Posts under ‘Tobacco Advertising’

The Age, Nick Miller - December 22, 2008
THE State Government is expected to ban cigarette retail displays in its Tobacco Control Strategy, due for release today.
A discussion paper released in August revealed the Government was wondering whether to completely ban tobacco retail displays, or restrict them to one square metre.
Under a total ban, no cigarette […]

The open display of tobacco in shops is to be banned in England and Wales, the government has announced.
But plans for an outright ban on tobacco vending machines and branding on cigarette packets have been scrapped - at least for now.
Ministers hope the display ban, which is also under consideration in Scotland, will reduce smoking. […]

Deadly in Pink: Philip Morris’ New Look for Virginia Slims Cigarettes Shows Contempt for Women’s Health
WASHINGTON, Oct 30, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ — Statement by: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, American Medical Association and Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
Demonstrating again that it is not the changed, responsible company it […]

ScienceDaily | Oct. 22, 2008
Anti-tobacco public service announcements have been around for decades, designed to encourage people to quit smoking or to refrain from starting. Often these ads try to encourage people to avoid smoking by scaring them with the harmful effects of tobacco use.
In a new study, University of Missouri researchers examined the effects […]

Simon Chapman and Becky Freeman - The Sydney Morning Herald | October 3, 2008
This month in Rio de Janeiro, the global tobacco industry’s annual conference features a special session on what many are seeing as its Armageddon: plain, generic packaging. All packs are identical except for the brand name, printed […]

Stuff | Monday, 29 September 2008
A Parliamentary committee says the Government should ban tobacco and cigarette displays in shops. The Health Committee made the recommendation after considering a petition signed by more than 20,000 people in support of the ban.
The National Party, in a minority view, said there needed to be more evidence before implementing […]

Indonesia is a world leader in cigarette consumption, but health advocates face an uphill battle in the face of a powerful tobacco lobby and seemingly indifferent politicians
Fabio Scarpello - SCMP - Updated on Sep 25, 2008
The performance by American singer Alicia Keys in Jakarta in July was notable for more than just the quality of […]

25 Sep 2008.
New Zealand’s Commerce Commission has issued warnings to three major tobacco companies that the use of the terms ‘light’ and ‘mild’ risked breaching the Fair Trading Act.
The Commerce Commission has been investigating whether the use of the descriptors ‘light’ and ‘mild’ on cigarettes could be potentially misleading under the Fair Trading Act.
“Our concern […]

the Tobacco Advisory Group of the Royal College of Physicians - September 2008
Ending tobacco smoking in Britain - Radical strategies for prevention and harm reduction in nicotine addiction
Summary
Preventing people from starting smoking, and helping smokers to stop smoking, are crucial if the massive burden of premature death and disability caused by smoking in the UK […]

SCMP - Updated on Jul 30, 2008
Alicia Keys has apologised to fans in Indonesia after discovering one of her forthcoming concerts was sponsored by tobacco firm Philip Morris.
Billboard posters for tomorrow night’s Jakarta gig featured a logo for the A Mild cigarette brand, BBCi reported.
In a statement, Keys (pictured) said she asked for “corrective actions” […]