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[UK] Philip Morris to Begin Next Round of Studies for New Products

Philip Morris International Inc. (PM) is kicking off a round of clinical studies this year for new tobacco products, with plans to commercialize those products as soon as 2016. In June, the maker of Marlboro and L&M cigarettes sold in markets outside th
Dow Jones Newswires
added Mar 18, 2013 12:58
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[Europe, UK] Tobacco tax smokescreen evaporates

Using tax changes as a smokescreen for price rises has allowed tobacco companies to maintain their earnings as cigarette consumption in the UK and Europe has continued to fall. One tobacco analyst, who asked not to be named, described the relationship b
Financial Times (uk)
added Dec 7, 2012 15:55
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[UK] VIDEO: Last gasp: Big tobacco’s search for a ‘safer’ smoke ($$)

Meet Robo-Puffer. Deep inside Building 27, a glass and red-brick structure on an industrial complex ... this machine does nothing but inhale contentedly all day. Scientists feed 20 cigarettes at a time into the device and watch it smoke them down to the
Times Of London (uk)
added Apr 22, 2013 08:34
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[UK] Smoking will 'kill up to a billion people worldwide this century'

Governments must do far more to control the global tobacco industry, say cancer experts
The Independent (uk)
added Oct 29, 2012 15:38
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[UK] A good match can stop Imperial going up in smoke ($$)

The tobacco giant may have to make an acquisition to deter the predators
Times Of London (uk)
added Feb 18, 2013 07:09
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[UK] Plain fag packets plan up in smoke

DAVID Cameron has scrapped plans to force all cigarettes to be sold in plain packs, The Sun can reveal. Health ministers had been weighing up the move for a year. Campaigners had insisted making packets
The Sun (uk)
added May 2, 2013 06:40
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[Eastern Europe, Europe, Ireland, UK] Smokers turning more to illicit tobacco ($$)

The number of cigarettes smoked in the UK that have not had duty paid on them leapt nearly two-thirds in 2012, according to a report by KPMG on behalf of Philip Morris International, the tobacco company.
Financial Times (uk)
added Apr 17, 2013 18:09
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[UK] How not to smuggle tobacco into the country: Bungling students caught after taking pictures of themselves packing it into suitcases

Three men from Leicester detained at Heathrow after Police received tip-off Customs officers found photos on phones of them posing with contraband
The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
added Nov 12, 2012 15:35
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[Europe, UK] Alert over electric cigarette hazard

The eHealth - Cigarette is currently subject to a European Safety Recall because the brand’s charger unit could give users an electric shock and overheat, while its labelling has also been ruled inadequate.
York Press (uk)
added Jun 22, 2012 15:06
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[UK] STANLEY: If you really want to cause a stir, casually light up a cigarette when people least expect it

Yesterday, I found myself alone on Brighton pier in the rain, scoffing a doughnut and smoking a cigarette. It probably looked like my life had fallen apart and I was sleeping on the beach, but as I wheezed my way through lunch I deluded myself with the th
Electronic Telegraph blogs (uk)
added Mar 19, 2013 03:31
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