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[Namibia] Tobacco wars heating up
Namibia Gazetted the Tobacco Products Control Act of 2010 that introduced plain packaging and ban the use of words such 'mild' or 'light' on cigarette boxes or any other tobacco products sold in Namibia. The world's biggest and the Namibian market leader
Aug 17, 2012
The Southern Times (New Era Corp.) (na)
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Aug 21, 2012 02:08
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[New Zealand] Editorial: Keep fighting against tobacco
Similar WTO action is forecast should New Zealand introduce plain packaging, as Associate Health Minister Tariana Turia intends. The Government should not be deterred by such threats. It has already taken significant measures to reduce the harm from smo
Aug 20, 2012
Independent Newspapers Ltd. / STUFF (nz)
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Aug 21, 2012 02:04
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[Australia] Fund profits from an addictive investment
As the High Court's landmark ruling in favour of plain packaging triggered a slide in global tobacco stocks, latest figures show the fund's tobacco shares, valued at $210 million, have delivered far higher returns than the overall fund.
Aug 17, 2012
Sydney Morning Herald (au)
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Aug 20, 2012 18:53
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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
Aug 20, 2012
Advertising Age
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Aug 20, 2012 14:44
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[Australia, Philippines] VIDEO: Will plain cigarette packaging make it in Asia?
ELIZABETH JACKSON: In light of this week's High Court decision upholding the Federal Government's plain packaging laws for cigarettes, some analysts have speculated that tobacco companies will now focus their marketing efforts in Asia.
Aug 18, 2012
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) (au)
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Aug 20, 2012 13:56
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[Australia] Pakistan ‘should switch over to plain cigarette packaging’
TheNetwork has joined international tobacco control activists in applauding the Australian government for standing up to the bullying of the tobacco industry and taking strong and innovative action to reduce tobacco use, the world’s number one cause of pr
Aug 18, 2012
The News (pk)
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Aug 20, 2012 03:03
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[Australia] The last stand of Marlboro Man ($$)
The tobacco industry has never lacked for ingenuity in sustaining cigarettes' appeal in the face of growing awareness of their lethal effect. After all, Marlboro Man was created to give filtered cigarettes a more rugged image, when cancer scares drove me
Aug 19, 2012
Financial Times (uk)
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Aug 20, 2012 02:45
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Lawyers of Big Tobacco Lawsuits Take Aim at Food Industry
Don Barrett is among a group of lawyers taking on food companies over what they say are mislabeled products and ingredients that mislead consumers.
Aug 19, 2012
New York Times
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Aug 20, 2012 02:36
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[Australia, Ukraine] Hidden hand of big tobacco leads to WTO challenge
Ukraine upgraded to formal a complaint against Australia's law and demanded the establishment of a disputes panel. Australia will have to argue its case before the WTO in a hearing and appeals process that could take up to 14 months.
Aug 20, 2012
Brisbane (QLD) Times (au)
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Aug 20, 2012 02:35
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CHELIOTIS: Australian tobacco packaging laws misguided
restricting a legal business and consumer's freedom and choice of legal products is a dangerous precedent. If they are that bad make them illegal! Otherwise, if this law is upheld, expect debates about other legal categories and products in due course and
Aug 15, 2012
CNN
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Aug 19, 2012 03:57