Stakeholders Urge Federal Gov To Enforce Implementation Of New Graphic Health Warnings On Cigarette Packs
The requirement to rigorously abide by and implement the National Tobacco Control Act of 2015 and its Regulations of 2019, both of which call for the placement of graphic health warnings on tobacco packages, has come to the attention of the federal government. The National Tobacco Control Act of 2015 and its Regulations of 2019,...
Kenya crafts standards for nicotine pouches in anti-tobacco campaign
Kenya is developing certification standards for processing and distributing non-combustible nicotine products. British American Tobacco Kenya has disclosed to shareholders that the Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) is spearheading the process for the products the firm expects to help retain health-conscious consumers who have been gradually moving away from tobacco smoking. “Our introduction of modern oral...
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Appel à manifestation d'intérêt: Demande d'une nouvelle organisation responsable du projet d'initiative sur les données relatives à la lutte antitabac (Tobacco Control Data Initiative) Le projet Tobacco Control Data Initiative (TCDI) mené par Development Gateway (DG) en collaboration avec la Research Unit on the Economics of Excisable Products (REEP) de l'Université du Cap Town et...
Zimbabwe reports record tobacco sales, mostly to China, yet many farmers deep in debt
Zimbabwe has reported record tobacco sales as the southern African nation reestablishes itself as one of the leading growers in the world HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Zimbabwe has reported record tobacco sales as the southern African nation reestablishes itself as one of the leading growers in the world, and yet the small-scale Black farmers now selling their...
Monthly e-cigarette sales rose by nearly 50% during first 2 years of pandemic: CDC
Researchers say the sales were primarily driven by fruit and candy flavors. Monthly e-cigarette sales skyrocketed during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Between January 2020 and December 2022, monthly unit sales increased by 46.6%, from 15.5 million units...
FDA warns stores to stop selling Elf Bar, the top disposable e-cigarette in the U.S.
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said it has sent warning letters to dozens of retailers selling fruit- and candy-flavored disposable e-cigarettes, including the current best-selling brand, Elf Bar. It's the latest attempt by regulators to crack down on illegal disposable vapes that have poured into U.S. stores in recent years. Last month, the FDA...
Why farmers are giving up tobacco for iron beans
Gilbert Ombok, 56, ditched tobacco farming and embraced high iron-rich beans commonly known as Nyota beans when the adverse effect of the nicotine crops caught up with him. His involvement in tobacco farming has made him feel the effects of the chemicals he used in farming and curing tobacco to date. The father of four who...
UBC’s Sarah wins ATCA tobacco control media award, Tobacco control act to be fully enforced
Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC)’s journalist Ms. Mawerere Sarah has won the Africa Tobacco Control Alliance (ATCA) 2022 Tobacco Control Media Award. While handling over the Award to Ms. Mawerere on Thursday morning, the national coordinator for Uganda Health Communication Alliance (UHCA) Mr. Baguma Richard Tinkasimire said the Award aims at recognizing the vital role that...
