Latest Tobacco industry Stories

Positive Findings in E-Cigarette Study Follow Bad News for Tobacco

2012-09-05 02:31:52

MANCHESTER, England, September 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Two recent studies have shed a light on the future of smoking and where it truly lies. With smoking bans in place across Europe, Australia and the US in some form or another, and legislation expected in some parts of the world regarding how tobacco is marketed, pressure is already mounting on the tobacco industry, while electronic cigarettes are being lauded for the lack of negative side-effects they cause. One of...

RAI advisory on establishment of executive stock trading plans

2012-08-31 02:25:42

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Aug. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reynolds American Inc. (NYSE: RAI) has announced the following: "RAI announces establishment of executive stock trading plans". Go to RAI's website, www.reynoldsamerican.com, to read the full release. Web Disclosure RAI's website, www.reynoldsamerican.com, is the primary source of publicly disclosed news about RAI and its operating companies. We use the website as our primary means of distributing quarterly earnings and other...

Advisory: RAI to webcast presentation at Barclays Back-To-School Consumer Conference

2012-08-29 02:29:38

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Aug. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reynolds American Inc. (NYSE: RAI) has announced the following: "RAI to webcast presentation at Barclays Back-To-School Consumer Conference." Go to RAI's website, www.reynoldsamerican.com, to read the full release. Web Disclosure RAI's website, www.reynoldsamerican.com, is the primary source of publicly disclosed news about RAI and its operating companies. We use the website as our primary means of distributing quarterly earnings...

Appeals Court: FDA Tobacco Warning Label Law Violates Free Speech

2012-08-26 09:52:36

April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A divided U.S. Federal Court of Appeals invalidated a government mandate requiring tobacco companies to place graphic images on their products warning of the dangers of smoking. The majority opinion stated that the requirements were a violation of free speech. The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009, would have required nine written warnings such as "Cigarettes are addictive" and "Tobacco smoke causes harm to...

DC Circuit Affirms District Court: Court of Appeals rules in favor of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and other manufacturers in graphic warnings lawsuit

2012-08-24 10:22:36

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Aug. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit held unconstitutional a regulation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that would have forced cigarette makers to place nine graphic health warnings on all cigarette packaging and advertising. Agreeing with arguments made by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and four other tobacco manufacturers, the Court held that the proposed warnings violated the First Amendment because...

Court Ruling Against Cigarette Warnings is Wrong on the Science and Law and Should be Appealed

2012-08-24 06:23:20

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement of Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO) The Justice Department should quickly appeal today's ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit that struck down the large, graphic cigarette warnings required by the landmark 2009 law giving the FDA authority over tobacco products. Today's ruling is wrong...

Australia Court Upholds Strict Tobacco Packaging Laws

2012-08-15 22:12:05

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online As of December 1, 2012, tobacco products in Australia will be sold in plain olive green packets with graphic health warnings, according to a new high court ruling. On Wednesday, the Australia court dismissed a challenge from global tobacco manufacturers regarding the new packaging regulations, which will feature graphic images like mouth cancer and other smoking-related illnesses. The law could have a major effect if it is adopted...

Philip Morris Limited Comments on Australian High Court Decision on Plain Packaging for Tobacco Products

2012-08-14 18:20:48

MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Australian High Court today ruled in favor of the government in the challenges brought by tobacco companies finding that the plain packaging legislation did not violate the Australian Constitution. The key issue before the court was whether, under the Constitution, plain packaging is an 'acquisition of property', which includes a corresponding benefit to the government. The court today announced its ruling but has not yet published its...

Australia's Highest Court Upholds Landmark Law Requiring Plain Cigarette Packaging

2012-08-14 14:23:54

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Statement of Matthew L. Myers President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO ) Delivering a tremendous victory for health, Australia's highest court has rejected a challenge by the tobacco industry and upheld the world's first law requiring that all cigarettes and other tobacco products be sold in plain packaging, free of colorful logos and other branding. We applaud the...

Gradual drop in youth tobacco use continues, but significant problem areas remain

2012-08-09 06:26:42

Surgeon General's Report outlines key steps to further reducing tobacco use among youth ATLANTA, Aug. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tobacco use among American middle school and high school students showed a slow decline from 2000 to 2011, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But when compared with other long-term studies, such as the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, the steep rate of decline from 1997 to 2003 has slowed noticeably. The report...