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New analysis casts doubt on results of tobacco industry studies into safety of cigarette additives
New analysis casts doubt on results of tobacco industry studies into safety of cigarette additives
Dec 20, 2011
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BAT challenges Australia cigarette packaging law
British American Tobacco on Thursday launched a High Court challenge against a law that will require plain packaging on cigarettes in Australia, claiming it infringes intellectual property rights.
Dec 1, 2011
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Big Tobacco must be 'held accountable': Michael Bloomberg
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who made his fortune selling financial data, has given more than a billion dollars since 2007 to curb global tobacco use, which claims nearly seven million lives every year.
Mar 5, 2018
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Philip Morris wins small victory in Thailand
Tobacco giant Philip Morris has won a temporary victory in its fight to keep larger health warnings off cigarettes for sale in Thailand.
Aug 27, 2013
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'Heat not burn' smokeless tobacco product may not be as harm free as claimed
iQOS, one of the first 'heat not burn' smokeless tobacco products marketed as a safer alternative to conventional cigarettes, may not be as harm free as its manufacturer claims, suggests research published online in the journal ...
Mar 13, 2018
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3 US tobacco companies to settle 400 smoking lawsuits
Three major US tobacco companies—Philip Morris, RJ Reynolds and Lorillard—have agreed to pay $100 million to settle more than 400 lawsuits claiming that smoking damaged people's health.
Feb 25, 2015
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Investigation lifts lid on big tobacco's campaigning methods
New research by academics at the University of Bath reveals the scale of lobbying against the introduction of plain packaging of cigarettes by bodies with links to the tobacco industry, and shows how low levels of transparency ...
Oct 11, 2016
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Health organizations: FDA puts public at risk by allowing Philip Morris 'heated cigarette'
Setting a dangerous precedent that puts kids and public health at risk, today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the marketing of Philip Morris' IQOS heated cigarette as a "modified risk tobacco product" despite ...
Jul 8, 2020
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US panel rejects marketing plan for heated tobacco device
Government advisers dealt a blow Thursday to Philip Morris International's hopes to sell its heat-not-burn device in the United States as a less-harmful alternative to cigarettes.
Jan 25, 2018
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French activists accuse big tobacco of test cheating
French anti-smoking campaigners launched a legal case Friday against international tobacco giants claiming their cigarette filters have helped them falsely report the level of tar and nicotine in their products.
Feb 9, 2018
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