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Court denies rehearing on cigarette warnings

An appeals court on Wednesday denied the federal government's request to reconsider a decision blocking a requirement that tobacco companies put large graphic health warnings on cigarette packages to show that smoking can disfigure and even kill people.
AP - Associated Press
added Dec 5, 2012 19:16
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The Most Shocking Anti-Smoking Campaign Yet

Cigarette smoking is waning, though, with Altria reporting a 0.2% decline in shipment volume in 2012. Reynolds American saw a 2.3% drop while Lorillard experienced a 1.4% falloff in shipment volumes. Overall, the industry saw a 2.3% decline. So while th
Motley Fool
added Mar 30, 2013 19:40
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[Indonesia, Philippines] Tobacco facing challenges in South East Asia

International tobacco firms are increasingly being forced to look for new markets in South-East Asia, where regulations are weak and smoking rates are steadily climbing. Stricter regulation and the success of anti-smoking campaigns in rich countries hav
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) (au)
added Feb 27, 2013 11:37
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[Europe] Tobacco - Revision of the Tobacco Products Directive

The revision addresses the following main issues: * how to regulate products which do not contain tobacco, but which are closely linked to smoking or tobacco consumption, for example electronic- and herbal cigarettes, * labelling and packaging of tobac
European Commission on Health & Consumer Protection (be)
added Dec 20, 2012 11:41
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[Australia] Big Tobacco accused of new smokescreen

Health Minister Tanya Plibersek is demanding two industry giants - Imperial Tobacco and British American Tobacco (BAT) - remove ringed watermarking from their cigarette paper that appear to make them look more sophisticated.
Melbourne (Vic) Herald Sun (au)
added Nov 28, 2012 18:22
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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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[Australia] VIDEO: Tobacco firm may have breached packaging laws

The investigation began after the ABC alerted the department to the possible breach. The cigarettes feature three-letter words at the top of each, which the department is investigating to see if they are a form of advertising, which would be banned unde
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) (au)
added Oct 29, 2012 13:49
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Will Australia's Cigarette Branding Ban Spread Beyond Borders, Tobacco?

Health Advocates Hope for 'Domino Effect' -- Which Is Exactly What Marketers Fear
Advertising Age
added Aug 20, 2012 14:44
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[Australia] Is Plain Packaging Running out of Some Steam?

There will be ups-and-downs in Plain Packaging’s (PP) risk, and any indication of industry success could re-energize the anti-tobacco community. Nevertheless, we believe that recent developments are consistent with PP losing some momentum.
Morgan Stanley
added May 15, 2013 18:46
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[Australia] LEWIS: Derisory and distasteful to threaten smokers with blindness

I don't smoke but I am deeply dismayed that government policy has been hijacked by health fanatics and absolutely appalled by the treatment of my fellow citizens who choose to smoke.
Bundaberg (QLD) NewsMail and Guardian (au)
added May 8, 2013 07:27
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