The Connecticut House Public Health Committee last week approved a bill that would prohibit all hookah lounges across the state. The bill, approved by 19 to 9 vote, would cover the hookah bans and lou ... read more »
British American Tobacco (BAT), the manufacturer of the well-known cigarette brand Lucky Strike, created a unit that will work on development of nicotine products for those people who want an alterna ... read more »
Representatives of Jakarta’s entertainment business declared that the city’s enactment to prohibit smoking inside buildings would affect revenues and jeopardize thousands of jobs. “O ... read more »
A potential ban on menthol flavoring in tobacco products has major tobacco groups fighting Food and Drug administration among other federal agencies in court trying to stop consideration of the measur ... read more »
The air became cleaner in all cafes, restaurants, taverns and bars in Spain on Jan 2nd as one of the toughest smoking bans across the European Union entered into force.Through Spanish authorities gave ... read more »
A government demand to prohibit smoking in workplaces in order to protect non-smoking employees from secondhand smoke probably will be adopted next year. This measure would significantly extend regula ... read more »
The fiercest fights of the years-long war over cigarette taxes happened this year when the federal and NY governments imposed stringent laws against tobacco businesses run by Indian nations.In Februa ... read more »
Cigarette packs bearing gloomy graphic warnings showing diseased lungs and rotten teeth may not be efficient at discouraging smoking, says a new report, revealed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administrati ... read more »
The predominance of smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke among men in France has dropped by 15% since the mid 1980s, but over the same period has risen among women. As, a result researches from t ... read more »
Tobacco manufacturers might be forced to sell their products in grey or brown plain packaging in order to discourage youngsters from smoking. Ministers want to change all brand packages to one standar ... read more »
