Tobacco Industry NewsACTA2020-12-10T18:13:14+00:00 Lyft ban puts at risk Sh2.5bn BAT plantMay 20, 2022BAT Kenya #ticker:BAT says the government’s ban on its nicotine pouches risks the viability of its Sh2.5 billion factory in Nairobi whose construction has been ongoing. The new local BAT factory is eyeing to produce cigarette alternative products such as nicotine pouches under the Lyft brand to sell to Kenya and the African region. This […]... Read more...Harmonize set to launch his own cigarette brand dubbed ‘Tembo’May 20, 2022Tanzanian singer and Konde Music Worldwide President Harmonize has announced that plans are underway for him to launch of own cigarette brand dubbed Tembo. An update from the Dunia hit-maker details that he is the process of sourcing for business partners (Investors) before he officially introduces his Tobacco products on the market. “I need someone to put some […]... Read more...Zimbabwe’s tobacco industry pledges to end child labor and deforestationMay 20, 2022Zimbabwe, Africa’s biggest tobacco grower and one of the world’s top exporters of the nicotine leaf opened its selling season for the crop amid pledges to fight deforestation and child labor in response to pressure from rights groups, environmentalists and international buyers. Almost a month into Zimbabwe’s 2022 tobacco selling season, one of the priorities […]... Read more...South Africa flirts with e-cigarette tax which could set back the fight against smokingApril 15, 2022Public 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 policy […]... Read more...Vapers in Ireland think flavour ban would create a black market, survey showsApril 14, 2022More 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 […]... Read more...Nicotine Or Tobacco – Is There A Difference?April 8, 2022Most nicotine is still derived from tobacco but there have been giant strides in synthetic nicotine that is completely free of tobacco. A study in the Indian Journal of Clinical Practice (July 2020) underlined the fact that about 80 per cent of our doctors believed that nicotine causes cancer. Another USA based study also showed […]... Read more...
