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FDA Raises Minimum Age To Purchase Tobacco Products To 21
The new rules apply to cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco and vape products, among other things.
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NYT: Vaping Regs Stall Amid Blurring Lines Between Officials, Industry
Report says vaping product rules delayed or weakened amid industry lobbying by former Obama officials and policy of Trump official with industry ties.
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Congress Raises Tobacco Purchase Age From 18 To 21
The new age restriction will also extend to vape products and e-cigarettes.
Bloomberg
Semiconductor Shortage Slows Growth for Philip Morris
Philip Morris International Inc. said growth of IQOS heated-tobacco devices is being crimped by the global semiconductor shortage. The Marlboro maker also narrowed its full-year guidance. CEO Jacek Olczak speaks to Matt Miller. (Source:...
Bloomberg
Imperial Brands' Main Focus Will Be Vaping, Says CEO
Sep.26 -- Alison Cooper, chief executive officer at Imperial Brands, discusses the launch of the company's heated tobacco product, vaping and the future of the business. She speaks on "Bloomberg Markets: European Open."
Bloomberg
FDA Targets Walgreens as Top Violator of Youth Tobacco Sales
Feb.08 -- FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb discusses the agency's investigation of tobacco sales to minors and action taken against Walgreens Boost Alliance Inc. He speaks on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas."
Bloomberg
Philip Morris' Mission Is to Replace Cigarettes, CEO Says
Jan.23 -- Andre Calantzopoulos, Philip Morris International Inc. chief executive officer, discusses the company's regulatory challenges and his views on vaping. He speaks with Bloomberg's David Westin from the World Economic Forum's...
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Trump Budget Proposal Would Overhaul Tobacco Regulation Authority
Under the president's proposal, the Center for Tobacco Products would be part of a new agency.
Sky News
Basic Healthy Lifestyle Changes Could Save Millions
Basic Healthy Lifestyle Changes Could Save Millions
Bloomberg
Massachusetts Vape Shops Fight Governor's Temporary Ban
Sep.30 -- More than 300 vaping shop owners in Massachusetts are being forced to close their doors for four months by an emergency decree from Governor Charlie Baker as health officials probe a mystery lung sickness. Bloomberg's Tom...
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Teens — And Companies — Are Getting Around The Flavored Vape Ban
E-cigarettes are still being offered in flavors like pineapple lemonade and blue razz — and that's allowed under the federal ban.
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Some Tobacco Products Can Now Market As Less Risky Than Smoking
These products will still have the mandatory warnings that they can cause mouth cancer, gum disease and tooth loss.
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Dr. Charles Arntzen, Director of the Biodesign Institute at ASU talks about his research that focuses on genetically modifying tobacco plants to create a protein used to develop an Ebola drug. (Aug. 18)
Drug makers and academic laboratories going beyond standard techniques in the push to develop a treatment for the Ebola virus that's killed more than 1,100 people in West Africa.
Researchers working on the experimental drug ZMapp have...
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Reports: Lawmakers Looking To Raise Tobacco Purchasing Age To 21
Politico reports legislation to raise the federal minimum purchase age is "increasingly likely to be included in the year-end spending deal."
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Uzbekistan - Lifestyles
(dur: 14 min. 18 sec/ english sot: 1 min. 31 secs/ russian sot:
2 mins. 19 secs)
Music: 'Khawatir' by Hossam Ramzy, JWCD 2079
The former Soviet republic of Uzbekistan has a long tradition of
tobacco production for local consumption. But...
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More States Are Reporting Cases Of Vaping-Related Illnesses
Nearly two dozen states say people have become sick from vaping.
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CDC Reports 6 Deaths, 380 Illnesses Linked To E-cigarettes
The Centers for Disease Control is also sounding the alarm over advertising for e-cigarettes that it says corresponds with a spike in teen use.
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New York Gov. Cuomo To Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes
New York's ban comes after the Trump administration announced its efforts to block the sale of all non-tobacco-flavored vaping products.
Bloomberg
Why BAT's Reynolds Bid Is a Big Deal for Big Tobacco
Oct. 21 -- British American Tobacco Plc has made a bid to purchase the remaining portion of Reynolds American Inc. in a move that could open up a wave of M&A activity in the tobacco industry. Bloomberg Intelligence's Duncan Fox reports...
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RR7345B SMOKING A SAFER CIGARETTE?
The giant textiles and fibres firm of Courtaulds claim
they have produced Britain's first synthetic cigarette,
made from a 50-50 mixture of natural tobacco and a
cellulose derived from wood pulp. The new cigarette
has gone on sale amid...
Bloomberg
Tobacco’s New Threat: Legal Marijuana
Dec.19 -- Bloomberg Intelligence’s Kenneth Shea discusses the marijuana industry and the threat it poses to tobacco and alcohol beverage companies. He speaks on "What'd You Miss?"He speaks on "What'd You Miss?"
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Vaping Products to Boost Profits, Imperial Brands CEO Says
May.08 -- Alison Cooper, chief executive officer of Imperial Brands Plc, says she expects vaping products to contribute more to profit in coming years amid surging sales of cigarette alternatives like its Blu brand. Cooper spoke...
AFP News Agency
VOICED : Un Islamic vaping catches fire in Malaysia amid govt backlash
VOICED : Un Islamic vaping catches fire in Malaysia amid govt backlash