Tobacco – Page 18
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Tobacco proposals meet opposition
Retailers and manufacturers have vowed to keep fighting proposals to ban the display of tobacco in stores, after the government published its new Health Bill this week. Details of how retailers would be required to screen tobacco displays...
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Retailer response delays tobacco legislation
The government has delayed the proposed introduction of a £80 fine for shop staff who sell cigarettes to under-18s after pressure from retail trade associations.
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Stealth tobacco penalty angers retailers
The ACS has criticised the government for the fast-track introduction a new penalty for retailers who sell tobacco to under-18s.
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Alan Johnson's pack of 10
Health Secretary Alan Johnson is aiming to push through a ban on tobacco displays without any real evidence to support it. Here are 10 points he needs to address first
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"Joke" tobacco consultation slammed
The government’s consultation on tobacco control has come under renewed attack after it emerged that the majority of responses came from taxpayer-funded health bodies.
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stocklines - Golden Virginia
IMPERIAL TOBACCO has launched limited-edition and pricemarked packs for its Golden Virginia tobacco.
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stocklines - Silk Cut menthol
GALLAHER is extending its Silk Cut range with a new menthol variant.
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Tobacco smuggling strategy is found wanting
A revised strategy on tobacco smuggling by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) still does not go far enough towards tackling the problem, retailers and manufacturers have warned.
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C-stores unite to condemn display ban ‘gimmick’
Retailers, trade bodies, and manufacturers have reacted angrily to the news that the government intends to push through a ban on the display of tobacco products, despite extensive opposition and scant evidence that the move would reduce youth smoking.
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Five years to comply with display ban
Convenience retailers have until 2013 to meet the requirements of a ban on the display of tobacco products, introduced part of a government crackdown on youth smoking.
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PM backs ban as tobacco sanction
The government has given its strongest hint yet that it is planning to introduce a 'negative licensing' scheme for tobacco retailers in the New Year.
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stocklines - Silk Cut Squares
GALLAHER has launched a new Silk Cut Squares campaign for the run up to Christmas.
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Shoppers urged to join fight
Retailers are to be armed with new material to raise awareness of the proposed tobacco display ban among their customers
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Icelandic display ban has no effect
Evidence from Iceland suggests that a ban on the display of tobacco products would have little or no effect on the incidence of underage smoking.
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From all sides: Three interested parties give their reaction to the government’s tobacco ideas
Three interested parties give their reaction to the government’s ideas
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Tobacco warnings
Pictorial health warnings are now appearing on all tobacco products manufactured for the UK market. Retailers have until September 30, 2009 to sell through cigarettes with the existing textual warnings on the packs. They have an extra year to sell...
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GPs have their say
Retailers should hand over the profits they make from tobacco sales to fund tobacco control projects and reduce smoking rates, doctors have said. The proposal is one of several measures outlined in a new report by the British Medical Association,...
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Last chance to save displays
Convenience Store today urges all retailers to make their voice heard in the debate on the way tobacco products are sold in this country.
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Youths kick the habit
Smoking among school children has fallen to its lowest level for 25 years, a study from the NHS Information Centre has revealed.