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Big tobacco to take Australia packaging fight to higher court
Cigarette giant British American Tobacco (BAT) plans to appeal an Australian court ruling that handed the tobacco industry a setback in its campaign against the world’s first ban on branded cigarette packaging. The Australian government is legislating to enforce plain packaging for cigarettes in a bid to reduce smoking, angering the industry which has described the reform as a misguided … Continue reading
Most Expensive Cigarettes
Luxury tobacco products are not anything new. When trying to come up with a list of expensive cigarettes, Dunhill, or Treasurer may come to mind. But Lucky Strike brought a whole meaning to an expensive pack of cigarettes by introducing this one-off pack in 2006. Lucky Strike commissioned one pack of smokes to be produced that proudly boasts 18ct white … Continue reading
Tobacco Companies Look to Innovation to Boost Sales
Capsule filter technology and packaging NPDs For BAT, innovation is currently focused on capsule filter technology and packaging to offer improved freshness. By the end of 2010, capsules have been rolled out in about half of BAT’s main markets while the ‘Reloc’ resealable pack was used in all the main Dunhill markets. Cigarettes with capsule technology allow smokers to change … Continue reading
Cigarette Smoking Terminology
What do the numbers mean? The numbers like “100’s” and “120’s” refer to the length of the tobacco rod in millimeters. What is the difference between menthol and… whatever they call non-menthol cigarettes? The other kind of cigarettes are called ‘non-menthol’ or regular. The difference is menthol cigarettes have a major non-tobacco additive that make them minty tasting. Very few … Continue reading
Family of Barb Tarbox wants her deathbed image on cigarette packs
The family of an Alberta anti-smoking activist is pushing to have a photo of the woman on her deathbed used on cigarette packages in Canada. Tarbox, who died of lung cancer in 2003 at 41 years old, spent her final days as the poster child for Alberta’s anti-smoking movement. Before she was confined to a hospital bed, Tarbox spent almost … Continue reading
Feds seize contraband cigarettes in W. Washington
Federal agents say they’ve seized 6,500 cartons of cigarettes and more than $200,000 in a crackdown on illegally imported, untaxed cigarettes mailed to the Seattle area from Vietnam. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agent Mark Leiser says agents executed 14 search warrants Wednesday and also seized five vehicles. Arrests are expected once the U.S. attorney’s office makes charging … Continue reading
Sierra Leone: Heath Watch – Who Urges More Countries to Require Health Warnings On Tobacco Packaging
More than one billion people in 19 countries are now covered by laws requiring large, graphic health warnings on packages of tobacco, nearly double the number of two years ago, when only about 547 million people were covered in 16 countries, WHO reports on Thursday July 7, 2011 in its third periodic report on the global tobacco epidemic. Mexico, Peru … Continue reading
Bond Street Cigarettes
Bond Street is an international (non-US) brand of cigarettes, sold in more than 50 countries of the world, produced by Philip Morris International. History The history of this brand goes back to year 1902. Philip Morris, the founder of the company, had a boutique on Bond Street in London. And 1902 was the year when one of the greatest admirers … Continue reading
E-cigarette phone charger
While electronic cigarettes exist to help curb smoking habits, the E-Cigarette Phone Charger is definitely a first. Not only does it power several nicotine cartridges, each of which is the equivalent of 18 to 30 cigarettes, it can also charge 10 different cellphones. The E-Cigarette Phone Charger is convenient to carry and even features realistic cigarette sticks. E-cigarette pack is … Continue reading
Tobacco Companies Aren’t Afraid of Grisly Labels
The top U.S. tobacco companies’ sales aren’t expected to go up in smoke despite new grisly warning labels that are set to appear on cigarettes packs next year. The graphic labels, which were released in June by the Food and Drug Administration and include an image of rotting teeth and gums, will cause a decline of less than one percent … Continue reading
