, which bans smoking in schools, hospitals, government offices, stadiums, buses and other public places - aims to reduce an annual rate of 14,000 tobacco-related deaths in this country of 15.5 million people. Smoking also will be restricted in restaurants, with large eateries given until May 2007 to create fully partitioned nonsmoking sections. Smaller restaurants will be able to choose between being smoke free or upgrading their ventilation systems. . . . The new law also restricts tobacco advertising, including a ban on promoting cigarettes as light or low-tar. At least half of cigarette packaging must now be devoted to warnings about the health risks of tobacco. AP Chile Mon, 14 Aug 2006 04:00:00 GMT http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20060727-714778.html?mod=hps_us_my_companies http://tobacco.org/news/229055.html British American Tobacco PLC (BTI) Thursday launched a public bid for the 29.6% of shares in Compania Chilena de Tabacos (CCT.SN) it doesn't already own. BAT will offer shareholders 5,000 pesos ($9.26) per Chiletabacos share. Chiletabacos closed Wednesday at CLP3,750.00, with the total offer amounting to just over $192 million. The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition onlinejournal@wsj.com (Stephan Kueffner, Dow Jones Newswires) Chile Thu, 27 Jul 2006 04:00:00 GMT http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iuatld/ijtld/2006/00000010/00000007/art00007 http://tobacco.org/news/226761.html RESULTS: Among the 1232 subjects, 67.7% of the men and 49.4% of the women were smokers; the median cigarettes smoked per day was four for men and three for women. Smoking was associated with wheezing, waking up with a cough, breathlessness following exercise and persistent cough, with odds ratios (OR) between 1.94 (95% CI 1.41-2.66) and 3.12 (95% CI 2.21-4.40) among those smoking ≥5 cigarettes per day, compared to non-smokers. Smoking 1/FVC than non-smokers by approximately 0.8%. Smoking was not associated with FEV1, FEF25-75 or BHR status. CONCLUSIONS: This study highlights the early effects of smoking on respiratory symptoms. It could help governments in Latin America take vigorous action to deter young people from starting smoking. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Chile Mon, 26 Jun 2006 04:00:00 GMT http://www.tcgnews.com/santiagotimes/index.php?nav=story&story_id=10847&topic_id= http://tobacco.org/news/223209.html Chile’s anti-smoking legislation, unanimously passed by the Senate this week, could become the first law of President-elect Michelle Bachelet’s term in office when it goes before the House of Deputies on Tuesday. The legislation is one of the most restrictive in Latin America. Santiago Times Chile Fri, 10 Mar 2006 05:00:00 GMT http://www.tcgnews.com/santiagotimes/index.php?nav=story&story_id=11126&topic_id= http://tobacco.org/news/223208.html Santiago Times Chile Tue, 18 Apr 2006 04:00:00 GMT http://www.tcgnews.com/santiagotimes/index.php?nav=story&story_id=11225&topic_id= http://tobacco.org/news/223207.html President Michelle Bachelet signed one of South America’s strictest anti-smoking laws Tuesday, placing important restrictions on advertising, commerce and cigarette consumption will take effect in 90 days. Santiago Times Chile Wed, 03 May 2006 04:00:00 GMT