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Reynolds gets reprieve on two menthol Vuse products

Winston-Salem Journal 24 Mar 2023

The FDA determined that Reynolds’ applications “lacked sufficient evidence to demonstrate that permitting the marketing of the products would be appropriate for the protection of the public health, which is the applicable standard legally required by the 2009 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act .”.

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Reynolds Vapor gains temporary stay from FDA ruling banning menthol e-cigarettes

News & Record 22 Mar 2023

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More Vuse e-cigarette menthol styles draw ban from FDA

Winston-Salem Journal 20 Mar 2023

The FDA determined that Reynolds' applications "lacked sufficient evidence to demonstrate that permitting the marketing of the products would be appropriate for the protection of the public health, which is the applicable standard legally required by the 2009 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act .".

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Tighter import bans on e-cigarettes expected in bid to tackle ‘explosion in illegal vaping’

The Observer 20 Mar 2023

“Australian governments need to act now to enforce existing laws and clamp down on illegal non-prescription ... She said the “overwhelming majority of Australians, 89%”, do not smoke and that e-cigarettes are “not safe and threaten Australia’s hard-fought tobacco control successes”.

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Samtse NC candidates pledge economic growth through tourism

Kuensel 20 Mar 2023

Kumar Ghalley said that the amendment of the Tobacco Control Act was a good measure to ensure public safety during the pandemic. “The risk at the border was high due to illegal tobacco business as well as the price hike.”.

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Bad habits: How the government can help you quit smoking — but isn’t

Business Day 17 Mar 2023

At the moment, the country’s policy to get people to stop lighting up a cigarette rests on raising a sin tax on tobacco products and implementing anti-smoking laws such as the Tobacco Products Control Act, which bans shops from selling smokes to under-18s and outlaws sponsorships and advertisements by tobacco companies.

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FDA Denies Marketing of Two Vuse Solo Menthol E-Cigarette Products

Victoria Advocate 17 Mar 2023

After reviewing the company's PMTAs, the FDA determined that the applications lacked sufficient evidence to demonstrate that permitting the marketing of the products would be appropriate for the protection of the public health, which is the applicable standard legally required by the 2009 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.

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FDA Authorizes Copenhagen Classic Snuff to be Marketed as a Modified Risk Tobacco Product

Longview News-Journal 16 Mar 2023

The MRTP process outlined in the 2009 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act allows companies to submit applications for the FDA to evaluate whether a tobacco product may be sold or distributed for use to reduce harm or the risk of tobacco-related disease.

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Indiana county sheriffs can ignore local smoking bans inside jail, court rules

Longview News-Journal 10 Mar 2023

The unanimous ruling declares county commissioners do not have control over the acts of a sheriff when it comes to the sheriff taking reasonable precautions to protect the life, safety and health of an inmate in the county jail ... According to the sheriff's office, tobacco use is not permitted at the Lake County Jail.

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US Supreme Court declines to hear Reynolds' appeal of flavored-tobacco ban in Los Angeles County

News & Record 28 Feb 2023

Reynolds Tobacco Co ... County ban by saying state and local laws are preempted by the federal Tobacco Control Act ... Matt Myers, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, said that “no court has struck down a state or local restriction on the sale of flavored tobacco products as preempted by the Tobacco Control Act.” ... tobacco volume.

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Victory for Public Health: U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Tobacco Industry's Challenge to Los ...

Victoria Advocate 27 Feb 2023

This decision is a rejection of Reynolds' argument that the Los Angeles County law and similar state and local laws are preempted by the federal Tobacco Control Act. In fact, the Tobacco Control Act includes explicit language preserving the authority of states and localities to regulate the sale of tobacco products within their borders.

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SA needs to stamp out illicit tobacco market before passing new laws, says Batsa

Independent online (SA) 27 Feb 2023

The Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill was tabled before Parliament in December 2022, starting the process of getting proposed changes for smokers and the tobacco industry into law ... “Our view is that currently you do have a Tobacco Control Act that is not being properly enforced.

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Legislators must support Hochul's tobacco proposals

The Buffalo News 22 Feb 2023

These critical tobacco control policies would solidify New York's leadership in ensuring a tobacco-free generation ... Hochul, tobacco control advocates, and health partners across New York have long recognized the need to act boldly in the face of repeated targeting of youth and communities of color by the tobacco industry.

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Mamora: A Patriot and Humanist At 70

This Day 16 Feb 2023

TRIBUTE. By Habib Arunai. Dr ... It was always a delight anytime we were at the gallery watching him preside over the plenary sessions ... In a mid-term evaluation of Senators in May 2009, ThisDay newspaper noted that Mamora had sponsored bills on Tenure of Office, Surgeon-General of Nigeria and repeal and amendment of the Tobacco Control Act ... .

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Letter: Legislators must support Hochul’s tobacco proposals

The Buffalo News 15 Feb 2023

These critical tobacco control policies would solidify New York’s leadership in ensuring a tobacco-free generation ... Hochul, tobacco control advocates, and health partners across New York have long recognized the need to act boldly in the face of repeated targeting of youth and communities of color by the tobacco industry.