International Updates Archive

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,

24 August 2018: The tobacco industry says it no longer tries to hook new generations of smokers. So what’s behind the legions of beautiful young people in smoking, vaping and partying posts with the same

15 August 2018: NEW YORK (AP) — If you quit smoking and gain weight, it may seem like you’re trading one set of health problems for another. But a new U.S. study finds you’re still

15 August 2018: Liquids more harmful after being vaporised but safety claims based on tests in unheated samples E-cigarette users could be putting themselves at risk of lung disease as a new study shows how the liquids they

10 August 2018: Just when cigarette smoking among adolescents is at its lowest, vaping has taken over as an alternate stealth delivery mechanism for the addictive drug nicotine. Vaping is perceived as the cool in-thing, socially

6 August 2018: A new study in the September 2018 Pediatrics found that teens exposed to tobacco smoke were at a higher risk of developing respiratory symptoms such as shortness of breath and a dry

8 August 2018: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched a campaign to crackdown on smoking in the Pacific by engaging with businesses, while accusing governments of being swayed by tobacco lobbyists. The organisation’s Western

5 August 2018: Children who try vaping because it is “cool” could inadvertently become hooked on nicotine and take up smoking, a new study has warned.  E-cigarettes enable smokers to use nicotine without many of

30 July 2018: When a San Diego-based mother posted an emergency alert on Nextdoor, a community discussion app, she hoped a Good Samaritan could help, according to court filings. Her son was hysterical after losing a