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Categories: · Others International: · India	Smokers being mislead by branding on cigarette packets Source:http://www.expressindia.com/,2009-10-16 London Branding on cigarette packets is being done in such a manner that they mislead smokers into believing some products to be less harmful than others, according to a study.
Categories: · Others International: · Europe	Imperial Tobacco sees in-line performance Source:http://www.marketwatch.com/,2009-03-23 Imperial Tobacco said fiscal year to Sept. 30 performance remains in line with expectations. It noted that it's been selectively hiking prices in the U.S. ahead of tax rises on April 1. The company said it's on track to achieve 180 million euros of savings from the Altadis deal by the end of the financial year. A better than expected performance in its Rest of the World region being offset by the Rest of European Union, particularly in Poland, The Netherlands and travel retail. Also, Alison Cooper was named to the new role of chief operating officer.
Categories: · Others International: · Russia	First Cigarettes Predestinates Life Source:http://www.znopr.ru/,2008-09-15 As it is known, smoking is one of the most widely spread bad habits in the world. Fighting it takes opponents of the nicotine dependency lots of energy, time and money. What don’t those considering cigarettes a source of evil attempt: ban on smoking in public places, transportation, in the office. However, smokers manage to find various ways to overcome the obstacles in their way, at times explicitly breaking the law and regulations, at times by courageously refraining from smoking for hours, but chain smoking afterwards. Some of us turn into slaves of the habit being adult, but the majority of smokers keep the habit from youth, or even childhood. This turned out to be logical and consistent.
Categories: · Others International: · USA	Brits Say Ban Smoking in Homes with Kids Source:news,2005-06-22 A telephone poll conducted in Great Britain found that 72 percent of adults think smoking should be banned in households with children, and even 65 percent of smokers said they would support such a ban, the BBC reported June 21. The survey by the U.K. charity Developing Patient Partnerships (DPP) also found that many respondents were not aware of the potential health impact of secondhand smoke on children, or that health begins to improve almost immediately after smoking ceases. A DPP spokesperson and others suggested that voluntary action by parents, not government regulation, would make the most difference in children's health. "These results show how strongly people feel about smoking around children in the home," said DPP spokesperson Terry John. "Parents need practical help that shows the positive side of quitting and encouraging the whole family to get healthy together, rather than a law forcing them not to smoke at home." Deborah Arnott, director of the antismoking group ASH, added: "Although knowledge about the dangers of passive smoking is growing, many people underestimate the harm that it causes, especially to children. The only way for parents to protect their children from tobacco smoke is by making their homes entirely smoke-free."
Categories: · Others International: · USA	Tobacco Judge Urges Settlement Source:news,2005-06-22 Both sides in the government's racketeering case against the tobacco industry were urged by the trial judge to settle the case, but Judge Gladys Kessler also ordered participants in a closed-door settlement meeting not to discuss the get-together publicly. The Washington Post reported June 21 that Kessler declared the meeting closed to the public because it was "a routine, informal discussion with the parties urging them, once again, to consider the advantages of settling the case rather than the risks of litigating it." The meeting lasted about 2-1/2 hours and included the CEOs of defendants Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds as well as the lead lawyers from the Justice Department. "The judge put this meeting under seal," said Philip Morris attorney Dan Webb. "We've been instructed by the judge not to talk about our meeting. We're just not going to discuss it, period." Barring a settlement, Kessler is prepared to rule on whether the industry violated civil-racketeering laws and determine what penalties tobacco companies would face for any violations. William Corr, executive director of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, said the government should not settle the case "while it is under a cloud of political interference or under the weak terms proposed by the government in its closing argument." In other developments in the case, a pair of Democratic members of Congress asked the Justice Department's Professional Responsibility Office to look into whether government witness Max Bazerman, a business professor at Harvard University, was pressured to change his testimony. Bazerman, who recommended that the court appoint a monitor to watch over the industry, told reporters that Justice Department lawyers threatened to remove him as a government witness if he did not tone down his testimony.