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[Australia, UK] Design industry reaction to plain cigarette packaging

“Brand colour is a huge signifier, point of recognition and loyalty cue for consumers but I don’t think colour – or the removal of it – should be the main concern or focus here. Neither should the fact that a ‘drab’ choice – as per Australia’s olive gree
The Drum (uk)
added Mar 15, 2013 14:24
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Ukraine Files WTO Complaint over Australian Tobacco Law

Ukraine, which is looking for opportunites to expand its tobacco exports, has asked the World Trade Organization to cancel new cigarette pack design rules imposed by Australia, Kommersant Ukraine reported on Thursday.
RIA Novosti (Russian Information Agency) (ru)
added Mar 15, 2013 14:12
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[Europe, Malta] Witness confirms Silvio Zammit sought €60m

Mr Zammit had requested €60 million to use his services for the lifting of the EU ban on snus. Mr Zammit, a former associate of John Dalli, is accused of trading in influence when Mr Dalli was EU Health Commissioner responsible for reviewing the Tobacco
Times of Malta (mt)
added Mar 15, 2013 13:50
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[Nevada] Air Force aims to curtail electronic cigarette use

Recently, these companies introduced a new product into the market that has the potential to be even more devastating to a cigarette user’s health than their previous products — electronic cigarettes. “Nicotine is as addictive as cocaine or heroin,” sai
The Bullseye (Aerotech News and Review)
added Mar 15, 2013 06:50
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[UK-Scotland] Chain-smoking crime clan head Mags Haney is to sue jail bosses claiming they are responsible for her lung cancer

THE convicted heroin dealer blames asbestos in Cornton Vale prison for her contracting the potentially deadly disease and has taken legal advice about her claim.
Daily Record and Sunday Mail (uk)
added Mar 15, 2013 06:39
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[China] ZHENG: Closer Look: Critics Fume at 'Tobacco Academic's' Presence in Prestigious Academy

Xie Jianping's membership in top engineering organization causes outrage, but attempts to remove him have been snubbed out ... For its own benefit, the prestigious organization should expel Xie.
Caixin Online (cn)
added Mar 15, 2013 06:26
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[Canada] Day 126: Are we nearly there yet?

Because documents from dead people are allowed, the plaintiffs were able to introduce many letters, speeches and reports authored by or sent to former presidents of Imperial Tobacco - John Keith, Paul Paré, Ed Wood - and senior officials from British Ame
Eye on the Trials (ASPQ) (ca)
added Mar 15, 2013 06:03
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[Florida] Engle v. Liggett: Has Big Tobacco Finally Met Its Match?

What the Future Holds With no further avenues of appeal left open in Martin, Gray, Campbell, and Hall, RJR, along with Philip Morris and Liggett in Campbell, have paid these and other judgments in the combined amount of $60,442,000.109 Over time, a
The Florida Bar Journal
added Mar 15, 2013 05:20
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Out of touch - European Parliament backs tobacco subsidies & votes an agriculture policy unfriendly to public health

The European Public Health & Agriculture Consortium (EPHAC) is disappointed by the European Parliament’s approval of coupling subsidies to tobacco production. ... “It is a textbook case of vested interests getting the upper hand in policy making. People
European Public Health Alliance (be)
added Mar 14, 2013 18:26
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[Maine] Philip Morris Wants Class Cert. Bid Smoked In 'Light' Cig Suit ($$)

Philip Morris USA Inc. and Altria Group Inc. on Tuesday asked a federal judge to deny certification to a class of smokers in a lawsuit accusing the companies of deceiving customers about tar and nicotine levels in their "light" cigarettes.
Law360
added Mar 14, 2013 16:41
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