Latest Tobacco News – Page 34
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Tougher tobacco rules under debate by MPs
by gaelle walker Under-18s who attempt to buy cigarettes could soon be liable for prosecution, if a range of amendments to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill are made this week.
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Xmaslights
Cigar sales are expected to set the tobacco category on fire this Christmas so be prepared for the annual rush
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New licensing threat to tobacco retailers
Retailers who repeatedly sell cigarettes to under-18s will be banned from selling tobacco products for up to a year with the introduction of a 'negative licensing' scheme in 2008.
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Call for tobacco licences
The British Medical Association Scotland has called for a new licensing law for tobacco retailers and a ban on the sale of 10-packs of cigarettes in a bid to crack down on teen smoking.
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Tobacco packs set to shock
Gruesome images showing the dangers of smoking will be printed on all tobacco products sold in the UK by the end of 2009 under new regulations announced by health secretary Alan Johnson last week.
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Tobacco campaign unveiled
The government has announced an awareness campaign ahead of the increase in the legal selling age of tobacco products from 16 to 18 on October 1.
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MSPs back tobacco law
The new Scottish government has confirmed it will be illegal for retailers to sell tobacco to under-18s from October 2007.
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Survival tactics
What impact has the smoking ban had in the first place to try it? Amy Lanning went to Ireland to find out
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No early ads for age change
The government is going to wait until September before advertising the rise in minimum tobacco purchasing age to the public, despite warnings that the change could lead to increased intimidation of store staff.
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Doctors call for tobacco licensing scheme
Store owners may be required to hold a licence for the sale of cigarettes in the latest proposal to crack down on underage smokers.
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PFIZER CONSUMER HEALTH PRODUCTS has introduced Nicorette freshmint gum in a handy pack, targeted at smokers who wish to quit ahead of the forthcoming smoking-in-public-places ban.
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GALLAHER has announced launches in several of its leading brand ranges.
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ZIGZAG has launched a re-sealable rolling paper booklet under the JOB brand, which it has distributed since January this year.
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Retailers urge fast action on fake fags
Retailers and lobby groups have welcomed the seizure of more than 14 million counterfeit cigarettes in Coventry, but demanded that more be done to tackle the problem of illegal tobacco reaching the UK.
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Tobacco timing causes concern
Retailers are about to be hit by a wave of new legislation regarding tobacco products - but much of the important detail has yet to be confirmed by the government.
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Publicity push needed for tobacco age change
Retailers and lobby groups are urging the government to back the change in the legal age to purchase tobacco with a high- profile public awareness campaign.
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Scots set to raise smoking age limit
The Scottish Executive is expected to back proposals to raise the legal age for buying tobacco to 18, yet retailers in the country believe it won't stop underage smokers.
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GALLAHER has launched two new Hamlet pack formats for independent retailers in the run up to Christmas.