The online sale of smuggled cigarettes and unregistered vape products endangers the lives of consumers and defeats the goal of promoting less harmful alternatives to smoking, according to a consumer […]Read More
The chief executive officer of Philip Morris International Inc. has asked governments around the world to make cigarettes obsolete by replacing them with less harmful smoke-free alternatives. PMI CEO Jacek […]Read More
The population of smokers globally increased to about 1.3 billion today despite the strict implementation by the World Health Organization (WHO) of a tobacco control accord that prevents them from […]Read More
Two international public health experts view an existing accord on tobacco control as a flawed framework for a global pandemic treaty, as they underscored the need for a more flexible […]Read More
Countries around the world may look at Japan’s success in significantly cutting down the smoking problem with the introduction of heated tobacco product—a smoke-free alternative that carries far less harm […]Read More
The World Health Organization got embroiled in a controversy again after complaints exposed a regional officer’s “racist” and “abusive” treatment of employees, which led to his dismissal from the agency. […]Read More
Consumer groups in the Philippines asked e-commerce company Lazada to remove illicit vape products sold on its online platform to protect buyers. The Philippine E-Cigarette Industry Association (PECIA) and the […]Read More
A 50,000-strong farmers group welcomed the filing of a Senate bill which seeks to toughen the existing Anti-Smuggling Law by expanding its coverage and imposing more strict penalties. In a […]Read More
Companies involved in the nicotine industry are innovating to develop smoke-free products that significantly reduce their impact on health and the environment, according to top executives and researchers. Kevin Peng, […]Read More
The arrest of a famous Taiwanese actress and her friends in Bangkok and the hefty fine they had to pay to go home have caused uproar in the online community […]Read More