European Parliament Gives Vote of Confidence to Electronic Cigarettes

There were mixed reactions to the European Parliament's handling of the commission's proposed new Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), which was voted on yesterday, but the electronic cigarette industr...

• Europe Comes down Hard on Smokers
• Europe: Larger Warnings, Flavours Banned, E-cigarettes Regulated
• European Union Starts New Graft Inquiry Into Tobacco Regulator
• EU: Greens Question Reason for Postponement of Tobacco Vote
• EU: WHO Chief Lashes Out at Tobacco Giant
• EU: TPD Panels—More Than a Matter of Taste

US: FDA Discusses Banning Online Sales of E-Cigarettes

The Food and Drug Administration is considering a ban on online sales of electronic cigarettes, as part of a package of regulations the agency is readying for the increasingly popular devices, peopl...

• US: FDA Struggles To Regulate The Thriving Flavored Cigar Market
• US: FDA Warns on Mislabelling Tobacco
• US: FDA Considers Tightening Rules on Menthol Cigarettes
• US: FDA Faces Important Decisions on Regulation of E-cigarettes
• US: FDA Plans to Issue Proposed Regulations on Other Tobacco Products by October 2013
• US: Lorillard Gets FDA Approval for New Cigarettes

UK: ''No Excuse'' to Delay Plain Cigarette Packs after New Study, Say Campaigners

There is "no excuse" for Britain not to bring in plain packaging for cigarettes, campaigners have said, after a study found that plain packs made smokers more likely to want to quit. Ministers last...

• UK: David Cameron Urged to Probe Claim that Aide Had £6m Tobacco Deal
• UK: David Cameron Forced to Deny Reports Australian Strategist Influenced Cigarette Policy Move
• UK: David Cameron Tries to Stub out Labour Attack over Cigarette Packaging
• Tobacco Firm Argued against Plain Packaging in Meeting with UK Government
• Tobacco Lobbying Row Prompts Cameron to Rush out New UK Law
• British Government Backs off Tobacco Plain Packaging Laws

US: Tobacco Industry Looks to Ecigarettes for Growth

Demand for electronic cigarettes is booming – and big tobacco companies are hoping to get a piece of the fast growing $1bn market. In the US, the three largest manufacturers, which control 85 per ...

• US: Big Tobacco back on TV With E-Cigarette Ads
• Philip Morris Embraces E-Cigarettes
• Zimbabwe: E-Cigarette Launched
• US: Big Tobacco is About to Dive Into E-Cigarettes
• UK: BAT Smokes Out E-Cigarette Rivals
• US: Gilla Inc. Engages E-Cigarette Contract Manufacturer

Media is to Give Something Useful and Valuable to the Wise People, and Not the Ignorant, on This World No Tobacco Day

The World No Tobacco Day is commemorated on May 31st, every year. The theme decided by the World Health Organization (WHO) this year is: "Ban tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship", which i...

• Singapore: Retailers to Suspend Cigarette Sales on Friday to Mark World No Tobacco Day
• Uae: Dubai Retail Outlets Sign up for No Tobacco Day
• Nigeria: Anti-tobacco Activists Advocate Smoke-free Day
• Jamaica: World No Tobacco Day Friday to Focus on Banning Advertising
• Namibia: No Tobacco Day Moves to Keetmans
• India: World No Tobacco Day 2013: Are you being Manipulated?