Tobacco

Parliament set to vote to ban branding on cigarette packs

Lawmakers in the lower house of parliament are expected to vote to ban branding on cigarette packs b...

Mar 11, 2015 09:57 AM EDT

Irish parliament passes plain tobacco packaging law

Ireland on Tuesday became the second country in the world to pass legislation requiring cigarettes t...

Mar 03, 2015 06:48 PM EST

California lawmaker seeks to ban chewing tobacco in baseball

Major League Baseball players would be banned from using chewing tobacco at games in California unde...

Feb 24, 2015 06:43 AM EST

Japan Tobacco threatens legal action vs. Ireland over packaging: Irish Times

Cigarette maker Japan Tobacco International (JTI) has threatened to take legal action against the Ir...

Feb 17, 2015 07:36 AM EST

FDA commissioner to stand down after six years: sources

Dr. Margaret Hamburg, commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), who for almost si...

Feb 05, 2015 06:45 AM EST

WHO urges stiff regulatory curbs on e-cigarettes

The World Health Organization (WHO) stepped up its war on "Big Tobacco" on Tuesday, calling for stif...

Aug 26, 2014 11:00 AM EDT

SIG Sauer slaps lawsuit against ATF for misclassification of muzzle brake

SIG Sauer challenged the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in the lawsuit about th...

Apr 15, 2014 10:09 PM EDT

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