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...
Zimbabwe, Africa's largest tobacco producer, opened its tobacco-selling season Wednesday, with a speech by the vice president and eager international buyers. The size of the tobacco crop increased despite increased fertilizer prices caused by the war in Ukraine. Zimbabwe expects to harvest 230 million kilograms (254,000 tons) of the golden leaf this season, up from...
This week, technical experts from the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Revenue Authorities, Ministries of Health in Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar and WHO Country Office are meeting to deep dive into tobacco taxation - the most effective and most cost-effective measure to reduce tobacco consumption. Through technical assistance from the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco...
For decades, people turned to cigarettes in times of stress. Now, a preliminary study hints that young people are using vaping in the same way. The study, of nearly 2,000 U.S. teenagers and young adults, found that those who vaped nicotine or marijuana were more likely to report anxiety, depression or suicidal thoughts. In fact,...
A report published by global tobacco industry watchdog STOP entitled The Price We Pay reveals that tobacco companies in Africa and around the world are using pricing strategies to weaken the impact of tax increases designed to reduce the health and economic costs of tobacco use. The report highlights six industry pricing strategies that undermine life-saving tobacco...
To tackle their popularity with children, campaigners and councils want vapes to be taxed and sold in plain packaging behind counter. Vapes should be taxed and displayed in plain packaging behind the counter to reduce their popularity among children, health campaigners and councils have warned. To tackle the rapidly growing popularity among children and young people,...
Breast Care International (BCI), a member of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), has urged the government to impose high levies on cigarettes, and alcohol to support cancer fight. According to Dr. Beatrice Wiafe-Addai, President of BCI, hefty taxes will discourage the use of cigarettes and alcohol in order to stem the cancer cases...
Africa-Press – Malawi. Despite the abolition of the tenancy system last year, large numbers of children continue working on tobacco farms, and remain out of school. The revelations of continued child labour in estates are contained in a joint labour report prepared by the Malawi Police Service, Ministry of Labour and some civil society organisations. Malawi...
Smokers will pay more for their cigarettes in Quebec starting Thursday. For the first time since 2014, Quebec is announcing an increase in the tax on tobacco products. According to a Ministry of Finance bulletin issued Wednesday, the increase amounts to $8 for a carton of 200 cigarettes. In more detail, the specific tax on...
Biden will announce plans to accelerate progress in lowering cancer deaths. That includes the biggest, preventable driver of them: smoking. His plans come as conservatives decry a "war on cigarettes" and Tucker Carlson claims nicotine "frees your mind." During his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, President Joe Biden will kindly thank...
