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Alleged illicit tobacco money launderer granted bail

A businessman charged over a multimillion-dollar money-laundering racket linked to illicit tobacco and vape sales has been granted bail with strict conditions.

AAP

Hundreds of meetings, €8 million a year: How Big Tobacco lobbies the EU

A massive surge in tobacco industry lobbying is undercutting the European Union’s public health agenda, derailing legislative proposals, and triggering a political battles over new nicotine products.

Euronews

'Kingpin' charged in money-laundering racket bust

A months-long probe has identified more than $9 million linked to illicit tobacco and vape revenue, leading to the arrest of the operation's "kingpin".

AAP

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"Trendy Eateries May Keep a Secret Menu; the United States Code Does Not"

Some excerpts from the long opinion in R.J. Reynolds Tobacco v. FDA, written by Judge Don Willett and joined in… The post "Trendy Eateries May Keep a Secret Menu; the United States Code Does Not" appeared first on Reason.com.

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Some of Meta's safety tools were 'designed to fail': witness

OAKLAND (UNITED STATES) - A former employee testified on Wednesday that some of Meta's safety tools for Facebook and Instagram were "designed to fail," contradicting the company's defense strategy in a landmark trial in California.

Bangkok Post

Meta sued by US states for hooking and exploiting kids in pursuit of profit

Meta is on trial for intentionally seeking to addict children to its Facebook and Instagram platforms in pursuit of profit, a lawyer for California said on Tuesday, at the start of a trial that could rehsape some of the most popular apps in the world.

France 24

Can the EU stop smoking and vaping? Not quite, but it can raise taxes.

Can the EU ban smoking? Not really, but it can make it so expensive smokers think twice before lighting that cigarette.

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One Nation wants to cut the tobacco tax. Would that curb the illicit cigarette market?

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has called for a 75% cut to the tobacco tax and a freeze on any price indexation of the tax for three years. Hanson said this would make cigarettes cheaper and so undercut Australia’s growing illicit tobacco market.

The Conversation

Social media on trial as $200bn case against Facebook and Instagram begins

Twenty-nine US states are seeking huge damages, claiming Meta’s platforms were addictive by design

The Guardian - UK

Could the EU ban smoking? Commission to re-write rules for the next generation

The EU is pursuing its biggest overhaul of tobacco taxation in a decade. The proposed Tobacco Taxation Directive (TTD) raises taxes on cigarettes and introduces taxes on vapes, heated tobacco products, and nicotine pouches. After the Parliament rejected its position, Council negotiations continue.

Euronews

Major Meta trial begins as lawyers spar over witnesses, damages

Facebook-parent Meta will defend itself in a landmark social media trial that begins Tuesday in California, where attorneys have sparred over witnesses and financial penalties. Dozens of US states sued four major tobacco companies for downplaying the harmful health impacts of their products, and won a 1998 landmark settlement that…

The Economic Times

Hanson's tobacco tax cut backed as black market thrives

One Nation is pledging to slash the tobacco excise by 75 per cent, which an expert predicts could spark a crackdown on the illicit cigarette trade.

AAP

US teens are smoking and vaping less than their peers abroad

Smoking and vaping continued to decline among middle school and high school students in 2025, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s 2025 National Youth Tobacco Survey, released in July 2026. This annual, school-based survey has been tracking smoking and other nicotine product use in American youth ages 11…

The Conversation

Is the EU cracking down on Tobacco? Ask the Euronews AI chatbot

The EU is considering its biggest overhaul of tobacco taxes in over a decade through a revised Tobacco Taxation Directive (TTD). The proposal would increase minimum excise duties on cigarettes by 139 percent and introduce EU-wide minimum taxes on vapes, heated tobacco products, and nicotine pouches.

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Can the EU stop smoking by taxing cigarettes? Take our poll

The EU is proposing sharp tax increases on cigarettes and, for the first time, EU-wide minimum excise duties on vapes, heated tobacco products and nicotine pouches. This follows a review that found current tobacco laws are no longer keeping pace with the rapidly evolving nicotine market.

Euronews

Smokers know tobacco causes cancer. They’re less clear on the heart risks

A new research covering more than 240,000 smokers across 46 countries finds little progress in understanding the cardiovascular damage caused by tobacco — raising questions about whether decades of health warnings are getting through.

The Economic Times

The Grand Old Men of Dalal Street: Top stocks that survived the Raj

India Independence Day 2026: India’s oldest listed companies offer a rare window into the evolution of Indian business, markets and capitalism. From Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation, founded in 1863, to Balmer Lawrie, Bombay Dyeing, Britannia, ITC, Tata Steel, Kirloskar Brothers and Century Textiles, these vintage stocks survived colonial rule, Independence,…

Newcastle Herald

Service stations closed and contracts ripped up after illegal tobacco and vape raids

More than 100 service stations were targeted as part of Operation Shorthand.

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Medical Daily

About 69% of Tracked E-Cigarette Sales Last December Involved Products the FDA Never Authorized, New Analysis Finds

A new analysis found 69.4% of tracked e-cigarette sales involved unauthorized products. Only 39 e-cigarettes hold FDA marketing orders.

Guitar World

“I’ve tested my fair share of import guitars – this Hawk flies above the rest”: Washburn Hawk review

There’s plenty to love about this refreshed reissue of Washburn's original Hawk guitar

Medical Daily

Nearly 7 in 10 Vape Dollars Went to Products the FDA Never Authorized, and No Fruit Flavor Sold Was Authorized

An analysis of December 2025 retail data found that 69.4 percent of tracked US e-cigarette sales came from products the FDA has never authorized.

The Independent UK

Denver sues Big Tobacco demanding they help pay for cleanup of cigarette butts on city streets

‘We want to make sure that they pay their fair share of the cost that cities are bearing,’ Mayor Mike Johnston says

The Canberra Times

Servo in Phillip raided in nation-wide multiagency drive against illicit tobacco

Simultaneous raids were carried out across over 100 servos in Australia.

The Economic Times

No gutkha, no pan masala: Karnataka announces one-year ban on prohibited tobacco and nicotine products

Karnataka gutkha ban: Karnataka has announced a one-year ban on the sale and distribution of tobacco and nicotine products, including gutkha and pan masala, through a notification issued on August 10. The state's Food Safety and Drug Administration Department has launched enforcement operations across the state and asked the public…

Bangkok Post

Meta meets its own 'tobacco' moment in court

OAKLAND (UNITED STATES) - With billions of users around the world, Meta has prepared to defend itself against allegations of harming children in a new trial in the United States this week, which experts describe as social media's big tobacco moment.

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