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Philip Morris has touted Japan as a success story for iQOS, its heat-not-burn tobacco product.
Philip Morris has touted Japan as a success story for iQOS, its heat-not-burn tobacco product.
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NEW YORK— The latest on developments in financial markets:. Apple lost 2.8 percent Thursday and tobacco maker Philip Morris International plunged 15.6 percent after reporting weak results, noting that sales of its iQos device in Japan were slow. Bank of New York Mellon climbed 5.7 percent.
The senators join the growing chorus of people calling on the Food and Drug Administration to help stop Juul's popularity among kids and teens.
LUXEMBOURG— An adviser to the European Union's top court says a ban should be kept on tobacco for oral use after smokeless tobacco maker Swedish Match had attempted to overturn it. Swedish Match wanted to be able to sell it across Europe, seeking permission though the Luxembourg- based European Court of Justice that banned it twice before. Swedish Match...
Tobacco products like e-cigarettes are promoted across Facebook, Stanford University researchers found.
Over-the-counter status would give the FDA more tools to look at the safety and benefits of e-cigarettes.
WELLINGTON, March 28- A Wellington court gave the New Zealand unit of Philip Morris International the green light to sell its heated tobacco product, dismissing a case by the country's health authorities. New Zealand's Ministry of Health had argued the HEETS product would fall under the country's "Smoke-free Environment Act's" ban on tobacco products for...
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A group of public health groups and pediatricians are challenging the Food and Drug Administration's decision to delay regulation of e-cigarettes and some tobacco products.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Greenbelt, Maryland, argued the FDA in August improperly delayed a provision of a rule enacted in 2016 that allowed the agency to treat e-cigarettes and similar devices like cigarettes. The FDA declined to comment. Following the election of Republican President Donald Trump, the FDA issued guidance that the lawsuit said "...
The FDA is looking for guidance on how it should regulate premium cigars.
The Food and Drug Administration is taking the first step toward implementing a rule about the role flavors, including menthol, play in attracting users to certain tobacco products.
The FDA will soon take steps aimed at curbing e-cigarette use among younger people, FDA chief Dr. Scott Gottlieb says.
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, FDA commissioner, discusses the agency's plans to move forward on a plan towards regulating nicotine levels in cigarettes.
WASHINGTON, March 15- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration took a fresh step on Thursday towards setting a maximum nicotine level for tobacco products in a bid to lower tobacco-related deaths across the country, saying it would collect public comment and scientific research over the next three months. The FDA estimates that setting such a standard would help 5...
The FDA took the first step in the process to require the level of nicotine in cigarettes be at minimally or nonaddictive levels.
Schwarzenegger is planning on taking on big oil companies for "knowingly killing people all over the world" in the name of their product, USA Today reports.
Children in 21 countries are being exposed to promotions by tobacco companies, with cigarettes and advertising appearing close to schools
HAVANA, Feb 26- A surge in sales of Cuba's legendary cigars in China helped manufacturer Habanos S.A.' s global revenue rise 12 percent to hit a record of around $500 million last year, the company said on Monday at the start of Cuba's annual cigar festival. Habanos S.A., a 50-50 joint venture between the Cuban state and Britain's Imperial Brands Plc, said sales in China,...
Potentially unsafe levels of toxic chemicals were found in e-cigarette vapers, USA TODAY reports.
