Indian lawmakers, health officials spar over tobacco pack warnings

Edit Reuters 08 Jan 2016
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A parliamentary panel in India reviewing whether to put larger health warnings on cigarette packets has asked the health ministry for evidence to show that such a move would cut tobacco consumption, according to documents reviewed by Reuters. ....

MPs, health officials spar over tobacco pack warnings

Edit Zeenews 08 Jan 2016
The panel, which has been criticised before by tobacco control activists for apparent conflict of interest, sent a list of 32 questions to the health ministry in October ... ....

Bill raising tobacco age to 21, smart gun bill cleared by N.J. lawmakers

Edit North Jersey 08 Jan 2016
Efforts to raise the legal age to buy tobacco and to require sales of “smart guns” are ready for final votes after lawmakers cleared them and dozens of other bills Thursday ... ....

India spars over tobacco pack warnings

Edit The Daily Telegraph Australia 08 Jan 2016
INDIA'S health ministry has been asked to explain which ingredients in tobacco cause cancer as MPs consider increasing health warnings on cigarette packs ... ....

Hawaii takes lead in making 21 minimum age for tobacco and e-cigarettes

Edit The Examiner 08 Jan 2016
Hawaii has placed this ban on all tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes (e-cigs)....

Indian health officals suggest lawmakers influenced by big tobacco when it comes to more prominent health warnings on cigarettes

Edit South China Morning Post 08 Jan 2016
A parliamentary panel in India reviewing whether to put larger health warnings on cigarette packets has asked the health ministry for evidence to show that such a move would cut tobacco consumption....

Students form human chain to spread anti-tobacco message

Edit The Times of India 08 Jan 2016
Kolhapur. Non-governmental organisation Jan Swasthya Dakshata Samiti on Thursday organised a human chain programme across the district against the use of tobacco ... As many as two lakh school students participated ... They shouted slogans against the use of tobacco and displayed placards with messages ... ....

Week on, Punjab rolls back plan to lift tobacco ban

Edit Indian Express 08 Jan 2016
No coercive action on tobacco ban, government told Gutkha banned by Delhi govt India 'gutka' chewing tobacco habit a tough nut to crackPunjab govt bans gutkha,pan masala'Don't destroy seized gutkha,pan masala' HC declines to stay ban on pan masala ... Section 7 prohibits any trade or commerce in cigarettes or any other tobacco product unless every pack ......

'Organic' tobacco lures youngsters, cases of oral cancer go up fivefold

Edit The Times of India 08 Jan 2016
Companies are hard selling gutka to youngsters by branding it as 'organic' and 'herbal' chewing tobacco ... Etailers, small shops, cigarette vendors and some times larger stores openly flout the law, not least in Chennai where a large influx of migrant workers has resulted in a boom in gutka consumption, making it a cinch for chewing tobacco manufacturers to target youngsters as well as smokers trying to kick the butt....

Teen Puffs E-Cig On Snapchat

Edit Inquisitr 08 Jan 2016
Now Jenner is creating controversy for filming herself smoking on her already infamous Snapchat account ... 7, Kylie took to Snapchat to share a video of herself smoking an unknown substance from a vaporizer or e-cigarette ... Some have remarked that she may be smoking marijuana ... While vaping is known to be healthier than traditional tobacco cigarettes, recent studies shows that inhaling these vapors can increase the risk of pneumonia....

St. Paul prohibits flavored tobacco at most stores

Edit Star Tribune 07 Jan 2016
Some store owners say limiting flavored tobacco will hurt their businesses ... ....

New Jersey may boost age for tobacco purchases to 21

Edit Business Journal 07 Jan 2016
A law that took effect New Year's Day made Hawaii the first state to boost the minimum age to buy tobacco products to 21, and New Jersey might not be far behind ... "We have 15 municipalities in New Jersey that have already raised the smoking age," said Huttle, D-Bergen. "Obviously, having every municipality… ... ....

Tobacco-Free Task Force shares results of survey on impact of Tobacco-Free Policy (Ohio University)

Edit Public Technologies 07 Jan 2016
The Tobacco-Free Task Force at Ohio University is continuing to monitor the Tobacco-Free Initiative and respond to feedback from the campus community. The Athens Campus became a tobacco-free environment in August 2015 based on the recommendation from the Ohio Board of Regents ... There were also requests for designated smoking areas to increase compliance and decrease tobacco litter....
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