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| Company Cuts Cancer-Causing Agent in Cigarettes |
MIAMI (Reuters) - Vector Group Ltd. on Tuesday said its tobacco unit plans to sell new cigarettes this year that have reduced a cancer-causing agent in the smoke to below carcinogenic levels. |
02/13/01 |
| Nationwide Labeling Rules for Cigar Packaging and Ads Take Effect Today |
As specified in the terms of agreements reached with the Federal Trade Commission last June, effective today, the seven largest U.S. cigar companies must include warnings in both their advertising and packaging about the significant adverse health risks a |
02/13/01 |
| Legislators set to look again at tobacco plan |
Voters passed a tobacco settlement spending plan in November, but House Speaker Shane Broadway, D-Bryant, said legislators may tinker with it in the current legislative session. |
02/12/01 |
| Investing in Tobacco Control: A Guide for State Decision-Makers |
On Thursday, February 15, 2001 from 1:00 - 3:00 PM ET the
CDC's Office on Smoking and Health will host "Investing in
Tobacco Control: A Guide for State Decision-Makers", a live
interactive satellite broadcast at several hundred locations
across the co |
02/12/01 |
| Diversification boosts Philip Morris despite looming tobacco liability |
NEW YORK - Although its U.S. tobacco unit was tagged with an eye-popping damage award on behalf of Florida smokers last summer, Philip Morris Cos. Inc.'s stock has been an unlikely top performer in the past 12 months. |
02/11/01 |
| FDA May Get Tobacco Regulation Authority |
WASHINGTON (Reuters Health) - Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have introduced new legislation that would give the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the legal authority to regulate tobacco products. |
02/09/01 |
| Panel OKs amending tobacco settlement spending plan |
State Rep. Jim Lendall, D-Mabelvale, expressed confidence Thursday that his bill to amend a voter-approved plan for spending the state's tobacco settlement funds will get the needed two-thirds majority in the House. |
02/09/01 |
| Senator wants penalties against minor smokers |
State laws on minors and tobacco products are filled with inconsistencies, Sen. Kermit Brashear pointed out during a public hearing on a tobacco-related measure. |
02/09/01 |
| Elementary kids raise voices against tobacco |
SALT LAKE CITY -- The 40-foot-long "Tobacco Wall of Truth" was the centerpiece Thursday of Public Health Day displays in the Capitol Building rotunda. The exhibits urge legislators to spend more time considering public health issues. |
02/09/01 |
| Russian Ad Bill Passes |
MOSCOW (AP) - Russian lawmakers gave preliminary approval Thursday to bills banning tobacco ads in the media and on the street and severely restricting TV commercials in a bid to rein what proponents call aggressive advertising. |
02/08/01 |
| Lung Association Report Finds Good News, Bad News as States Enact Lung Association Report Finds Good News, Bad News as States Enact |
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Last year was the most active year in history for enactment of state tobacco-control laws, according to a report by the American Lung Association. |
02/08/01 |
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