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New lawsuits against TikTok mirror those against Big Tobacco and Purdue Pharma
14 state lawsuits filed last week accused TikTok of creating an algorithm that is harmful to childr…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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World No-Tobacco Day: As the menace of cigarette butt pollution continues, Lee Cooper weaves jeans out of them
Each pair of these eco-jeans cleans up approximately 600 cigarette butts! The jeans have passed all…
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Public health experts pitch for higher taxes on tobacco products to make India tobacco-free in 'Amrit Kaal'
Participating in a discussion on "Amrit Kaal: A Journey towards Tobacco-Free India", organised …
PTI
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Both GST and Excise duty can be imposed on tobacco: Karnataka HC
"The levy of excise duty on tobacco and tobacco products is a matter of public policy and this…
PTI
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Now, OTT platforms must display anti-tobacco warnings onscreen
The government has made it mandatory for OTT platforms to display an anti-tobacco health warning as…
PTI
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Not just health, tobacco products also degrades ecosystem integrity: WHO report
The global health agency released a comprehensive research report titled “Tobacco: Poisoning our pl…
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Altria plunges 10% after report says FDA will ban Juul vaping products from the US market
Juul's market share of the US e-cigarette market has dropped to second place, behind Reynolds Ameri…
Matthew Fox
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India becomes a global leader by regulating anti-tobacco warnings on OTT Platforms
The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday notified new rules for anti-tobacco warnings on OTT platform…
ANI
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Indian government’s budget dilemma – curb the sale of cigarettes or let the over $12 billion tobacco industry provide the much needed cash
The Indian government has proposed several changes to the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products …
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Govt raises concerns on growing tobacco crisis in India, says "we are sitting on a ticking timebomb"
Nearly 28 per cent of the adults (aged 15 years and above) are known to consume tobacco products. W…
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How an American tobacco giant is quietly investing big money in hundreds of political races across the nation
A document obtained by Insider shows that Reynolds American donated nearly $6 million to state cand…
Madison Hall,Walt Hickey
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Public health groups, doctors urge govt to hike excise duty on tobacco products in next Union Budget
"There is substantial proof that tobacco increases risk for severe Covid infection and complicatio…
PTI
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Dont' consume or spit tobacco products: ICMR
"Spitting in public places could enhance the spread of the COVID19 virus," the ICMR said. "In view…
PTI
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Highly processed foods like cookies and chips are addictive, much like tobacco, researchers argue
A new paper says highly processed foods are addictive based on the scientific criteria that's deeme…
Anna Medaris
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Canada plans to make tobacco companies print health warnings on individual cigarettes
Canada would be the first country in the world to do so. Its health ministry said it wants to make …
Bill Bostock
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Walmart is pulling cigarettes from sale in some stores, report says
As Walmart pushes deeper into healthcare, some of its tobacco shelves are making way for self-check…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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Coronavirus:28 states, UTs ban smokeless tobacco products, spitting
"The ministry of health and state health departments should promote quitting tobacco maximally thro…
PTI
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COVID-19: Jharkhand bans use of tobacco products in public places
The offence will be punishable under section 188 IPC (disobedience to an order lawfully promulgated…
PTI
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Some of the same members of Congress pushing to restrict cigarettes and vapes are quietly investing in tobacco giants
They've invested in companies such as Philip Morris International, Altria, and British American Tob…
Kimberly Leonard
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Lockdown: Tobacco products worth Rs 5.12 lakh seized, 1 held
The seizure was made near Dhaniv Baug Lake from atempo coming from Vapi in neighbouring Gujarat, a …