Target date in 2018 for smoke-free Scottish prisons
BBC News – Scotland The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) has said it intends to make Scotland’s prisons smoke free by next year. The date was… Read More
Jul 19, 2017
WHO report finds dramatic increase in life-saving tobacco control policies in last decade
Jul 20, 2017
Tobacco giant ordered to pay millions
Adam Gartrell, Health correspondent. The Sydney Morning Herald. Tobacco giant Philip Morris has been ordered to pay the Australian government millions of dollars in legal… Read More
Jul 10, 2017
Dutch bank bans loans to tobacco industry on health grounds
The Guardian – Agence France-Presse The Netherlands’ third-largest bank ABN Amro said Wednesday that it is ratcheting up its battle against smoking and will no… Read More
Jul 07, 2017
UK heart disease deaths fall by over 20% since indoor smoking ban
The Guardian, Denis Campbell Deaths from heart disease and strokes caused by smoking have fallen dramatically since lighting up in… Read More
Jun 26, 2017
Aviva to drop tobacco
Insurance Business – Terry Gangcuangco The tobacco sector might soon find itself huffing and puffing as another huge firm has decided to get rid of… Read More
Jun 22, 2017
Is your superannuation invested in tobacco?
Tobacco Free Portfolios – June 14 2017. Over half of Australia’s superannuation funds are currently investing in tobacco. This is despite the fact that 15,000… Read More
Jun 15, 2017
Marlboro maker accused of using branded tins to sidestep plain packaging rules (UK)
The Guardian – Rob Davies The maker of Marlboro cigarettes has been accused of trying to sidestep new UK laws… Read More
May 23, 2017
Australia wins landmark WTO tobacco packaging case – Bloomberg
By Tom Miles and Martinne Geller A landmark Australian law on restrictive tobacco packaging has been upheld at the World Trade Organization after a five-year… Read More
May 05, 2017
