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Universal (NYSE:UVV) said its fiscal 2026 results were pressured by a non-cash goodwill impairment in its ingredients business and higher inventory write-downs tied mainly to non-wrapper dark air-cured tobacco, even as management described the company’s core flue-cured and burley tobacco operations

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Can cigarette maker BAT’s aim to be a mainly ‘smokeless’ business pay off?

The issues facing the industry will come to the fore when the tobacco giant publishes its half year financial results on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

As WHO Pushes Restrictions, World Vape Day Calls for Harm Reduction

BRUSSELS, May 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This Sunday, the WHO marks World No Tobacco Day by calling for stricter restrictions on vapes and nicotine pouches. A day earlier, on Saturday, the world celebrates World Vape Day by highlighting how many lives this approach is costing.Liza Katsiashvili, Operations Director of…

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‘Social media should be treated like tobacco’: health experts say the internet is just as bad as smoking for under-16s as UK government edges closer to introducing ban

Social media use has been compared to smoking by medical professionals as the UK government enters the final stages of its ban consultation.

TechRadar

Labour says Reform UK ‘in chaos’ as Zia Yusuf publicly tells Jenrick he’s got party’s deportation policy wrong – as it happened

‘Robert’s answer is not Reform policy’, Yusuf said about an answer that Jenrick gave to journalists days earlier

The Guardian - UK

Social media as dangerous as smoking for children, doctors warn

They say they are seeing ‘a wave of radicalised children’ who have been exposed to hateful content

The Independent UK

Streeting likens social media to tobacco as pressure grows for under-16s ban

The Government’s consultation closes at the end of Tuesday.

Evening Standard

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Streeting urges social media ban for under-16s

The recently-resigned former health secretary joined calls for an Australia-style ban, ahead of a consultation closing.

Evening Standard

Why are people obsessed with (and stealing) Pokemon cards again?

In 1973, Japanese food company Calbee started attaching free collectable baseball player cards to its potato chip packets (and continues to do so today). It was mimicking a trend that had already taken off in tobacco markets in Japan and overseas. Baseball, Japan’s national sport, was an obvious choice for…

The Conversation

‘Like tobacco’: Wes Streeting calls for partial social media ban for under-16s

Exclusive: Former health secretary’s intervention comes as government closes consultation on age limits for platforms

The Guardian - UK

Japan's Smoking Bans Make a Lot More Sense Than America's

Owners of small restaurants and bars can decide whether to allow smoking, and customers can choose for themselves whether to patronize them.

Reason

NSW:Three charged as $3 million worth of cigarettes seized

Two men and a woman have been arrested and more than a million illegal cigarettes seized in a police operation targeting the tobacco black market.

AAP

Three charged as $3 million worth of cigarettes seized

Two men and a woman have been arrested and more than a million illegal cigarettes seized in a police operation targeting the tobacco black market.

AAP

Toxic air deadlier than tobacco

Air pollution is one of the greatest environmental threats to human health. Every day, 99% of the global population breathes in invisible microparticles from dirty air, which enter our bloodstream and cause damage to our cells and organs. This contributes to 7.9 million deaths around the world every year and…

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The Independent UK

FDA staff blindsided by org’s about-face on flavored vapes, contradicting MAHA goals

The vaping guidelines bypassed a federally mandated period for public comment and revisions

The Economic Times

ITC Q4 results: After margin surprise, all eyes now on cigarette tax impact, says Gaurang Shah

ITC Limited reported a steady March quarter. Strong operating margins were a key positive. EBITDA margins exceeded expectations. The company's diversified model cushions tobacco tax pressures. FMCG shows healthy traction. Agri and paperboards were subdued. Future quarters will show the full impact of cigarette tax hikes. Investors watch volume growth…

MarketBeat

RLX Technology Q1 Earnings Call Highlights

RLX Technology (NYSE:RLX) reported a sharp increase in first-quarter 2026 revenue, driven by international expansion, contributions from a European investment and continued stability in mainland China, executives said on the company’s earnings call. Chief Executive Officer Kate Wang said the compan

The Independent UK

MAGA runs on ZYN: Nicotine pouches become all the rage with Trump admin including the health secretary RFK Jr

Kennedy has publicly endorsed the popular product, calling it ‘probably the safest way to consume nicotine’

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'Swapsies': Senior ABF officer acted corruptly, watchdog finds

Former EL1 had a 'close' friend linked to illicit tobacco.

Newsroom.co.nz

Aussie smoking market warning for NZ over illegal supply

Comment from the University of Auckland: NZ’s more permissive and controlled regulatory approach to vaping can achieve healthier declines in cigarette smoking

The Conversation

Flavored vapes led to a major shake-up at the FDA – 3 health policy analysts explain the science behind the controversial products

The resignation of Marty Makary, commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, on May 12, 2026, brought to the forefront a heated controversy over fruit-flavored nicotine vapes.

The Guardian - AU

Police running out of room to store illegal cigarettes they’ve seized amid Australia’s booming illicit trade

Inquiry into black market hears cost of destroying vapes has also soared, with some requiring manual dismantling

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: big tobacco accused of scare tactics, how supermarkets swap discounts, and Ebola fears rise

Big tobacco stoking fears over illicit trade, experts claim; supermarket promotions in sync

AAP

'Nightmare scenario': illegal tobacco impact laid bare

Legitimate tobacco retailers say tax hikes have led to illicit sales decimating their income, with the legal market destined to be wiped out.

The Guardian - AU

Big tobacco is exploiting fears of the illicit market to unwind health gains, experts warn

Cigarettes kill 66 Australians every day, health groups say, criticising MPs who heard evidence from Philip Morris in secret

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