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Washington (AFP) - President Joe Biden's government on Friday said it was taking more time to consider a ban on menthol cigarettes, amid fears it could alienate Black voters in a tough election year. The Food and Drug Administration began working on a proposal that classifies menthol as a flavor -- and thus lead to its prohibition -- in 2021, and the rule was supposed to have been finalized last year. Health secretary Xavier Becerra said in a statement the matter "has garnered historic attention and the public comment period has yielded an immense amount of feedback, including from various e...
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“I would like to say to the tobacco industry, guys, you have no future,” Belgian Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke told delegates at the high-level conference on the future of the Health Union in Brusssels (26-27 March). The need to reduce the consumption of alcohol and tobacco was one of the main topics discussed during the events as it was also one of the goals of Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan presented by the European Commission in 2021. One of the four pillars of this plan was prevention, aiming to ensure that fewer than five per cent of the population consumes tobacco by 2040. “We must e...
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Washington (AFP) - E-cigarette sales in the United States spiked between 2020 and 2022, especially among flavors that appeal to youth users, according to a study from health authorities released Thursday. Overall e-cigarette monthly unit sales went up nearly 47 percent from the start of 2020 to the end of 2022, a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found. In January 2020, right before the Covid-19 pandemic reached the United States, 15.5 million e-cigarettes were sold, while 22.7 million units were sold in December 2022, the study said. The hike was especially prono...
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Washington (AFP) - British American Tobacco has agreed to pay more than $600 million to settle charges it sold cigarette materials to North Korea for years in violation of US sanctions, the US Justice Department announced Tuesday. In the most severe action ever taken by US authorities against a company for breaking North Korea sanctions, BAT's Singapore subsidiary also agreed to plead guilty to felony charges of bank fraud and sanctions-breaking. The Justice Department said that over 2007-2017, BAT operated a web of front and shell companies to supply North Korea cigarette makers. The company ...
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New York (AFP) - Juul agreed to pay $462 million to six states and the District of Columbia to settle charges that it violated numerous laws in marketing tobacco products to youth, prosecutors said Wednesday. The agreement, announced by prosecutors from New York, California and four other states, follows an earlier $438.5 million Juul settlement with 34 different US states and marks the latest black mark on the e-cigarette company. "Juul lit a nationwide public health crisis by putting addictive products in the hands of minors and convincing them that it's harmless -- today they are paying the...
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New York (AFP) - Juul Labs will pay $438.5 million to settle a probe by 34 US states that found the vaping company marketed to underage smokers, state officials announced Tuesday. Under the agreement, which is still being finalized, Juul would provide payments over the next 6-10 years to individual US states and pledge to not employ cartoons in ads or otherwise market to younger consumers. The probe was led two years ago by state officials in Connecticut, Oregon and Texas and joined by other states. The investigation "revealed that Juul wilfully engaged in an advertising campaign that appealed...
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New York (AFP) - Juul Labs will pay $438.5 million to settle a probe by 34 US states that found the vaping company marketed to underage smokers, state officials announced Tuesday. Under the agreement, which is still being finalized, Juul would provide payments over the next 6-10 years to individual US states and pledge to not employ cartoons in ads or otherwise market to younger consumers. The probe was launched two years ago by state officials in Connecticut, Oregon and Texas. The investigation "revealed that Juul wilfully engaged in an advertising campaign that appealed to youth, even though...
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New York (AFP) - US health authorities are expected to order Juul Labs to stop selling e-cigarettes in the world's biggest economy, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The announcement, which could come as early as Wednesday, follows a two-year review of data presented in connection with Juul's application to sell tobacco- and menthol-flavored products in the United States, said the newspaper, which cited anonymous sources. Juul did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The FDA also did not respond to a query. Juul has come under fire over its marketing of fruit and candy ...
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Washington (AFP) - President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday announced it would develop a new policy requiring cigarette producers to reduce nicotine to non-addictive levels -- a move that would deal a powerful blow to the tobacco industry. If successful in its aims, the new US standard could save millions of lives by the end of the century, and shape a future where cigarettes are no longer responsible for addiction and debilitating disease. The initiative requires the Food and Drug Administration to develop and then publish a rule, which will likely be contested by industry. "Nicotine i...
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Washington (AFP) - President Joe Biden's administration is set to announce a new policy requiring cigarette producers to reduce nicotine to non-addictive levels, US media reported Tuesday -- a move that would deal a powerful blow to the tobacco industry. If successful, the policy could save millions of lives by the end of the century, and shape a future where cigarettes are no longer responsible for addiction and debilitating disease. The initiative could be announced as soon as Tuesday, the Washington Post said, quoting a person familiar with the matter. It would require the Food and Drug Ad...
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