22nd Century Group Inc. said Wednesday it has commenced retail production of the first cartons of the very-low-nicotine branded VLN King and VLN Menthol King cigarettes.
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“Impossible to ignore snus” said Swedish MEP Sara Skyttedal, who remains critical of the EC's continued unwillingness to recognise the potential of snus and other safer nicotine alternative products, to reduce tobacco-related mortality rates. Last January, Skyttedal formally submitted parliamentary questions concerning snus to the European Commissioner (EC) for Health and Food Safety, Stella Kyriakides. The questions came ahead of the February release of the EU’s Beating Cancer Plan, which many experts (...)
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Passengers onboard a flight are not allowed to vape on any airline in the UK.
Both EasyJet and Ryanair allow passengers to carry their vapes in their hand luggage but have a strict no smoking policy that applies to vaping.
E-cigarettes must not be checked in either.
Ryanair even reserves the right to refuse passengers on board a flight if "you have smoked, or attempted to smoke, on a previous flight".
If you are caught vaping on a flight then you could face heavy fines or being banned from the airline.
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The truth is that smoking impacts more than just your lung health. It can increase your risk for heart disease and stroke, high cholesterol, and other heart health issues. In fact, people who smoke are two to four times more likely to develop heart disease than people who don’t, according to the American Heart Association. And your risk for stroke doubles if you smoke cigarettes.
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The cigarettes are being produced at its Mocksville facility, where it has a workforce of 56 employees.
The Buffalo-based manufacturer announced Jan. 18 it plans to launch in March the advertising and distribution of its very-low-nicotine traditional cigarettes in the first major metropolitan market.
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Lately, proponents of THR have increased their advocacy for its adoption across Africa arguing for its efficacy by explaining the science behind the concept and citing successes recorded in countries that have accepted the ideology of Tobacco Harm Reduction. Notably, THR advocates also agree that quitting remains the best option and regularly underscore this fact. But they have chosen a pragmatic approach with the understanding that quitting and switching will both achieve the objective of reducing smoking rates. Science and evidence from more advanced economies supports the position of THR advocates that (...)
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The House of Representatives has ratified the bicameral conference report on the bill regulating the manufacture, use, and sale of vape products.
It was also ratified by the Senate on Tuesday and will now be forwarded to President Rodrigo Duterte for his signature.
The measure lowers the age of those allowed to purchase and use vape and e-cigarettes from 21 to 18.
Speaking to CNN Philippines' The Final Word, Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) president Dr. Maricar Blanco-Limpin said this provision is one of their main concerns as it makes the products more accessible to many.
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The approval for boxes of snus to have a health warning labeling the side effects of using snus whilst pregnant has been granted. Ingvild Kjerkol (AP), the Minister for Health and Care Services, was happy about the approval. Talking to NTB, Kjerkol said that “…we have had a negative development with many young women starting with snus, and several of these are unable to stop when they become pregnant. It is important that they learn that snus use during pregnancy can increase the risk of birth defects and stillbirth.”
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The market-share gap between the top-selling U.S. electronic cigarettes remained at a status-quo stage with top-selling Juul holding about a 4.8-percentage point gap over R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co.’s Vuse. The latest Nielsen analysis of convenience store data, covering the four-week period ending Jan. 15, determined Juul was at 38.1% market share and Vuse at 33.3%. [...] E-cigarette sales overall have slumped since February 2020, when the Food and Drug Administration implemented its latest round of heightened regulations on the products.
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Kuala Lumpur - The Ministry of Health (MOH) today clarified that its proposed smoking ban for everyone born after 2005 does not only cover cigarettes and tobacco products, but also vape, e-cigarettes, and heated tobacco products. “Tobacco products, smoking substances, substitute tobacco products, and smoking devices,” the MOH official told CodeBlue. Nicotine-containing vape and e-cigarette liquids sold in Malaysia have different nicotine levels, up to (...)
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The intention to tax vapes and e-cigarettes as announced by the finance minister during the tabling of Budget 2022, and the revelation by the health minister that the government would be tabling a Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill regulating all tobacco-related products including electronic cigarettes and vaping devices, are both seen with welcome relief and alarm.
Such legislation will certainly ensure consistency and harmonisation of the government’s policy positions and decisions about tobacco control and its management. It is also expected to clear up confusion or misunderstanding regarding tobacco devices that don’t fit into current legal definitions.
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On January 27, a group of tobacco control experts published a letter in the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH), urging the public health community to move away from categorizing scientists as either “opponents” or “supporters” of e-cigarettes. The co-authors (...) write that the terminology “highlights division rather than the many areas in which there is agreement.” Meaning, they go on, that most scientists would agree both that e-cigarettes have a place for adult smokers looking to switch and that youth should not experiment with nicotine.
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Michael Bloomberg, the philanthropist and former New York City mayor, made a fortune estimated at $70 billion by selling data, so it’s no wonder that he loves to talk about data and its value.
His foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, which says it is “using data to save lives” makes grants to cities to deploy data and evidence. Bloomberg said during his presidential campaign that “data is more important than ever in the era of fake news and alternative facts.” He tweeted: “In God we trust. Everyone else: bring data.” He tweeted, again: “Let science, and good data, and good evidence guide your policy.”
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New research in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science shows that doing something positive for public health can be costly. The researchers say that banning tobacco products means retailers may see as much as a 4% decline in gross sales.
"Our results highlight the role of tobacco as a traffic driver to brick-and-mortar stores and demonstrate the unintended microeconomic consequence of tobacco bans. These sales losses occur regardless of whether the ban is voluntary or not."
Pradeep Chintagunta, University of Chicago
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration last month authorized the marketing of two combusted, filtered cigarettes as modified risk tobacco products. The products, 22nd Century Group Inc.’s “VLN (Very Low Nicotine) King” and “VLN Menthol King,” which produce all of the smoke and thousands of toxins of traditional cigarettes but practically none of the nicotine, are the first combustibles to be awarded MRTP status. Many tobacco research and policy experts question how VLN cigarettes met the FDA’s tough MRTP standard, which requires products to “significantly reduce harm and the risk of tobacco-related disease to individual tobacco users [...]
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The health hazards associated with cigarette smoking are well known. These include lung disease, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. [...] Studies have been investigating whether e-cigarettes can help people who smoke to quit traditional cigarettes. Most of these studies have focused on smokers who were already planning to quit. But those with no plans to quit smoking tend to smoke more cigarettes per day and often have the highest risk for poor health outcomes from smoking.
A team of researchers led by Drs. Karin Kasza and Andrew Hyland [...] has been examining data collected between 2014 and 2019 in the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study.
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Asurvey published by Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) and Cancer Research UK on January 24 revealed how local governments in England managed to improve their smoking cessation services in 2021, despite significant funding issues.
The report, “Reaching Out,” documented how local councils adapted to coronavirus protocols, offering face-to-face sessions remotely and finding novel ways to reach the most vulnerable smokers, like engaging homeless populations brought into hotels during the pandemic.
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Smoking remains a leading cause of preventable disease and premature death in Scotland, and this joint campaign between Scotland’s three largest health boards focuses on the harms smoking can cause and the free NHS stop smoking services available to support residents who are ready to stub out the addiction.
The campaign features NHS respiratory consultant, Dr Colin Church, emphasising it’s never too late to see the benefits that come from quitting smoking. Dr Colin Church, NHS respiratory consultant and face of the campaign, said: "Stopping smoking is one of the most important things that you can do to keep yourself healthy [...]
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California could see fewer cigarette butts and vape pods on the streets under a measure introduced Tuesday.
Assembly Bill 1690 would ban single-use cigarette filters, e-cigarettes and vape products in the state with the aim of benefiting the environment and public health.
“For more than half a century, tobacco filters have caused a public and environmental health crisis that found renewed vigor in recent years as the tobacco industry began to sell electronic vape products,” Assemblymember Luz Rivas (D-North Hollywood), who introduced the bill, said in a news release Tuesday.
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The government plans to outlaw smoking for the next generation by prohibiting the sale of cigarettes and tobacco products to people born after 2005.
Speaking at the 150th session of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) executive board meeting in Geneva yesterday, health minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the country hopes to pass legislation this year which would bring about a “generation endgame to smoking”. “This is by making it illegal for the sale of tobacco and other smoking products to anyone born after 2005,” he said.
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Hawaii’s tobacco report card is out – and the state got mixed grades.
Hawaii got an A for keeping public spaces free of smoke but earned an F for failing to prevent access to flavored tobacco products such as menthol cigarettes and fruity-flavored electronic cigarettes, according to a report by the American Lung Association.
While cigarette smoking has fallen to record lows in recent years due to a raft of tobacco control laws and gruesome yet effective public information campaigns, advocates and officials warn Hawaii and the nation remain in the grips of a “vaping epidemic” among high school students and young adults.