Dagens Nyheter, Wednesday 7 December: “Brussels. The EU commission now promises the Swedish Government that it will re-evaluate the export ban for snus after DN’s revealing that EU’s own investigation show that there is strong support for snus sales in Europe. The Commission should apologize to 80,000 of its citizens for not listening to their [...]
“Snus on the Loose?”
December 9th, 2011 — Current Issues, Key International Business & Market Developments, Making Tobacco Products Unpleasant, Regulations: FDA etc., Science, Snus, Snuff & Alternative Products in US Markets, tobacco, Tobacco Harm Reduction — Lou Maiellano
Test Markets Reveal Women Choose Dissolvable Tobacco
December 7th, 2011 — Current Issues, Regulations: FDA etc., Science, Snus, Snuff & Alternative Products in US Markets, tobacco, Tobacco Harm Reduction — Lou Maiellano
WINSTOM-SALEM, N.C. — Since starting a second round of testing, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.’s dissolvable tobacco products are proving popular among women. The product line — Camel Sticks, Camel Strips and Camel Orbs –do not require spitting, which could be a deciding factor among female tobacco users. According to a report in the Winston-Salem Journal, [...]
Smokeless Sales Show No Signs of Dipping
December 7th, 2011 — General, Key International Business & Market Developments, Preventing Youth Consumption, Science, Snus, Snuff & Alternative Products in US Markets, tobacco, Tobacco Harm Reduction — Lou Maiellano
Enhancing variety will continue to be a key for this high growth category. By Howard Riell, Associate Editor. Sales of smokeless tobacco products keep increasing and convenience store operators are enjoying the ride. But keeping that graph line headed north means keeping a wary eye on proposed federal regulations, keeping sets fresh, properly allocating shelf [...]
GD – Bologna – acquisitions:
December 5th, 2011 — Acquisitions, Current Issues, Key International Business & Market Developments — Chris Crawley
GD and its parent company have been busy in the last couple of months, acquiring first Sasib in October immediately followed by Flexlink in November. According to GD’s website Sasib will continue to operate as a separate business. This consolidation trend reflects the tobacco industry’s manufacturing consolidation where the number of large multinationals dominte the [...]
Post-Smoking Ban Studies Mislead Media, Public Says Premium Cigar Group
December 5th, 2011 — Current Issues, General, Preventing Youth Consumption, Regulations: FDA etc., Science, Snus, Snuff & Alternative Products in US Markets, tobacco, Tobacco Harm Reduction — Lou Maiellano
Columbus, Georgia December 2, 2012 – According to the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association, the news media and general public are being duped into widely reporting and believing a new tactic of many tobacco prohibitionists who are issuing so-called post-smoking ban studies that supposedly show declines in illnesses like heart attacks. The IPCPR [...]
Ever Use of Emerging Tobacco Products
December 2nd, 2011 — Current Issues, Making Tobacco Products Unpleasant, Preventing Youth Consumption, Regulations: FDA etc., Science, Snus, Snuff & Alternative Products in US Markets, tobacco, Tobacco Harm Reduction — Lou Maiellano
Survey finds about 11.1 million adult Americans have used snus, 4 million have used e-cigarettes, and 1.4 million have used dissolvable tobacco products; current smokers 22 times more likely to have used e-cigarettes than never smokers, 7 times more likely to have used dissolvables, and 4 times more likely to have used snus. http://surveillance.mstobaccodata.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/2011-APHA-Presentation.pdf (PDF) [...]
Federal Judge Upholds NYC Flavor Ban Ordinance
November 29th, 2011 — Current Issues, Flavored Products, Making Tobacco Products Unpleasant, Preventing Youth Consumption, Regulations: FDA etc., Snus, Snuff & Alternative Products in US Markets, tobacco, Uncategorized — Lou Maiellano
Federal Judge Upholds NYC Flavor Ban Ordinance Judge rules that New York City flavor ban is allowed under FDA law By THOMAS A. BRIANT Tobacco E-News | November 29, 2011 NEW YORK — A federal district court judge has issued an order upholding a New York City ordinance that bans the sale of all flavored [...]
NYC Sues RYO Shops
November 29th, 2011 — Making Tobacco Products Unpleasant, Regulations: FDA etc. — Lou Maiellano
City files suit that shops engage in tax evasion Tobacco E-News | November 22, 2011 NEW YORK — New York City’s legal department has filed a lawsuit against Island Smokes’ stores in Manhattan and Staten Island, arguing that the stores’ roll-your-own (RYO) offerings mean Island is engaging in tax evasion. A 10-pack carton of the [...]
