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Tobacco shares fall on possible UK regulation |
| Tobacco company shares fell in trading on Wednesday following the news that the UK government may follow Australia’s lead and impose plain packaging for cigarettes.
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Source: Yahoo!/AP – 06 March 2013 Link: http://yhoo.it/ZfTDZc |
Lords gather evidence on the proposed revision of the Tobacco Products Directive |
| The House of Lords Home Affairs, Health and Education EU Sub-Committee conducted enhanced scrutiny of the EU’s proposed revision of the Tobacco Products Directive on Wednesday 6 March. |
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Source: GovToday – 06 March 2013 Link: http://bit.ly/ZfUmK4 |
U.K. still mulling plain cigarette packaging, official says |
| The U.K. government is still considering proposals to make plain packaging compulsory for tobacco products, Prime Minister David Cameron’s spokesman said after the Guardian reported that the country will follow Australia in introducing such a law as early as May.
“A process of consultation has been going on,” Jean- Christophe Gray told reporters in London today. “No decisions have yet been taken. On the issue around smoking in cars, there are no plans to change policy in that direction.” See also: |
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Source: Bloomberg – 06 March 2013 Link: http://bloom.bg/ZfYp9h |
EU: Ombudsman launches investigation into Dalli departure |
| The European Ombudsman has launched an investigation into the resignation of John Dalli as European commissioner for health and consumer policy, and asked the European Commission to hand over all files relating to his departure.
The investigation follows a complaint made earlier this year by the transparency campaign group Corporate Europe Observatory, which accused the Commission of selectively releasing documents relating to the case and failing to fulfil its obligations under EU transparency laws. |
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Source: European Voice – 06 March 2013 Link: http://bit.ly/ZfUDg6 |
Fight tobacco marketing, boost vaccinations to curb cancer, says report |
| Fighting the tobacco industry’s tactics in the world’s poorest countries and ensuring the best vaccines get to those most in need are key to cutting the number of cancer deaths worldwide, according to a report by specialists in the disease published by the journal Science Translational Medicine.
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Source: Reuters – 06 March 2013 Link: http://reut.rs/ZfVbCu |
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