Cracking down on companies that sell pan masala and tobacco in separate pouches to circumvent the gutkha ban, the Supreme Court has made clear that it has banned the sale of all forms of chewable tobacco and nicotine, and directed authorities, including the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), to s...

Eighteen months after the launch of a global campaign to persuade money managers to black-list tobacco stocks, just one major European investor has answered the rallying cry. Others are largely sticking with an industry that remains lucrative despite tightening restrictions on smoking and a series of lawsuits in th...

Hāpai Te Hauora the voice of Tobacco Control warns New Zealanders to be prepared for a probable tobacco industry onslaught of exaggerated illicit tobacco trade claims. It is internationally recognised that wherever standardised packaging, tax increases or any other tobacco control policy that threatens tobacco indu...

The popularity of chewing snus, a smokeless tobacco powder sold either loose or in small moist pouches, is on the rise in Denmark, according to a new YouGov survey for Metroexpress. The trends is particularly widespread among male youths. Nearly one in five men aged between 18 and 29 admit they have tried snus in t...