Ben King Business reporter BBC Advert for heated tobacco product on display in a Sainsbury’s store in London Sainsbury’s and Morrisons are displaying adverts for tobacco products in their stores which Trading Standards says are against the law. Video screens and posters promote devices that deliver nicotine by heating tobacco rather than burning it. The … Read more
Radhakishan Damani, through his entity Derive Trading, on Wednesday offloaded a partial stake in tobacco company VST Industries through bulk deals. According to exchange data, Damani sold about 2.62 lakh shares or about 1.7% stake in the company at Rs 4,102 apiece. This takes the transaction value to Rs 107 crore. According to the latest … Read more
Andhra Pradesh has secured first position in the country for organising a series of awareness campaigns during ‘World No Tobacco Day-2023’ drive from May 31 to August 15 this year. Health and medical officials from Andhra Pradesh were lauded for creating a benchmark and becoming an inspiration for other States in their efforts towards bringing … Read more
Prof Sir Chris Whitty, the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for England, has welcomed Rishi Sunak’s plan to raise the legal age of smoking every year by a year so that eventually no-one can buy tobacco. He told the BBC: “As a doctor I’ve seen many people in hospital desperate to stop smoking because it’s something … Read more
Tobacco consumption – in the form of smoking or chewing – has been linked with multiple serious health issues. But cultivation of tobacco also happens to be the source of livelihood for thousands of farmers, particularly in Mysuru and parts of adjoining Hassan district. The flue-cured Virginia (FCV) variety of tobacco cultivated in Karnataka Light … Read more
Injurious to health: Posters bearing a warning about the harmful effects of tobacco consumption and the levy of penalty for violating anti-smoking regulations are found outside most shops in Naguvanahalli village in Karnataka In the north-eastern States of India, consumption of tobacco among men — in both smokable and chewable forms — was higher than … Read more
Kollam Excise special squad on Sunday seized banned tobacco products worth ₹5 lakh during an inspection held in Karunagapally range. A case was registered against Nizam, a 48-year-old Kulasekharapuram resident, under Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), after the team led by Circle Inspector Tony Jose recovered 15,000 packets of tobacco products from his … Read more
By Cara Murez and Robin Foster HealthDay ReportersHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, July 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will begin a comprehensive review of its food and tobacco programs amid a high-profile infant formula shortage and recent rulings on e-cigarettes. FDA Commissioner Robert Califf first announced the review on Tuesday, then … Read more
By Dr. Kalrav Mistry Nicotine makes tobacco addictive because cigarettes and other tobacco products release nicotine rapidly within the bloodstream. This makes quitting tobacco even more difficult and increases the likelihood of returning to smoking. Dopamine and serotonin, also known as “feel-good” hormones, are two neurotransmitters that are released while smoking and these hormones are … Read more
April 28, 2022 – The FDA on Thursday proposed a ban on making and selling menthol cigarettes in the United States, as well as most flavored cigars. Health care groups hailed the proposal as a critical step to keep cigarettes out of the mouths of children and Black Americans, who are particularly likely to smoke … Read more