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The International Tobacco Growers Association (ITGA) held its 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Hosted by the Tobacco Growers...
The President of the Maldives, Dr Mohamed Muizzu, has announced that he will propose an amendment to the Tobacco Control Act to raise the minimum legal age for...
UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves is considering increasing the tax on vaping products in her budget as figures show that a quarter of 11 to 15-year-olds in England have used e-cigarettes, reports The...
Global vaping experts Elfbar and Lost Mary have announced the formation of an advisory board in the UK to provide strategic advice for the brands, the...
Three major tobacco companies - JTI-Macdonald Corp., Rothmans, Benson & Hedges (PMI), and Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd. (BAT) - have filed a comprehensive...
Nicotine pouches have overtaken cigarettes in youth popularity, as tobacco product use among US middle and high schoolers dropped to its lowest level in a...
British American Tobacco (BAT) will launch a version of its Velo nicotine pouches in the United States with synthetic nicotine, reports Reuters.
Smoking alternatives such as vapes from big tobacco companies, including BAT...
Tobacco for roll-your-own cigarettes, cigars and cigarillos will become more expensive in Switzerland from 1 January 2025, reports sda.
On 16 October, the...
A rise in cigarette sales this year mean millions of additional Euros in excise duties have been added to Luxembourg’s state coffers, reports the Luxembourg...
The president of the Maldives, Dr Mohamed Muizzu, has announced additional measures to curb tobacco consumption in the island nation, reports The Press.
The...
As the tobacco season gets underway in Zimbabwe, farmers are confident that the 2024/25 season will be a successful one with a harvest forecast of 300 million...
Philip Morris International (PMI) is celebrating six decades of involvement in the Swiss economy.
Over the past 60 years, PMI has become a major player in...
The European Anti-Fraud office (OLAF), in cooperation with the Irish Revenue - Tax and Customs, organised the annual OLAF Tobacco Conference from 8-10 October...
The anti-smoking association OxySuisse has accused multinationals in the tobacco industry of violating human rights and the Swiss authorities of being...
Japan Tobacco Inc. (JT) has announced that the JT Group completed the acquisition of Vector Group Ltd. (VGR) on 7 October, following a tender offer, initially...
The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has implemented a new biometric management system to prevent side marketing within the tobacco sector, reports...