International Updates Archive

18 December 2018 Susan Scutti CNN (CNN)Prompted by an unprecedented spike in the use of e-cigarettes among teens, the US surgeon general issued a call to action for parents, teachers and health professionals about the

18 December 2018 Compelo Staff Writer  Compelo In a groundbreaking step for tobacco control, the Saudi Food and Drug Authority has adopted plain packaging on tobacco products. Image: Saudi Arabia is set to implement plain

5 December 2018 Daily Sabah Turkey officially introduced plain packaging for tobacco products yesterday, the next step in its fight against smoking. Starting next year, all cigarettes will be sold in packaging without logos and

17 December 2018Jessica GlenzaThe Guardian Research shows 1.3 million more teens vaped in 2018 over last year, however cigarette smoking fell to its lowest level since 1975 A survey has found an “alarming” rise in

9 December 2018 Kelly Crowe CBC New data suggests teen smoking rates in Canada are also rising As he tallied his latest data on vaping rates among Canadian teens, University of Waterloo Prof. David Hammond

5 December 2018 Kathleen Chaykowski Forbes If Marlboro -maker Altria takes a stake in Juul, it wouldn’t be the first time the founders of a company that’s sought to bill itself as a tool for eliminating cigarettes

December 2018 Editorial The Lancet Tobacco smoking cessation represents one of the most successful public health initiatives in the world, with smoking prevalence at its lowest during the past decade according to recent WHO estimates. However,

28 November 2018 European Lung Foundation The more often adolescents say they have seen adverts for e-cigarettes, the more often they use both e-cigarettes and smoke tobacco cigarettes, according to a study published in ERJ Open

21 November 2018 Ananya Mandal, MD News Medical Life Science A team of researchers from University of Queensland have found that tobacco use is associated with an increased risk of psychotic disorders including schizophrenia. The

20 November 2018 Global News Health advocates presented on Tuesday the types of e-cigarette ads that Health Canada allows, and questioned why lifestyle ad restrictions on tobacco aren’t the same for vaping products, which are

20 November 2018 Laurent Huber and Chris Bostic The Hill The FDA recently announced its intention to ban menthol flavoring in cigarettes. Commissioner Scott Gottlieb should be commended for this initiative and those of us working in

16 November 2018 Jan Hoffman The New York Times E-cigarettes may help tobacco smokers quit. But the alluring devices can swiftly induce a nicotine habit in teenagers who never smoked. This is the tale of

15 November 2018 U.S. Food and Drugs Administration As a physician who cared for hospitalized cancer patients, I saw first-hand the devastation that smoking-related diseases had wrought on the lives of patients and their families,

15 November 2018 U.S. Food and Drugs Administration Sharp rise in e-cigarette use results in uptick in overall tobacco product use; prompts new, forceful steps by FDA to firmly confront and reverse youth epidemic Today,

9 November 2018: Sheila Kaplan New York Times In a landmark move bound to further shake the tobacco industry, the Food and Drug Administration plans to propose a ban on menthol cigarettes next week as

15 November 2018 European Respiratory Journal Abstract There is a marked increase in the development and use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) or electronic cigarettes (ECIGs). This statement covers electronic cigarettes (ECIGs), defined as

8 November 2018: By Laurie McGinley Source: Washington Post The Food and Drug Administration, alarmed by a huge increase in vaping among minors, is expected to impose severe restrictions on the sale of e-cigarette products

4 November 2018: By TCRN Staff Source: The Costa Rica News Tests Performed, at the Time, Were Not Aware of the Abnormalities A patient suffering from cystic fibrosis developed cancer shortly after receiving a lung

30 October 2018: By Carolyn Crist Source: Reuters (Reuters Health) – Health policy debates around electronic cigarettes should consider the health of the environment, too, according to an editorial in the American Journal of Public

29 October 2018: By Carly Weeks Source: The Globe and Mail The federal government is considering making Canada the first country to require individual cigarettes to carry health warning labels as part of an effort

29 October 2018: By Melissa Davey Source: The Guardian The tobacco industry is “reverting to tricks and stunts” in a bid to attract young smokers, the head of the Public Health Association of Australia has

27 October 2018: By: Carolyn Crist Source: Reuters (Reuters Health) – Very few smokers know there is sugar added to cigarettes, a new survey suggests. In addition, very few realize that added sugar increases toxins

This document relates to item POL 5 of the Agenda for the 334th Session of the ILO GB in Geneva (25 October – 8 November 2018) and corresponds to the document GB.334/POL/5 Integrated strategy to

29 October 2018: By Simon Bradley Source: Swissinfo The Geneva-based International Labour Organization (ILO) is once again facing pressure to review its relationship with the tobacco industry. This week the United Nations agency is set

23 October 2018: By Alex Matthews-King Source: Independent World’s largest tobacco firm continues to market cigarettes abroad while running quitting campaign in UK, say charities One of the world’s largest cigarette and tobacco companies has been accused of “staggering

23 October 2018: By University of Otago Source: Scienmag New research from ASPIRE2025, a University of Otago research theme, challenges tobacco companies’ claims they are working towards a smokefree world and suggests young people are

10 October 2018: By Lucas Laursen Source: Fortune Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam proposed on Wednesday banning electronic cigarettes throughout the territory, the Financial Times reports. Bloomberg, meanwhile, reports that the ban is a fait accompli. The e-cig

2 October 2018: By Hayley Dunning, Joanna Wilson Source: Phys.org A new report shows that the six trillion cigarettes produced yearly impact the environment through climate change, water and land use, and toxicity. The devastating impact of the tobacco

2 October 2018: By Ankur Banerjee, Tamara Mathias Source: Reuters (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it seized more than a thousand pages of documents from Juul Labs related to the

2 October 2018: By Erin Dirkin Source: The Guardian Adolescents who start vaping are also more likely use e-cigarettes and cigarettes more frequently, according to Rand Corporation Teens who use electronic cigarettes are more likely

1 October 2018: By Canadian Cancer Society (National Office) Source: Cision PR Newswire New international report also shows almost 120 countries and territories now require graphic picture warnings on cigarette packages TORONTO, Oct. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — An international

1 October 2018: By AFP A meeting on a global tobacco control treaty opened in Geneva Monday, with organisers scrambling to keep cigarette companies at bay, even as the industry demanded a seat at the

3 October 2018: By Tom Batchelor Source: Independent Sector’s carbon footprint is comparable to entire countries, study finds The price of a packet of cigarettes should rise to reflect the wide-ranging environmental damage caused by

13 September 2018: By Tom Miles Source: Reuter GENEVA (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia notified the World Trade Organization on Wednesday that it plans to adopt plain packaging of tobacco products, a public health measure strongly

1 October 2018: By Canadian Cancer Society (National Office) Source: Cision PR Newswire New international report also shows almost 120 countries and territories now require graphic picture warnings on cigarette packages TORONTO, Oct. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — An international

23 September 2018: By Sarah Milov Source: The Washington Post It’s time to stop them. Last week, the Food and Drug Administration described teenage e-cigarette use as an “epidemic,” echoing the firsthand observations of teachers, social media watchers

22 September 2018: By William McLennan Source: The Guardian An Observer investigation finds a synthetic cannabis substance hidden in liquid Drug producers are capitalising on the rise of vaping to sell a liquid form of “spice”

21 September 2018: By: Hary Cockburn Source: Independent But the Imperial College London study also revealed the ease with which children are still able to purchase tobacco The ban on displays of tobacco products in shops may

17 September 2018: By: Associated Press Source: New York Post A school-based survey shows nearly 1 in 11 US students have used marijuana in electronic cigarettes, heightening health concerns about the new popularity of vaping

12 September 2018: By: Anna Edney Source: Bloomberg The U.S. government signaled that it is prepared to adopt a tougher stance on electronic cigarettes in order to stem an epidemic of use by teens and

12 September 2018: By: Sheila Kaplan and Jan Hoffman Source: The New York Times WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday declared that teenage use of electronic cigarettes has reached “an epidemic proportion,” and it put

12 September 2018: By: Smitha Mundasad Source: BBC News There will be 18.1 million new cases of cancer and 9.6 million people will die with the disease this year worldwide, a report predicts. The rise, from

4 September 2018 By: Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – Over the past six years, several U.S. chain pharmacies have been caught numerous times by the Food and Drug Administration selling tobacco products to minors, a

29 August 2018: By: Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s federal health ministry called on Tuesday for stopping the sale or import of electronic cigarettes and heat-not-burn tobacco devices that companies like Philip Morris

25 August 2018: By: Alexandra Thompson Big tobacco has ‘hoodwinked’ governments worldwide and is smuggling cigarettes in ‘one of the industry’s biggest scams’, new research suggests. Leaked documents reveal the lengths cigarette manufacturers go to

22 August 2018: By: Erin Brodwin Smoking kills. No other habit has been so strongly tied to death. In addition to inhaling burned tobacco and tar, smokers breathe in toxic metals like cadmium and beryllium, as well

21 August 2018: JERUSALEM —  Israel on Tuesday outlawed the import and sale of e-cigarettes made by Silicon Valley startup Juul Labs, citing public health concerns given their nicotine content. A statement by Israel’s Health

27 August 2018: By Matt Richtel and Sheila Kaplan The e-cigarette company says it never sought teenage users, but the F.D.A. is investigating whether Juul intentionally marketed its devices to youth. SAN FRANCISCO — The leaders of a

By NATASHA BACH  August 27, 2018 Plastic straws are the target du jour of corporations, retailers, and even states and cities. Everyone from Marriott and Hyatt to Starbucks and McDonald’s are implementing their own plastic straw bans. But according to a new report from NBC News,