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[Virginia] FDA’s tobacco head plans to move quickly on industry issues

“You all make a lawful product,” Mitch Zeller, director of the FDA’s Center For Tobacco Products, told those attending the Tobacco Merchants Association annual meeting in Williamsburg. “Our job is to regulate the manufacture, sale and marketing of the t
Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch
added May 17, 2013 10:20
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US cigarette billionaire to buy Lonely Planet

A reclusive American land owner and conservationist is negotiating the acquisition of the Lonely Planet brand -- but what's he going to do with it?
CNN
added Mar 8, 2013 13:25
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[Australia] Making a killing out of tobacco crackdown

The boxes are in fact cases – or plastic skins – for cigarette packs. They are a hit with smokers because they hide the large graphic images . . . Since the new packs started arriving in stores in October, Mr Osmond says demand for the cases has gone “b
Financial Times (uk)
added Nov 28, 2012 03:16
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[Russia] STAN: Nine ways Mitt is morally bankrupt

If true morality is evidenced by how one treats his fellow man, Romney’s reputation should be under water
Salon Magazine
added Nov 5, 2012 12:07
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[USA] Mitt Romney's Bain Made Millions On Big Tobacco In US, Russia

the consulting firm helped Philip Morris increase its revenues in the U.S., and aided two other tobacco titans as they vied to move forcefully into the Russian market.
Huffington Post (blog)
added Oct 9, 2012 07:30
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Tobacco Tax Increase Hits France

The French government has raised the tax by 6.5%, the first bump in the country since 2004.
National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS)
added Oct 3, 2012 07:44
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Mary Bottari: "Can Tobacco Cure Smoking?" And Other Highlights Of ALEC's Meeting in Salt Lake

According to an agenda obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD), "Can Tobacco Cure Smoking?" is the title of a workshop yesterday morning led by the tobacco industry-backed Dr. Brad Rodu
Huffington Post (blog)
added Jul 27, 2012 15:26
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Do We Get Sick Like Rats? A New Philip Morris Prize Asks the Crowd

In partnership with computational biologists at IBM’s Watson Research Center, Philip Morris’s so-called sbv IMPROVER project creates open challenges to encourage scientists to augment traditional peer reviews of research data. On Monday, Philip Morris la
Techonomy
added May 2, 2013 06:51
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[Chile] Smoking in Latin America: Stubbed out

This month Chile became the 14th Latin American country to ban smoking in enclosed public spaces. Chile’s conversion is significant, since it is something of a smokers’ corner. The World Health Organisation says over 40% of Chileans smoke, compared with 2
The Economist
added Mar 28, 2013 10:02
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RAI Highlights Its 'Total Tobacco' Strategy

highlighted its total tobacco strategy in the context of the evolving consumer and the current regulatory environment at its annual Investor Day held in New York Nov. 12.
Convenience Store News
added Nov 14, 2012 13:20
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