Clove and tobacco importer sues FDA seeking judgment preventing a ban on flavored 'cigars'September 30th, 2009 Clove and tobacco importer sues FDA to prevent banWASHINGTON — The top distributor of clove-flavored tobacco products in the U.S. is asking a federal court to decide whether its new filtered cigars fall under a new federal ban on flavored cigarettes.
Int'l Trade Commission to stop illegal Internet imports of Marlboro cigarettesSeptember 24th, 2009 Int'l Trade Comm. stops import of fake cigarettesRICHMOND, Va.
FDA ban on flavored cigarettes takes effect, 1 of first visible signs of tobacco regulationSeptember 22nd, 2009 FDA ban on flavored cigs takes effectRICHMOND, Va. — The new federal ban on flavored cigarettes took effect on Tuesday, marking one of the first visible signs of the Food and Drug Administration's new authority to regulate tobacco.
Oneidas add upstate New York cigarette factory to holdings, will sell own smokesSeptember 17th, 2009 Upstate NY tribe buys cigarette factoryVERONA, N.Y. — The Oneida Indian Nation has bought a cigarette manufacturing plant in western New York and plans to make its own cigarettes.
Where's the clove? Cigarette importer tries cigars to get around flavored-cigarette banSeptember 7th, 2009 Importer tries to get around clove smoke banRICHMOND, Va. — The nation's top distributor of clove cigarettes is offering fans a new way to get their fix after the spice-flavored cigarettes are banned later this year — cigars.
R.J. Reynolds sues over FDA act to regulate cigarette makers, claims speech violatedAugust 31st, 2009 R.J. Reynolds sues over new tobacco lawWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — R.J. Reynolds, seller of Camel cigarettes, and some other tobacco makers have filed a lawsuit saying their free-speech rights have been violated by a new tobacco law.
Iraqi Cabinet considers legislation to ban smoking in public spacesAugust 6th, 2009 Iraq: Cabinet considers anti-smoking lawBAGHDAD — The Iraqi Cabinet has approved a draft bill to ban smoking in public places, a government spokesman said Thursday. It's the first such bill in a country where lighting up is virtually a rite of passage for most young men.
Lorillard CEO Martin Orlowsky talks with analysts about new federal regulation of cigarettesJuly 27th, 2009 On the Call: Lorillard CEO Martin OrlowskyNew federal legislation allowing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to regulate nicotine levels in tobacco products and their marketing and to ban candy flavorings and block labels such "low tar" and "light" is in the early stages of going into effect.
FDA says electronic cigarettes contain same cancer-causing ingredients as tobacco cigarettesJuly 22nd, 2009 FDA: Electronic cigarettes contain toxic chemicalsWASHINGTON — Federal health officials said Wednesday they have found cancer-causing ingredients in electronic cigarettes, despite manufacturers' claims the products are safer than tobacco cigarettes. The Food and Drug Administration said testing of products from two leading electronic cigarette makers turned up several toxic chemicals, including a key ingredient in antifreeze.
Countries mull ban on selling cigarettes on Net, crackdown on smuggling via free trade zonesJune 29th, 2009 Countries mull ban on selling cigarettes on NetGENEVA — More than 130 countries met Monday to consider whether to ban the sale of tobacco on the Internet as part of an effort to crack down on the multibillion dollar market in contraband cigarettes. As well as stopping direct sales to consumers, the draft treaty being considered in Geneva this week could ban online vendors from offering raw tobacco or cigarette manufacturing equipment.
A look at FDA-tobacco legislation Obama is signing into lawJune 22nd, 2009 A look at FDA-tobacco legislationWASHINGTON — A look at legislation President Barack Obama signed into law Monday that gives the Food and Drug Administration regulatory controls over tobacco products. Q. What is the main objective of the legislation?
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Tobacco manufacturers have changed cigarettes' designs without alerting smokers: StudyJune 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers has revealed that tobacco manufacturers have continually changed the design and ingredients of their cigarettes over time, and that such changes have exceeded acceptable product variance guidelines. The researchers say that consumers who buy the same brand of product are not made aware of the alterations, and how they might affect their levels of addiction or harm.
Obama lauds historic anti-tobacco bill aimed at cutting teen smoking, pledging to sign it soonJune 13th, 2009 Obama pledges to quickly sign anti-smoking billWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is lauding the passage of historic anti-smoking legislation that gives the government sweeping authority to regulate tobacco products, pledging to quickly sign the measure into law. "For over a decade, leaders of both parties have fought to prevent tobacco companies from marketing their products to children and provide the public with the information they need to understand what a dangerous habit this is," said Obama, who has struggled for years to kick his own nicotine habit.
Obama: Bill allowing greater regulation of tobacco defines true change in WashingtonJune 12th, 2009 Obama: Tobacco bill 'defines change' in WashingtonWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says a bill giving the government much greater power to regulate tobacco "truly defines change in Washington."
The president spoke in the Rose Garden just minutes after the House passed the bill overwhelmingly. The Senate approved the legislation on Thursday.
No money, no smokes: China to crack down on use of public funds for cigarettesJune 4th, 2009 China: Govt should not smoke with public moneyBEIJING — China's corruption watchdog will clamp down on government officials who use public money to buy expensive cigarettes, the official Xinhua News Agency said Thursday, after one county last month urged its officials to smoke more than a million local cigarettes a year. Smoking is tightly woven into the fabric of daily life in China, the world's largest tobacco market, where about 2 trillion cigarettes are sold every year.
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