International Business News - Tobacco http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif British American Tobacco PLC said it stands to get 1.2 billion pounds ($1.8 billion) worth of overpaid taxes back after a high court ruling in the company's favor on Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081127/bat-could-get-1-2-billion-pounds-of-taxes-back.htm Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:38:20 EST The cigarette industry for 42 years has made factual claims about tar and nicotine levels based on machine testing blessed by the Federal Trade Commission. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/183702-tobacco-industry-1.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081127/ftc-rescinds-guidance-for-cigarette-ads.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081127/ftc-rescinds-guidance-for-cigarette-ads.htm Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:09:09 EST The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday rescinded guidance it issued 42 years ago that has allowed tobacco companies to make claims about tar and nicotine levels based on testing by a machine. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081126/ftc-rescinds-guidance-for-cigarette-low-tar-ads.htm Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:26:52 EST Mike Moore hasn't been Mississippi's attorney general since 2003, and it's been more than a decade since his David-and-Goliath battle against Big Tobacco. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081126/tobacco-lawsuit-trailblazer-still-fighting-smoking.htm Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:49:10 EST Lindsay Pasley is an eager young man in what used to be an older man's game--tobacco farming. He recently took 20 tons of his early prepared leaf to Clay's Tobacco Warehouse in the Appalachian foothills, where he said he earned enough to "have a nice Thanksgiving and Christmas." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/181815-tobacco-regrowth.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081125/10-years-after-settlement-tobacco-rebounds-in-us.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081125/10-years-after-settlement-tobacco-rebounds-in-us.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:58:38 EST Lindsay Pasley is an eager young man in what used to be an older man's game--tobacco farming. He recently took 20 tons of his early prepared leaf to Clay's Tobacco Warehouse in Mount Sterling, due east of Lexington in the Appalachian foothills, where he said he earned enough to "have a nice Thanksgiving and Christmas." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/181888-tobacco-regrowth.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081125/10-years-after-settlement-tobacco-rebounds-in-us.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081125/10-years-after-settlement-tobacco-rebounds-in-us.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:17:47 EST Britain's Imperial Tobacco Group PLC, the world's No. 4 tobacco company by sales, said Tuesday its annual profit fell 53 percent because of costs related to its takeover of Franco-Spanish rival Altadis SA in January. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081125/imperial-tobacco-net-profit-falls-but-sales-grow.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:41:11 EST They're discreet, flavorful and come in cute tin boxes with names like "frost" and "spice." And the folks who created Joe Camel are hoping Camel Snus will become a hit with tobacco lovers tired of being forced outside for a smoke. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/181164-reinventing-tobacco.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081124/new-tobacco-product-alarms-some-health-officials.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081124/new-tobacco-product-alarms-some-health-officials.htm Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:49:47 EST They're discreet, flavorful and come in cute tin boxes with names like "frost" and "spice." And the folks who created Joe Camel are hoping Camel Snus will become a hit with tobacco lovers tired of being forced outside for a smoke. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081123/new-tobacco-product-alarms-some-health-officials.htm Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:31:05 EST An international meeting has set new guidelines aimed at preventing tobacco companies from trying to influence national and global health policy. The 160 nations, which are party to the U.N.-sponsored Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, adopted the recommendations after a weeklong meeting in South Africa. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081122/anti-tobacco-meeting-adopts-new-guidelines.htm Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:57:57 EST Anti-tobacco activists said Friday that 160 countries that have signed a treaty to curb tobacco use were on the verge of adopting guidelines that say tobacco sellers' interests conflict with public health. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081121/tobacco-treaty-signers-close-to-adopting-measure.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:54:15 EST Kentucky has been able to invest $209 million in agriculture out of the state's share of a settlement agreement with tobacco companies, and a study concludes some 50,000 current and former growers of the crop have benefited. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081121/study-settlement-helps-50-000-ky-tobacco-farmers.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:57:33 EST In 2006, Alaska desperately needed cash to complete a museum featuring a mummified bison and other natural wonders of the frozen north. So the state dipped into its share of the landmark 1998 tobacco settlement. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/179219-tobacco-settlement-1.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/activists-say-tobacco-settlement-is-being-wasted.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/activists-say-tobacco-settlement-is-being-wasted.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:12:33 EST Greek tobacco farmers are blocking two major highways to protest planned European Union reductions on crop subsidies. Police say they began diverting traffic after hundreds of farmers parked their tractors on the highways in central Greece for a second day in a row on Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081119/greece-tobacco-farmers-block-highways.htm Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:06:08 EST Ten years after the tobacco settlement, South Carolina has slid back to its worst-in-the-nation status in what it spends to keep people from smoking, according a report released Tuesday by a coalition of public health groups. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081118/sc-ranks-last-in-tobacco-prevention-spending.htm Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:26:12 EST The threat of a higher federal excise tax and greater regulation are not likely to hurt the ratings of U.S. tobacco makers next year, Fitch Ratings analysts told investors on Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081118/fitch-sees-stability-for-tobacco-companies-in-2009.htm Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:00:33 EST Mississippi--the first in the nation to sue the tobacco industry in the 1990s--spends about a fourth of what it should on tobacco prevention efforts, a Washington-based advocacy group said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081118/study-miss-spends-too-little-to-nix-teen-smoking.htm Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:51:47 EST Next week's 10-year anniversary of the landmark legal settlement between 46 states and Big Tobacco will be a celebration in Oklahoma. Gov. Brad Henry has proclaimed Sunday as "A Healthier Oklahoma Day" and honored Attorney General Drew Edmondson for his role in negotiating the Nov. 23, 1998, agreement. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081118/okla-touts-its-record-10-years-after-tobacco-deal.htm Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:01:42 EST Reynolds American gave details to investors Monday about its latest smokeless tobacco products, saying that it would begin selling Camel brand dissolvable tobacco products in mid- to late January in three trial markets. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081117/reynolds-american-to-sell-dissolvable-tobacco.htm Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:40:53 EST The Saudi health minister says his government has filed a $34 billion lawsuit against importers of cigarettes from international tobacco companies, including U.S. firms. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/saudi-government-sues-tobacco-importers.htm Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:56:31 EST