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Tobacco display ban in all shops

2015-04-06 01:01:18| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

A ban on displaying tobacco products at the point of sale in small shops has come into force, joining a similar ban in supermarkets already in place.

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Videojet Launches New Technology to Help Tobacco Plants Implement Codentify

2015-04-03 12:31:14| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

MUMBAI The 2014 EU Tobacco Products Directive and World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control traceability requirements are driving changes to the tobacco manufacturing process. As a result, the tobacco industry, as well as other businesses where illicit trade and counterfeiting goods is a...

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Fossil fuel industry caught taking a page out of the tobacco playbook

2015-03-02 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Last week, Willie Soon was caught failing to disclose conflicts of interest in his climate research and congressional testimony after having received over $1.2 million in funding from fossil fuel companies. This revelation raised alarms in Congress, with Rep. Grijalva sending letters to the universities of seven other scientists who have provided climate-related testimony, and Senators Markey, Boxer, and Whitehouse sending inquiries to 100 fossil fuel companies, trade groups, and NGOs. Senator Markey...

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A Raw Deal for Cuba's Best Tobacco Grower

2015-02-27 17:54:37| Furniture - Topix.net

Feb. 26 -- The best-known tobacco grower in Cuba grows leaves that are used in some of the island's finest cigars. The government is the only buyer, so while Cuban growers are excited about potentially selling Cuban cigars to American smokers, the Cuban state may be the biggest beneficiary.

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