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15AprApril 15, 2022

South Africa flirts with e-cigarette tax which could set back the fight against smoking

Public consultations recently closed on plans to impose an excise tax on e-cigarettes in South Africa, and the suggested policy proposals have already proven controversial. In particular, the South African government intends to introduce a new excise tax on e-cigarettes, applying the duty to both non-nicotine and nicotine solutions used in these devices. Thanks to piggybacking on existing...

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14AprApril 14, 2022

Vapers in Ireland think flavour ban would create a black market, survey shows

More than nine in ten users of e-cigarettes in Ireland would not favour an outright ban on flavoured vapes, a new survey has found. The research, conducted by Red C, a market researcher in Dublin, was carried out through 221 face-to-face surveys last month. The survey found that nearly half of vapers would stop vaping...

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08AprApril 8, 2022

Ghana to ban tobacco advertising and depiction in entertainment media

Ghana is expected to enforce a ban on tobacco advertising and depiction in entertainment media while taking steps to ensure a tobacco-free country by 2030. That’s according to the Food and Drugs Authority which says a comprehensive tobacco control policy will be used to enforce the ban. The World Health Organization (WHO) has selected Ghana as...

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08AprApril 8, 2022

Ghana selected as 2030 WHO tobacco project country

Ghana has been selected as the Phase Three 2030 project country of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). This means that the country will, among others, receive financial and technical support to develop and implement a comprehensive national tobacco control strategy. The country was selected after a rigorous selection process by...

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08AprApril 8, 2022

CSOs Urged To Come Out With Solid Evidence To Change Tobacco Tax Structure

Dr Godfred Seidu Jasaw, the Member of Parliament for Wa East has called on civil society organisation (CSO) to join hands and come out with solid evidence to help in the change of the tobacco tax structure. He said: “If it is necessary to change the tobacco tax from ad valorem to specific tax or...

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08AprApril 8, 2022

Evidence Mounts That Cigarette Sales Surge After Vape Bans

State-level vaping bans are associated with increases in cigarette sales, according to new research. The study, published in the scientific journal Value in Health, adds to a growing body of evidence that prohibiting the sale of e-cigarettes has potentially driven more and more people away from safer nicotine alternatives and back to smoking. They found that an...

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08AprApril 8, 2022

The Dirt Behind Big Tobacco and the Environment

The next time you go for a walk, look at the ground. How many littered cigarette butts do you see? Chances are, more than a few. Cigarette butts are the most littered item on the planet—4.5 trillion are discarded every year. While cigarette waste may be the most visible form of environmental degradation the tobacco industry...

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08AprApril 8, 2022

Tobacco Control Advocates Help End Industry PR Opportunities

Big Tobacco knows it has a reputation problem; it’s one of the reasons the industry is strategically pivoting its narrative. Certain companies are even denouncing some of their own products, claiming they wish to move away from cigarettes. They are trying to portray themselves as ambassadors of science, corporate responsibility and even COVID-19 economic...

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08AprApril 8, 2022

Directors step down after Vectura tobacco takeover

The two most senior directors who were in charge of Vectura, the respiratory drugs firm, at the time of its £1 billion takeover by Philip Morris International have stepped down. Will Downie and Paul Fry quit their respective roles as chief executive and chief financial officer following the completion of the deal with the maker...

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08AprApril 8, 2022

Suffocating planet! The environmental implications of the vaping industry

What many people already know is that tobacco product waste from cigarette butts is one of the most common forms of plastic waste suffocating the environment. Now, there is another detrimental threat facing our environment (much to the dismay of the Cape Town vaping community)– vape waste. Vape waste creates three huge environmental issues: Increase...

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