July 28, 2007 - Philip Morris is sending a card to tobacco smokers on their mailing list and encouraging them to contact their legislators to tell them to vote against increasing the federal tax on pack of cigarettes from $.39 to $1.00. The additional money will provide health insurance coverage for approximately 10 million low-income, uninsured children. Higher cigarette prices should further discourage cigarette consumption. Life-long smokers die, on average, 10 years younger than people who have never smoked. Almost 60% of U.S. children aged 3-11 years - or about 22 million children are exposed to second-hand smoke causing at least some of these children to suffer from various respiratory diseases and other related adverse conditions. See related Newsbriefs July 18, 2007 and July 9, 2007. Click on image to enlarge. Philip Morris is sending a card to tobacco smokers on their mailing list and encouraging them to contact their legislators to tell them to vote agains
July 28, 2007 - Philip Morris is sending a card to tobacco smokers on their mailing list and encouraging them to contact their legislators to tell them to vote against increasing the federal tax on pack of cigarettes from $.39 to $1.00. The additional money will provide health insurance coverage for approximately 10 million low-income, uninsured children. Higher cigarette prices should further discourage cigarette consumption. Life-long smokers die, on average, 10 years younger than people who have never smoked. Almost 60% of U.S. children aged 3-11 years - or about 22 million children are exposed to second-hand smoke causing at least some of these children to suffer from various respiratory diseases and other related adverse conditions. See related Newsbriefs July 18, 2007 and July 9, 2007. Click on image to enlarge. Camel SNUS ad appeared in the What's Up Section of the Raleigh News & Observer.
July 27, 2007 - Camel SNUS ad appeared in the What's Up Section of the Raleigh News & Observer. Raleigh is one of the new market test sites. What do you think?? Does this ad target hard-nosed existing smokers that refused to quit tobacco smoking??? See related Newsbriefs: July 23, 2007, July 13, 2007, July 12, 2007 and July 2, 2007. Click on image to enlarge.(TobaccoWatch.org)Snuff's popularity grows, despite cancer fears...
July 26, 2007 - Snuff's popularity grows, despite cancer fears. Three out of four Norwegians think the tobacco product known as snus, or snuff, can cause cancer. Its popularity has been soaring, though, especially among young men. Snuff use has been spreading in Norway in recent years. Snuff's rise in popularity has followed Norway's introduction of laws that ban smoking in offices, restaurants, bars and other public places. Many smokers, denied their cigarettes, turned to snuff instead, and producers responded by boosting production of snuff in small packets that now are often found under the lips of many young Norwegian men. And women. Studies show that around 6 percent of the Norwegian population aged 16-74 use snuff daily. Three times as many in the age group 16 to 24 are believed to use snuff daily. Researcher think the figures will soon reach 35 percent of the population aged 16 to 24, despite cancer fears. A new survey conducted by polling firm Norsk Respons for a state public health program in Østfold County found that 84 percent of women and 66 percent of men questioned believe snuff can cause cancer. Medical researchers are split on the issue, with some downplaying the risk. Others subscribe to the cancer warnings. "We have strong indications that snuff can lead to cancer, especially cancer in oral cavities and the stomach," said Professor Tore Sanner at the leading Norwegian cancer hospital Radiumhospitalet. The World Health Organization and American health authorities have also classified snuff as (Snus is illegal in every country in the European Union (EU) except Sweden. When Sweden entered the EU in 1995 it negotiated this exemption from the ban because of the popularity of the product among its population. Snus is also consumed in Norway - this country is not a member of the EU but is part of the Europe Economic Area (EEA) with Iceland and Liechtenstein.) Photo: Cornelius Poppe/Scanpix, Aftenposten English Web Desk - Nina Berglund. Let's not let the youth of America become nicotine addicts - STOP THE GROWTH OF SNUS NOW...(TobaccoWatch.org)Hallmark Channel will follow Disney's lead...
July 26, 2007 - Hallmark Channel will follow Disney's lead (see related Newsbrief - July 25, 2007) and work to eliminate smoking from its original films. Hallmark President Henry Schlieff in a letter to the U.S. House Telecommunications & Internet Subcommittee Chairman Ed Markey (D-Mass.) stated, "It is our decision to make a commitment to you that we will discourage and, in fact, seek to eliminate any further depiction of cigarette smoking in our original movies..We hope that this decision will serve as an example for other cable networks that produce movies to follow and, most importantly, that it contributes to your efforts to discourage further cigarette smoking." (John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 7/26/2007 6:17:00 PM) Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, signed legislation that will ban smoking in public places as of 1 January 2008...
July 25, 2007 - On Monday, July 23, 2007 - the governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, signed legislation that will ban smoking in public places as of 1 January 2008. The Smoke Free Illinois Act bans smoking in virtually all indoor public places, including work places, bars, restaurants and casinos. It passed with wide majorities in both the Illinois House and Senate. Smokers will still be allowed to light up in their homes, cars, at retail tobacco shops, in certain motel rooms and outdoors. Smokers who violate the law could be fined between USD 100 and USD 250, and businesses that repeatedly violate the law could be fined at least USD 2,500. (Tobacco Journal Internationa) Click on image to enlargeDisney stubs out smoking from its films...
July 25, 2007 - Disney stubs out smoking from its films. Walt Disney became the first Hollywood studio to phase out cigarette smoking in its films, saying smoking scenes in future Disney-branded movies would be “non-existent”. Disney plans to add public service announcements to DVDs of any future films containing smoking scenes and said it would work with owners of cinema chains to show anti-smoking announcements before the start of films.Disney’s new policy on smoking is part of a broader move by the company towards promotion of healthier living. The company aims by 2008 to have eliminated trans-fats from foods sold at its theme parks and recently decided not to renew a 10 year promotional contract with McDonald’s. (Matthew Garrahan in Los Angeles, Financial Times Limited, FT.com) See related Newsbrief - May 11, 2007. Camel SNUS Container and Contents...
July 23, 2007 - Camel SNUS Container and Contents... Click on Image to Enlarge.. There are 20-pouches per container. The pouches are small only 7/8 inches long and 3/8 inches wide filled with powdered (fine ground) SNUS. (SNUS can come in loose form or in portioned pouches (sachets). In Sweden where SNUS originated the portioned tobacco can come in 3-sizes: maxi, large or mini.) See related Newsbriefs: July 15, 2007, July 13, 2007, July 12, 2007, July 2, 2007 and June 24, 2007. (TobaccoWatch.org)
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