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[UK] SMUGGLING: THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY AND PLAIN PACKS (PDF)

The track record of the tobacco industry, the make-up of the illicit market today, the evidence that all existing packs are easy to forge and the real causes of the illicit tobacco market mean that the tobacco industry’s claims do not make sense.
Cancer Research UK (uk)
added Nov 26, 2012 22:00
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[UK] SMUGGLING THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY AND PLAIN PACKS - Executive Summary (PDF)

The evidence, even acknowledged in recent tobacco industry documents, is that counterfeit producers find all existing packs easy to forge. The overall cost of manufacturing a 20-pack of counterfeit cigarettes is around 10 to 15 pence – of which up to a t
Cancer Research UK (uk)
added Nov 26, 2012 21:24
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Deadly Alliance: How Big Tobacco and Convenience Stores Partner to Market Tobacco Products and Fight Life-Saving Policies

Tobacco companies have enlisted convenience stores as their most important partners in marketing tobacco products and fighting policies that reduce tobacco use, thereby enticing kids to use tobacco and harming the nation’s health, according to a report by
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
added Nov 26, 2012 17:06
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[Canada] Communities Against Contraband Tobacco-the Canadian Convenience Stores Association Release Strong Results of Municipal Campaign

The Canadian Convenience Stores Association (CCSA) and its regional representatives will be visiting Ottawa to meet with parliamentarians on the issue of contraband tobacco in Canada and its effect on municipalities. They will also be discussing the propo
CBS MarketWatch
added Nov 26, 2012 16:53
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Electronic Cigarette Free Trial Kits: Researchers Support E Cigarettes As Safe And Effective Smoking-Cessation Tool, Celebrities Alike

E cig, by and large, have been touted to be an effective smoking-cessation device. People like Katherine Heigl – smokers who have been having difficulty quitting tobacco – managed to find some relief in a little, pen-like device, containing a liquid vapo
PR Web
added Nov 26, 2012 12:45
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[Europe] Tobacco firms use cigarette smuggling to their advantage in Bulgaria research finds

The team discovered internal tobacco industry documents which revealed how tobacco companies actively participated in the illegal import of their cigarettes into Bulgaria often using the duty-free trade façade as a cover. The companies also smuggled ciga
HealthCanal.com
added Nov 26, 2012 08:09
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[UK, UK-Scotland] LETTER: DUFFY: Old tricks from tobacco industry

PUBLIC health campaigners long ago discovered that you can’t trust any “research” produced by the tobacco industry. Your report (“Illegal cigarette sales increased by almost half in last year” . . . ) indicates that they are up to their old tricks.
The Scotsman (uk)
added Nov 25, 2012 14:06
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[Oklahoma] PEARSON: Advocates to push for local tobacco control again

Last month, members of the state Board of Health vowed to once again make local-control legislation their top priority. Also last month, a new website was launched detailing the tobacco industry's lobbying efforts in Oklahoma. It already is receiving na
Tulsa (OK) World
added Nov 25, 2012 13:00
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[India] Tobacco-free zones: Govt to crack whip on schools

The State government has finally decided to crack down on the sale of tobacco products in the vicinity of educational institutions, especially schools.
Deccan Herald (in)
added Nov 25, 2012 11:57
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E-cigarettes: a US$2 billion global industry – who should be worried?

but it’s hard not to notice the current swirl of interest in and bombastic big-upping of this niche category’s prospects, now worth in excess of $US2 billion globally (about the size of the global small cigars market), according to Euromonitor Internation
finchannel.com (The FINANCIAL) (ge)
added Nov 24, 2012 18:49
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