E-cigarettes: One battle lost; war continues
A Broward e-cigarette distributor gave up a legal fight with Oregon over the sale of its products there, as the industry waits to see if it will sell its products as a drug device or tobacco product. A leading distributor of electronic cigarettes, Weston-based Smoking Everywhere, has agreed to halt sales in Oregon, Attorney General John Kroger announced Monday. The Oregon official said Smoking Everywhere did not seek U.S
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2008
Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, and cigarette smoking, the predominant form of tobacco use in the United States, causes 443,000 deaths annually (1). In 2008, 20.6% of U.S
Prevent Marketing and Sales of Electronic Cigarette to Minors
OAKLAND – Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced a settlement with Sottera, one of the country’s largest electronic cigarette producers, to prevent the company from targeting minors and claiming that electronic cigarettes are a safe alternative to smoking
Pro-tobacco campaigner denies Coalition alliance
SHERYLE Moon, the chief executive heading a tobacco-financed campaign to ditch Labor’s plan to introduce plain packaging for cigarettes, had a warm relationship with the previous government but rejects suggestions she is allied with the Coalition on her new mission. Ms Moon was appointed to six positions by the Howard government, but yesterday declared ”categorically” that she had not discussed with the Coalition the $5 million advertising campaign starting today
