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[Europe] Research and Markets: Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products 2012: Will the New Protocol Prove Effective?

Euromonitor International's Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products 2012: Will the New Protocol Prove Effective? global briefing offers an insight into to the size and shape of the Tobacco market, highlighting major industry trends and categories as well as th
Business Wire
added Apr 10, 2013 13:41
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[Asia, Sri Lanka] Tobacco company lures 110000 into smoking

Against a backdrop of delays in making pictorial health warnings on cigarette packs mandatory, almost 110, 000 new smokers have taken up smoking within the last five years, The Nation learns. Senior House Officer at the National Cancer Institute, Mahara
The Nation (lk)
added Apr 7, 2013 00:55
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[Canary Islands, Europe, Spain] EU minimum tax legislation for cigarettes has had no effect on smoking prevalence, according to new Spanish study

Up to 2009 there is no statistically significant evidence of any reduction in smoking amongst men -- and very little evidence of a reduction in smoking amongst women -- resulting from the introduction of EU minimum tax legislation in Spain in 2006. This i
ScienceDaily
added Apr 5, 2013 14:02
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[India] Stop tobacco industry interference in public health policy: Implement new pictorial warnings, ban on Gutkha

Hope the government will not only strictly enforce the ban on Gutkha, but also ensure all forms of tobacco products are complying with the government notification on pictorial warnings dated 27th September 2012.
Elites TV
added Apr 3, 2013 09:09
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[Africa] Rwanda ranked least EAC country on death attributable to tobacco

Kigali: Research findings from the 2012 study indicate that, 7.5% of the Rwandan population are tobacco consumers a fact that ranks Rwanda the least tobacco consumer compared to other EAC countries ... The proportion of death attributable to tobacco vari
Rwanda News Agency (rw)
added Mar 29, 2013 14:39
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[UK-Scotland] CREATING A TOBACCO-FREE GENERATION A Tobacco Control Strategy for Scotland (PDF)

tobacco control remains central to achieving the Scottish Government’s Purpose and Objectives, as well as to meeting our international obligations such as the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention for Tobacco Control. For Scotland to become a m
Scottish Executive (uk)
added Mar 28, 2013 11:13
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ROBBINS: End Game Strategies for Tobacco Control

Can we really consider “end game strategies” for tobacco? An Op-Ed in the New York Times makes a strong case ... The Journal of Public Health Policy, where I am co-editor, has been encouraging public health leaders to report on “end game strategies” fo
ScienceBlogs
added Mar 27, 2013 10:47
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[Philippines] Scrapping of smoking ban in Tagaytay scored

Health advocates on Tuesday slammed the decision of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Provincial Board) of Cavite to scrap the smoking ban in Tagaytay City. According to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Alliance Philippines (FCAP), the powerful to
Philippine Daily Inquirer (ph)
added Mar 27, 2013 05:55
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[Philippines] Tobacco lobby seen in Cavite law’s death

THE Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Alliance Philippines (FCAP) yesterday blamed tobacco manufacturers for the rejection by the Cavite Provincial Board of Tagaytay City’s ordinance that seeks to ban smoking, including electronic cigarettes, in al
Malaya (ph)
added Mar 26, 2013 14:38
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[UK] Inquiry into the illicit trade in tobacco products (PDF)

As the evidence to this Inquiry demonstrates, there is no good reason to accept this argument. In fact, legitimate packs of cigarettes carry both covert and overt security marking, including numbers and anti- counterfeit marks, which would still be pres
ASH London (uk)
added Mar 25, 2013 12:31
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