Updates matching "Tobacco Control"

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement recently finalized by the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim countries includes language preventing the tobacco industry from using the agreement to sue those countries that implement tobacco prevention policies. This is the first time tobacco has been carved out in a trade

For the past several weeks, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been cracking down on the tobacco industry. In late August, the agency sent letters to three brands, including American Spirit, to stop using words and phrases in their advertising that would give the impression that their products are

Save Lives California For Immediate Release October 7, 2015 Contact: Mike Roth, 916-444-7170 Save Lives California Files 2016 Cigarette Tax Initiative $2 per pack tax will fund research for cures to cancer, fight teen smoking Sacramento, CA – Today, the Save Lives California coalition, joined by

American Cancer Society Releases Dean’s List for Tobacco Policy 30 percent of colleges across New York State are getting top marks in a new report from the American Cancer Society and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). The bi-annual Tobacco-Free U: Dean’s List report grades all

Howard County Council Puts Public Health First Statement of Bonita Pennino, Maryland Government Relations Director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) BALTIMORE – August 1, 2015 – The Howard County Council passed today a bill that prohibits use of e-cigarettes wherever smoking is prohibited.

In 2012, Australia passed a law requiring that all cigarettes and other tobacco products must be sold in plain packages without company branding. One year later, adult smoking fell by 15% . In countries with a prohibition on direct and indirect marketing of tobacco products, smoking was reduced