India’s e-cigarette ordinance regressive, will harm millions of smokers, consumer body says
DELHI: One of India's leading consumer advocacy groups has slammed the government following the passing of ordinance prohibiting the manufacture...
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Still blowing smoke in Asia: the region’s failure to embrace tobacco harm reduction efforts continue
Over half a billion smokers live in Asia, and Asian countries have some of the highest per capita smoking rates...
Pace of US smoking rate decline mirrors rapid rise in popularity of vaping
Little evidence that e-cigs are prompting young people to start smoking: researchers The pace of the fall in smoking prevalence...
Specialists appeal to WHO for FCTC charter to embrace tobacco harm reduction
GENEVA: Seventy-two specialists in nicotine science, policy and practice have written to WHO and its stakeholders asking that they "adopt a...
HK e-cigarette ban contrary to international trend
Prohibition policy counterproductive to harm reduction The Chief Executive Mrs Carrie Lam Wednesday announced the Government decision to prohibit the...
Academics appeal to HK govt not to ban e-cig
UPDATE - Hong Kong will ban e-cigarettes and other new smoking products to protect public health, the territory's Chief Executive Mrs...
Hong Kong Govt should legislate rather than ban e-cigarettes, survey shows
HONG KONG – The Hong Kong Government should introduce legislation to regulate and allow the sale of alternative tobacco products...
Consumer advocates gather in Geneva for COP8
GENEVA, Switzerland - Consumer advocates gathered in Geneva to pressure FCTC COP8 delegates to accept that Harm Reduction and access...
Alliance urges COP8 UK delegation to promote remarkable e-cig success
LONDON: The FCTC’s COP8 summit in Geneva presents a great opportunity for UK delegates to promote the UK’s dramatic success...
Survey on e-cigarette flavor use by US vapers
The Food & Drug Administration announced recently an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) for flavors used in tobacco products, including...
