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[North Carolina, Ohio] Top tobacco executives set to meet with FLOC

Top executives for tobacco giant Reynolds American Inc. have agreed to resume discussions with the Toledo-based Farm Labor Organizing Committee about ways to address alleged farm-worker abuses.
Toledo (OH) Blade
added May 11, 2013 13:55
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[New York] Staying Up Late at the Met

you can tell it’s a wild party when people who normally sneak away to smoke in the bathrooms are now smoking openly inside the galleries, even though Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg was there (or at least he had been earlier). And the security guards were too
New York Times
added May 9, 2013 13:59
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CHAPMAN/WAKEFIELD: Large-scale unassisted smoking cessation over 50 years: lessons from history for endgame planning in tobacco control

nations which have banned or seriously restricted access to alternative nicotine delivery systems (eg, the European Union, New Zealand, Brazil, Australia, Oman, Singapore, Thailand) would be wise to take great care before considering unravelling their sm
Tobacco Control
added May 8, 2013 23:47
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[Canada] The real cost of smoking tenants

The study, sponsored by smoking-cessation drug producer Pfizer Canada, canvassed 401 real estate agents and brokers for their take on selling properties where smoking routinely took place. Some 56 per cent of those real estate professionals said buyers a
Canadian Real Estate (ca)
added May 7, 2013 07:56
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[UK] Tobacco industry to fight 'standardised' cigarette packs in Europe

major cigarette manufacturers including Philip Morris International and Imperial Tobacco are keeping a close eye on developments in Europe, where policymakers are pushing through revised legislation on tobacco products. Among the European Commission's pr
Electronic Telegraph (uk)
added May 3, 2013 15:20
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[Australia, UK] Emerging threats to public health from regional trade agreements

the ability of governments worldwide to introduce and implement public health policies and laws is increasingly threatened by trade and investment treaties that privilege investors over governments and provide avenues for international corporations to cha
The Lancet (uk)
added Apr 29, 2013 13:33
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Russian ‘smokers’ rights’ movement holds founding convention

a ‘smokers’ rights’ movement headed by a flamboyant Soviet-era actor has been formed to “protect the rights and dignity” of Russians who light up. Members of the All-Russian Movement for Smokers’ Rights voted during their founding convention to collect
RT TV / TV Novosti (ru)
added Apr 26, 2013 11:26
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[Africa, South Africa] E-cigarettes have to comply with medicines law

The Medicines Control Council (MCC) has refuted claims by electronic cigarette distributor Twisp that it does not have to comply with medicine-related laws, confirming that the product is subject to medical scheduling and can only be sold at pharmacies.
Health-E (za)
added Apr 26, 2013 06:51
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[Australia, UK] EDITORIAL: It's time to quit

The cynical lobbying of the tobacco companies—and their renewed attempts to sway public opinion with misleading advertising—to continue to market a substance that is known to be a leading cause of cancer should not be tolerated. Enough is enough, it's ti
The Lancet (uk)
added Apr 25, 2013 12:40
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[Canada] Day 137: Proof closed.... (in secret!)

The last of the issue on the agenda for today was a little less straightforward, and soon resulted in the court-room being cleared of observers (all three of us!). Under discussion was a document from Imperial Tobacco about which very little has been ma
Eye on the Trials (ASPQ) (ca)
added Apr 24, 2013 13:56
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