Australia’s efforts to reduce smoking rates have been world leading, but renewed attention to tobacco control is urgently needed, writes Associate Professor Michelle Jongenelis. Australia’s efforts to reduce smoking rates have been world leading. Ongoing increases in tobacco excise, smoke-free laws, mass media campaigns, the prohibition of tobacco advertising, and tobacco product plain packaging are all...
Netflix has come under fire for marketing tobacco or tobacco-related products in its Formula 1 show 'Drive to Survive'. Those campaigning against tobacco say that advertisers have found advertising loopholes, both in Netflix and F1. F1 no longer allows teams and cars to feature tobacco branding. Industry monitors said that Netflix's popular Formula 1...
Quitting cigarette smoking is never an easy thing to do, but is one of the best decisions to take to have better health as many studies have linked cigarette smoking to serious health conditions amongst which are cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung diseases, and diabetes. In this report, some ex-smokers share experiences of how...
The Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) has certified the Ibadan site of British American Tobacco (BAT) in Nigeria for its responsible water management. AWS recognises the consumer goods company's sustainability efforts in a context of water stress. British American Tobacco’s (BAT) Ibadan site joins the top three Alliance for Water Stewardship Core certified companies in...
Civil society organisations (CSOs) in health led by Vision for Alternative Development (VALD) have called on government to come out with explicit commitment and plan to achieve zero prevalence of tobacco use in Ghana. They further called for a clearly stated government target date within a maximum of two decades to tobacco endgame. Mr Issah Ali,...
The Vision for Alternative Development, Ghana (VALD-Ghana), in conjunction with some civil society organizations, have petitioned Parliament to quickly pass the Tobacco Excise Duty Amendment Bill, 2023. The CSOs noted that the passage of the Excise Duty Amendment Bill will curb the excessive consumption of tobacco, alcohol, and sugar-sweetened beverages, which causes diseases and death. The...
The US Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it is proposing new requirements for tobacco companies that would help prevent contamination of their products and set some standards for the way they make and package products so regulators and consumers will know precisely what is in them. The proposed rules would apply to all FDA-regulated bulk...
BAT Uganda has called upon the Government to ramp up efforts to curb illicit trade in cigarettes, which it says is impacting the sustainability of its business. In its 2022 performance results, the company says it recorded a 6% revenue growth, to Shs99.5 billion. Profit before tax dropped by 6% to Shs14.3 billion, reflecting a...
South Africa is set to see some major changes to tobacco, vape and cannabis smoking this year with a handful of new regulations in the pipeline. New bills relating to smoking form part of the 42 bills before Parliament, which include a mix of consequential, medium-level and minor legislation, said the Parliamentary Monitoring Group (PMG). The PMG...
Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has announced that taxes on cigarettes and alcohol will be raised in 2023 – but lovers of sugary drinks will catch a break. Delivering his 2023 budget speech, the minister said that no major tax developments were being announced for 2023, at least on the budget’s revenue side. This was due to...
