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[China, UK] Indian anti-smoking lobby hits out at London Olympic organizers
The London Olympics Committee, however, has created Designated Smoking Areas (DSAs) within the Olympic Park for smokers. Indian anti-smoking activists have knocked the door of the London Olympics Organizing Committee urging them to push for a tobacco-fr
Jul 31, 2012
Times of India
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Jul 31, 2012 14:10
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[UK, New York] KEENAN: APOV: Tobacco in the Olympics! Who would have guessed?
On April 25, tobacco manufacturing giant Lorillard Co. announced that it had purchased electronic cigarette company Blu Cigs. Prior to the start of the Olympics over 5 million “e-cigs” were sent to London for the Games.
Aug 16, 2012
Batavia (NY) Daily News
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Aug 16, 2012 13:07
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[New Zealand, UK] Smoking Olympic athletes get village pass
Designated smoking areas have been set up in the Olympic village and while it might not embody the Games' creed of faster, higher, stronger, organisers cannot be accused of discrimination.
Jul 25, 2012
New Zealand Herald
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Jul 25, 2012 09:21
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[China, UK, Georgia] A discussion of the tobacco industry’s exploitation of “smoke-free” Olympic Games
internal documents released as a result of the 1998 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (.pdf). While excluded from the venue itself, the industry extended its far-reaching tentacles into the immediate areas adjacent to and surrounding the Olympic Ring. T
Aug 6, 2012
Stanford Law & Policy Review
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Aug 6, 2012 18:02
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DONAHUE: FDA Has Finally Handcuffed Tobacco Manufacturers With New Rulings
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the re-issuing of a final rule restricting the sale, distribution, and use of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco.
Mar 7, 2013
The Guardian Express Newspaper
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Mar 11, 2013 07:25
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[California] Must Read: Armstrong attorney links USADA to big tobacco
"This reasoned decision will be a farce, written by USADA with the significant assistance of lawyers from one of Big Tobacco's favorite law firms at a time when Lance Armstrong is one of America's leading anti-tobacco advocates," Herman wrote, according
Oct 9, 2012
VeloNews
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Oct 23, 2012 18:18
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[Ukraine] Ukrainian president approves smoking, tobacco ban during Euro 2012
President Viktor Yanukovych has signed into law bill No. 4819-VI, "On changes to the Ukrainian law, 'On organizing and conducting the final part of the 2012 European football championship in Ukraine'," concerning the health of fans and athletes and creat
Jun 1, 2012
Kyiv Post (ua)
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Jun 1, 2012 12:41
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GRAPHICS: Baseball and Chewing Tobacco: A Strange History
How did this come to pass? Why is it that, for more than a century now, so many heroes of America's Pastime spit toxic waste and look like they have a small mammal stuffed in their cheek?
Apr 9, 2013
Discovery Channel
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Apr 9, 2013 19:33
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Pfeifer: Electronic-cigarette ads on television should end
The FDA needs to provide regulatory guidance to prevent ads like the spot for electronic cigarettes that ran during this year's Super Bowl
Feb 9, 2013
AZ Central - Arizona Republic
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Feb 10, 2013 11:19
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[Arizona] E-cigarette commercial during Super Bowl has lung association officials fuming
The president of the local chapter of the American Lung Association said the commercial featuring NJOY’s King cigarette sends a dangerous message because these electronic cigarettes look like real cigarettes and may harm smokers even though they don’t co
Feb 8, 2013
AZ Central - Arizona Republic
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Feb 8, 2013 12:40