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Cigarette Packs New Legislation Soon, the UAE Ministry of Health

Friday, November 9th, 2012

cheap ok cigsThe UAE Ministry of Health is likely to introduce new anti-tobacco ordinances with a view to discourage inhabitants from smoking tobacco products. The third clause of the federal Tobacco Control Law No.25 of 2009 relates to the statutory warnings on OK cigarette packets. The new laws are likely to make it compulsory to cover half of the surface place of the cigarette packages with health risk smoking warnings including pictures of a snake, a pregnant woman and a diseased hand holding a burning cig.

Cigarettes companies are likely to be given a three-month deadline to exhaust their old stock of cigs and introduce packages with the new health smoking warnings and images.

These regulations are likely to be adopted by other GCC states which will not allow import of smoking products without the new health warning images after three months.

According to Abu Dhabi health statistics for 2011, 24 per cent UAE national men and 29 percent of expatriate men smoked. In the case of women, only 0.08 percent of nationals smoked tobacco against 6.6 percent for emigrants.

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Smoke-Free Signs Everywhere, Tobacco Use at School

Wednesday, October 31st, 2012

cheap ok cigsIn spite of the widespread postings of signs banning its use, spectators at area high school football games have been seen using tobacco products in clear violation of the schools’ tobacco use ordinance. Tobacco use at sporting events was among the topics of discussion at the Kids’ Policy Council Coalition’s annual strategic meeting on how to lessen youth substance abuse. Tobacco use – both cigs and in smokeless tobacco products – has been saw by multiple committee members and Star-News staff members at recent football games. Two had seen cigarette smoking inside the stadium at three different high schools, while another reportedly witnessed those with “dip” or a tobacco chew inside their mouths, also while at the sporting events.

Tobacco smoking is banned on all school areas not only in Covington County, but also across the state and the nation. Each of the county’s three school systems has specific legislation in place to deal with tobacco smoking on school properties.

In Andalusia, the use of any tobacco product is strictly prohibited on all school system property and is prohibited at all school related activities and events, Superintendent Ted Watson declared. The policy applies to all employees, students, sales people and visitors.

There is a discipline scale for student violators; but, enforcing the school’s no-tobacco law is one of the main reasons city police officers attend games, Watson added.

Smoking warnings are also posted on all doors, and violators will be asked to leave, he argued.

“It’s very easy  to enforce the policy in an inside place because the activity is smaller and the smoke tobacco evident,” Watson said. “It’s difficult when have outdoor event, especially given the size of the stadium and the number of the people. We do have law there, and inhabitants know that smoking tobacco is banned. There are smoke-free signs everywhere, acting as reminders that tobacco smoking is not acceptable at any school activities.”

Watson explained that the same rule applies to the coaching staff.

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Flavored Cigarettes Candy for Kids, Florida Tobacco Concern

Thursday, October 25th, 2012

cheap lady cigsFlorida’s Collier County Health Department is concerned about candy-flavored tobacco products they said targets kids. Unfortunately, they can’t do anything to keep the products off shop shelves. “Some of these smoking products might be located in your house and parents might not even know they are smoking products just because of the way they are marketed,” declared Rachel Brandhorst with the Collier County Health Department.

Brandhorst reported that candy-flavored tobacco products target kids, using fruit and candy flavors to mask the harsh taste of tobacco and get kids hooked early-on.

“A lot of children are doing it,” argued Nicole Cardenas, a Collier student who is part of the ‘Students Working Against Tobacco’ group. “Their parents might not know, they’re maybe getting it off the streets, from friends and even family members.”

Cardenas explained that students are tricked into thinking candy-flavored smoking tobacco isn’t as bad as regular tobacco-but the health effects are the same.

“Tobacco smoking is the main preventable cause of illnesses and death,” added Brandhorst.

In 2009, candy-flavored cigs were prohibited in Florida, but flavored cigars, cigarillos and chewing tobacco weren’t included in the new ban.

“The tobacco companies create products every year to try and get around those ordinances.”

Anyone 18 years and older can legally purchase the candy-flavored tobacco products at convenience shops across Southwest Florida and county health officials declared there’s nothing they can do about it.

Collier County had passed resolution urging vendors to stop selling the tobacco products, but only a state legislation can actually prohibit them.

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Jodhpur Smoke-Free City

Friday, October 19th, 2012

cheap karelia cigsThe city is all set to become smoke-free very soon. The authorities will soon enforce an intensive campaign to achieve this goal, in which not only the government offices but even schools, colleges, commercial and trade organizations will have big banners bearing messages to discourage tobacco use. The administration is also going to set up a pressure squad with a view to achieve the objective expeditiously. District collector Gaurav Goyal said, “With a view to make Jodhpur a model in this direction, we are going to appeal  the acts and ordinances pertaining to cigarettes smoking with a view to make Jodhpur tobacco-free city and have started working in a planned and intensive manner.

We have also sought cooperation from the tobacco wholesalers and sellers of tobacco products to create domino effect in the society, especially among the youth”, declared Goyal.

Goyal also held a conference with the tobacco distributors whole on Thursday for this purpose and soon a meeting will be held with the representatives of tobacco industries.

Goyal argued that consumption of tobacco products in any manner is a social vice, which has disturbing far-reaching effects.

He added, “It will be a coordinated action, in which the people will be sensitized to the bad effects of tobacco consumption using print and visual material, which will contain banners, flex boards and posters carrying anti-smoking messages and pictures showcasing the harmful effects of tobacco consumption. An enforcement selected will also be established.”

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Tobacco Products Sales Banned, Punjab Government

Wednesday, October 10th, 2012

cheap ahram tobaccoIn spite of a Punjab government prohibition on sale of smoking products and substances containing nicotine, sale continues unhindered with neither the customers nor the seller paying any attention to the legislation. In fact, most people require not to have heard of any ordinance on the subject. The state government had prohibited the sale, storage, maker and distribution of smoking products like ‘gutkas’ and ‘pan masala’ last month. The consumption of such products can cause cancer of mouth and throat, yet those addicted to such stuff remain oblivious to such risks.

Seller hide tobacco products inside the stores and pass on the stuff to their regular clients in non-transparent bags and other such methods.

Bus-stands, railways stations , taxi stands and other public areas see such sale of tobacco as a matter of routine.

On being queried, while ignorance was the most common excuse offered, clearance of stock was also cited as a main reason.

“Since I had bought guthka in bulk, I must clear the stock or would lose a lot of money,”  explained a trader.

Another shopkeeper at Lahori Gate did not display guthka, but manufacture them readily on demand. “I don’t know about any such prohibition,” he reported.

 

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Minor Smokers in Santa Barbara County, Tobacco Sales

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012

discount kiss cigaretteRecent secret operation found an ongoing problem with stores selling tobacco products to minors. The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department worked with ordinance pressure and youth-serving agencies to conduct its annual act of tobacco products sales to youngsters. As in past investigation, a wide variation in cigarettes sales rates was seen throughout the county. Goleta had an alarmingly high rate of illegal sales with 39% (12/31) selling to the lure. Over the last five years of data, the cities of Carpinteria, Goleta, and Guadalupe all had their highest amounts of unlawful sales this year.

In addition, Solvang and Buellton’s rates increased meaningly in comparison to having no underage tobacco sales in 2011. Lompoc showed an important amelioration with only 3% (1/33) of retailers selling this year compared to 31% (9/29) last year. The unincorporated areas showed improvement as well with 13% (8/63) of cigarettes sales this year compared to 18% (11/62) last year. Santa Maria retailers continued to show strong compliance  to the ordinances with only 3% (2/79) selling this year and 6% (2/31) selling last year.

In 2012, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors intensified the penalties associated with selling tobacco products to minors.

Dawn Dunn, Program Administrator of the County’s Tobacco Prevention Settlement Program argued, “Although there is evidently room for improvement, we are pleased to see the illegal tobacco sales rate drop in the unincorporated areas which have a strong licensing regulation. We will continue to educate the retailers about the ordinances and the importance of checking ID’s and not selling cigs to minors.”

 

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Marlboro Trade Name in Canada

Friday, August 3rd, 2012

discount marlboro redMarketers spend a lot of time defending their smoking brands against imitators, but it is not often that a tobacco product copycats itself. That is what happened in Canada for one famous brand: Marlboro cigarettes. For more than 80 years, a different tobacco company, Imperial Tobacco, has owned the trade name for the Marlboro name in Canada. Approximately everywhere else in the world, it is sold under Philip Morris’s model. These being cigarette makers, few will like with the headaches this trademark dispute has generated over the decades.

But the most recent legal fight could have important involvement for brand-name marketers across the whole country. And it may not be over yet.

Since Philip Morris cannot use the Marlboro trade name in Canada, its cigarette packs look nearly like Marlboro knockoffs. They use the same white background with the “rooftop” design (most famously in red, but also in gold, silver and even in green), the “come to where the flavor is” slogan, and even the same font on the name – all package design elements that it does have the right to use in Canada. But it has to use other brand names like “Matador” or “Maverick.” This problem began starting with 2006, when the tobacco company put out a new pack: court documents call it the world’s first no-name brand of cigarette. It used the same design, but with no brand name, only a descriptor, “world famous imported blend,” on the side of the pack.

Imperial Tobacco, Canada’s Marlboro manufacturer, cried foul. Imperial’s packages use the trade brand name, but the design differ from the other Marlboro cigs, and includes a maple leaf and the word “Canadian.” The problem is the global brand’s move into this country: Canadians are familiar with the other Marlboro through travels in strange countries and through exposure to U.S. promotion.

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