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Court battle over plain tobacco packets
2015-12-10 03:17:44| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Four of the world's biggest tobacco firms will begin a legal challenge later to the government's new packaging rules, due to come into force in May.
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The secret bribes of big tobacco
2015-11-30 14:39:30| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
A BBC investigation has uncovered evidence of corruption and bribery at one of the UK's biggest companies.
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Sugar is the new tobacco - and major industries are scrambling
2015-11-16 04:47:15| Beverages - Topix.net
On Tuesday the Food and Drug Administration announced that Americans should eat and drink no more than 50 grams of sugar - roughly the amount in a can and a half of Coke - each day. The new proposal has been years in the making: Chatter of the need for a cap on sugar has been circulating amongst consumers, law makers, and public health advocates since research in the early 2000s first linked our excessive consumption of the stuff with obesity, weight gain, and other health problems - especially in children.
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Taiwan Tobacco & Liquor Corp in Alcoholic Drinks (Taiwan)
2015-11-09 01:00:00| Beverage industry market research - from just-drinks.com
Taiwan Tobacco & Liquor Corp aims to introduce new products to remain relevant to consumers and to improve its value sales.
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The Limits of the 'Tobacco Strategy' on Climate Change
2015-11-06 19:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: For years, activists and scholars have contended that groups who reject the scientific consensus on climate change are employing tactics once used to create doubt about the dangers of smoking. Now environmentalists are taking a page from tobacco opponents by suggesting oil companies misled investors and the public about the risks of climate change. The first step toward a legal inquiry came Wednesday evening when the New York attorney general subpoenaed records from Exxon Mobil. While this...
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