All Tobacco articles – Page 22
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NewsImperial and JTI slam EU tobacco directive proposals
The UK’s two biggest tobacco manufacturers are backing the campaign to stop the EU Tobacco Products Directive…
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NewsQuality improvements fuel buoyant outlook for e-cigarette market
The UK electronic cigarette market will grow from just £48m last year to £339m by the end of 2015…
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NewsBAT brings Vype e-cigarettes to the UK
British American Tobacco has become the first major tobacco manufacturer to launch an electronic cigarette in the UK.
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NewsResponsibility Deal hit by public health directors’ walk-out
The future of the government’s Responsibility Deal has been plunged into even further doubt after the Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) announced it was pulling out
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NewsQuality Foods boss Pius Sedani jailed for duty fraud
Pius Sedani, owner of ethnic food retailer Quality Foods, has been jailed for two years and four months for selling duty-a…
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NewsTobacco smuggling probe launched by government
Small shop leaders have welcomed a new government inquiry into tobacco smuggling.
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NewsIs plain packaging to be introduced 'by the back door'?
The European Parliament has moved a step closer to introducing “plain packaging by the back door”…
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Analysis & FeaturesWhere now with the booze and fags, health minister?
The Grocer talks exclusively to health minister Anna Soubry on the government’s agenda on health – and progress to date…
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NewsFWD urges police to do more to tackle tobacco theft
The FWD is calling on the police to step up their efforts to combat tobacco-related crime against wholesalers…
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ProfilesA rare ray of sunshine for cigars
With the cigar category in decline, STG is focusing on smaller formats, value for money and roll-your-own…
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NewsTobacco plain packs scheme put on hold
Tobacco groups and retailers have welcomed the government’s decision to shelve plans to force tobacco into plain packs.
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NewsBooker's tobacco sales take a knock in first quarter
Tobacco sales at Booker have been hit by illicit trade, as total group sales rose 13.6% in the first quarter.
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News10-packs, slims, menthols face EU tobacco ban
A crucial vote in Europe this month is expected to herald the biggest shakeup in the history of the tobacco market…
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NewsCutters Choice gets 'True Blend' launch from BAT
British American Tobacco is launching a no-added-flavours version of its Cutters Choice roll-your-own tobacco…
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NewsPETA ad banned for comparing eating meat to smoking
The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an ad that compared eating meat with smoking and said meat consumption increased the risk of getting heart disease and cancer.
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NewsTobacco smuggling in the spotlight as HMRC defends figures
HMRC has admitted it will struggle to meet its targets on recouping lost revenue from tobacco smuggling.
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Analysis & FeaturesDoes a big regulatory stick loom for the e-cig market?
The MHRA is pouncing but Brussels may take a different view on the fast-growing electronic cigarette market…
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NewsE-cigarettes to be regulated as medicine from 2016
Electronic cigarettes are set to be regulated as a medicine from 2016, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency said today.
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Comment & Opinion
Conservatives' tobacco smoke signals are not encouraging
Stupidly, I had begun to think that nothing politicians did would amaze me any longer…
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NewsTobacco companies welcome Queen's silence on plain packs
The omission of plain packs legislation for tobacco in this week’s Queen’s speech was welcomed by tobacco companies…