TOBACCO and nicotine products sale and advertising still persist within the proximity of schools in the Philippines despite government regulations, a study shows. An observational study conducted by the Institute for Global Tobacco Control (IGTC) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health also finds that enforcement of the comprehensive ban on tobacco advertising,...
The Global Tobacco Control Progress Hub is a new interactive data analytics platform that provides a “window on the world” of WHO FCTC treaty implementation. The platform was launched in 2022 by ASH Canada and the Institute for Global Tobacco Control at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The main purpose of the...
New Zealand has set new regulations to limit youth vaping, effective Sept. 21, reports the Xinhua News Agency. New specialist vape shops will be banned in locations within 300 meters of schools and Maori meeting places, according to Health Minister Ayesha Verrall. “Vapes will need child safety mechanisms, and names like ‘cotton candy’ and ‘strawberry jelly donut’...
The tobacco industry has historically targeted its marketing efforts on Black communities When menthol cigarettes were first introduced nearly a century ago, tobacco companies were already aware of menthol’s ability to mask the harshness of tobacco and provide a cooling sensation that made smoking more casual and enticing to try. Today, tobacco companies continue to employ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reminding caregivers to store tobacco vaping cartridges safely to prevent children from being poisoned by the liquid inside, noting that e-cigarette exposures have increased sharply over the last year. A newsletter published last week by the F.D.A. included data from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report in June that found...
The Cameroonian Coalition for Tobacco Control (C3T), continues to push for effective implementation of pictorial health warnings in Cameroon where tobacco industry interference and administrative tolerance seem to stall the policy. In a press conference organized on World No Tobacco Day, C3T highlighted that pictorial health warnings makes it possible to effectively show current...
Putting an end to tobacco smuggling would mean extra money in the budget to help those who need it the most — an ideal the European Union leaders vowed to uphold, Cristian Gherasim writes. Unfortunately, contraband and counterfeit goods have always been making their way into the EU with great costs to the economy, health...
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...
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...
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...
