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Tobacco Town Thrives As China Struggles To Kick The Habit

Visitors mill around a bright red hilltop pagoda in southwestern China, gazing down at a sprawling cigarette factory whose deadly output has put an otherwise unremarkable city on the map.

International Business Times

Crackdown on snus-style nicotine pouches in ‘smokefree generation’ law

The pouches are designed to be placed between the user’s lips and gum, where they release nicotine

The Independent UK

Snus-style pouches will be included in ‘smokefree generation’ law, says minister

The pouches are placed between the user’s lips and gum to release nicotine.

Evening Standard

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Do Wall Street Analysts Like Altria Group Stock?

Altria Group has outperformed the broader market over the past year, but analysts are cautious about the stock’s prospects.

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'Flood' of illicit vapes from China are now dominating the e-vape market, warns Altria

Altria is seeing a great deal of activity in the e-vapor market, but warned regulated products are being undercut by illicit imports.

Fortune

Coalition plan to make vapes more widely available ‘exactly what big tobacco wants’, health experts warn

A Dutton government would allow vapes to be legally sold in retail stores rather than restricted to pharmacies in bid to raise $3.6bn in tax revenue

The Guardian - AU

As heated tobacco products reenter the US market, evidence on their safety remains sparse – new study

Heated tobacco products are often marketed by tobacco companies as less harmful than cigarettes, but they can pose health risks to users, according to a new review I co-authored in the journal Tobacco Control. Evidence on their health risks in people who smoke is limited, sometimes contradictory, and hard to…

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Americans take one step forward, one step back for cancer prevention

First, the good news: Only 11% of Americans smoke cigarettes. But there's bad news, too.

Fortune

‘Sword of Damocles’ driving vape changes, says Cancer Research chairman

Lord Stevens of Birmingham warned that there is ‘no health benefit’ if vape users become hooked on nicotine, when they have not previously smoked.

Evening Standard

Philip Morris shrugs off economic volatility as Zyn shipments reach new heights—skyrocketing more than 50% year over year

The tobacco giant raised profit guidance for the year, betting on the booming sales of the nicotine pouches.

Fortune

Gen Zyn: Nicotine Pouches Help Curb Youth Smoking Rates

As young adults swap cigarettes and vapes for oral nicotine products, policymakers should recognize this shift as harm reduction instead of cracking down on personal choice.

Reason

Tobacco shops raided as police hit warring crime gangs

Millions of dollars in illegal tobacco has been seized in raids on shops allegedly linked to organised crime gangs fighting to control the black market.

AAP

All Vapes Are Flavored Vapes, Some Just Have Cigarette Flavors

A plea for more accurate descriptions of non-combustible nicotine products.

Reason

Tobacco war could put pressure on emergency departments

Violence linked to the illegal tobacco trade could lead to serious injuries and more work for busy emergency departments, doctors warn.

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The Guardian - UK

Penny Mordaunt takes job advising one of world’s largest tobacco firms

Former Tory leadership contender, who abstained on smoking ban vote last year, will work for British American Tobacco on ‘harm reduction’

Roll Call

In Sweden, a focus on smokeless tobacco - Roll Call

Both the U.S. and Sweden aim to be "smokeless" within 10 years. In Sweden, that transition is happening thanks to smokeless tobacco products.

The Independent UK

Kash Patel replaced as interim head of the ATF by the Secretary of the Army

Patel was replaced following a report that he has been a ‘largely absent leader’ at Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco and Explosives. Trump hasn’t yet nominated anyone to permanently lead the agency

Marie Claire

17 Celebrity-Favorite Perfumes to Shop at the Sephora Savings Event

Sephora's Savings Event is full of celebrity-favorite perfumes at up to 20 percent off.

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The Conversation

Australia’s innovative new policies are designed to cut smoking rates – here are 6 ideas NZ could borrow

At the start of this month, when denicotinisation would have been due to come into effect in Aotearoa New Zealand (had the government not repealed smokefree laws), Australia introduced innovative smokefree policies to change the look, ingredients and packaging of tobacco products.

Reason

The Supreme Court Blesses the FDA's Rejection of Flavored Nicotine Vapes

The justices unanimously overturned a 5th Circuit decision that deemed the agency's treatment of e-liquids "arbitrary and capricious."

The Times of India

Cardiologists have announced THIS vegetable as #1 for heart health

Well, no one would be surprised to find that vegetables are one of the most recommended objects of consumption for good heart health. According to a World Health Organization (WHO) report, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death globally, with an estimated 17.9 million deaths each year. Most…

Euronews

Paris Metro bans David Hockney exhibition poster due to artist’s cigarette

Promotional material for the upcoming David Hockney exhibition in Paris has been banned because the artist is seen with a cigarette. Hockney described the situation as “complete madness”.

AAP

Clue in hunt for 'lowlife' arsonists over deadly attack

A tip-off to police and a new image of a person of interest could help investigators find those responsible for a firebombing that killed an innocent woman.

Reason

White Lion Reverses Fifth Circuit Again By Narrowly Reading Record And Question Presented

It is very easy to reverse a court when you exclude virtually every argument from consideration.

The Guardian - US

US health agency layoffs gut mine safety, infertility and smoking programs

Thousands lost jobs as sweeping cuts reshape public health, leaving experts and lawmakers scrambling

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