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MEPs tighten anti-tobacco laws aimed at young smokers

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October 8, 2013
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Euro MPs have voted to tighten tobacco regulations aimed at putting young people off smoking, but some measures do not go as far as originally planned. They rejected a European Commission proposal to treat ele...
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Obama No-Show a (Minor) Blow for Asia Trade Talks

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October 4, 2013
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President Barack Obama‘s absence from a meeting of leaders from Asia Pacific dealt a symbolic blow to efforts to forge a regional trade pact. But Mr. Obama’s no-show, due to the drama of debt-ceiling talk...
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Snuffing out a tobacco exemption in Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal

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September 19, 2013
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Tobacco sickens and, eventually, can kill if consumed as intended. Every country, the United States included, should be taking every effective step to prevent smoking. The costs and benefits of free trade ar...
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Standardized tobacco pack complaints revived with World Trade Organization

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September 17, 2013
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Honduras is reviving its complaint to the World Trade Organization over Australia’s standardized tobacco packaging law, according to a story by Tom Miles for Reuters. The complaint, that Australia’s tobacco-...
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Watch: ASH Director Discuss the CDC’s Graphic Tobacco Ad Campaign

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September 11, 2013
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ASH Director Laurent Huber appeared on Fox 5 DC to discuss the success of the CDC's graphic anti-tobacco ad campaign (which helped nearly 100,000 people quit smoking) and the work that is still needed to help c...
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How cigarette companies use free trade deals to sell more cigarettes to women and kids

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September 11, 2013
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Global trade negotiations in Washington this week will determine how cigarette companies will be able to market their products in developing nations—and potentially, overturn smoking restrictions around the wor...
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Tobacco must go up in smoke The 21st century should be the last period in human history to report a tobacco-related death

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September 11, 2013
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Even well-informed people shake their heads in disbelief when they hear that tobacco killed 100 million persons in the 20th century and is projected to kill a billion in the 21st century. It is only when they a...
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Scary anti-smoking ads prompt 100,000-plus to kick habit

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September 10, 2013
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An estimated 1.6 million Americans tried to quit and at least 100,000 likely succeeded as a result of graphic anti-smoking ads, a new study says. Want a smoker to quit? Scare, shock or disgust him. That's what...
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Stop TPP Protections for Big Tobacco

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September 10, 2013
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The U.S. has a rare opportunity this week to rein in the tobacco industry, and assert its mandate to protect and save lives, while proudly exercising cross-border diplomacy. The U.S. Trade Representative should...
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E-cigarette use doubles among teen students, CDC reports

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September 6, 2013
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E-cigarettes have been surging in popularity, and a new government study suggests this effect is trickling down to U.S. teens. Electronic cigarettes' popularity and safety concerns on the rise New finding...
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The Tobacco Problem in U.S. Trade

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September 6, 2013
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Should tobacco be like any other product in U.S. trade? The question bedeviled U.S. policymakers for decades, but it has now arisen again, with much controversy, in the context of the Trans-Pacific Partnership ...
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US’s controversial TPP proposal is smoking gun for corporate agenda

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September 3, 2013
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Vietnam and other countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations face aggressive interference from Big Tobacco in the passage and implementation of public health policies, critics warn. The...
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The Hazard of Free-Trade Tobacco

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September 3, 2013
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Give thanks to Malaysia for heading off, at least temporarily, an American effort to weaken the ability of countries to impose stiff rules on the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products within their own b...
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Public Health, Medical Groups Urge U.S. to Support Malaysia’s Historic TPP/Tobacco Carve-Out Proposal

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August 28, 2013
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. public health and medical groups applauded Malaysia's historic proposal to "carve out" tobacco from the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), a trade pact...
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Malaysia lauded for seeking to exclude tobacco in trade pact

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August 26, 2013
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Washington, DC 26 August - Tobacco control advocates from over 20 different countries lauded Malaysia for its announcement to exclude tobacco from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP). The TPP is a fre...
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Malaysia Poised To Table Complete Carveout From TPP For Tobacco Measures

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August 25, 2013
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BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei – The Malaysian government is poised to table a proposal here that would completely carve out tobacco control measures from having to comply with any obligations in a Trans-Pacific P...
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Mayor Bloomberg Ask “Why Is Obama Caving on Tobacco?”

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August 23, 2013
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LAST year I endorsed President Obama for re-election largely because of his commitment to putting science and public health before politics. But now the Obama administration appears to be on the verge of bowin...
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Tobacco proposal for TPP trade talks sparks backlash

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August 23, 2013
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The Obama administration is facing a furore over its latest tobacco proposal in trade talks with 11 Pacific Rim countries, with critics charging it will boost smoking in the region and business groups fighting ...
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Once Again, Mayor Bloomberg Stands Firm For Health

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August 23, 2013
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On the threat from trade agreements to tobacco regulations, few have been able to come as close to the heart of the matter as Mayor Bloomberg. His opinion piece in today’s New York Times in reaction to Preside...
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Philip Morris Leads Plain Packs Battle in Global Trade Arena

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August 22, 2013
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The war between the tobacco industry and anti-smoking forces is heating up as cigarette makers intensify efforts to use treaties to block labeling constraints. Philip Morris International Inc. (PM) has press...
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How a secretive trade deal could help American tobacco companies hook new smokers

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August 21, 2013
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Pretty soon, if U.S. representatives negotiating a secretive trade deal get their way, tariffs on tobacco in poor Asian countries will sink to zero — and those countries will have a hard time protecting their c...
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Obama Goes to Bat for Big Tobacco in TPP

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August 19, 2013
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WASHINGTON, DC 19 August – The Obama Administration has backed down from a proposal revealed 15 months ago to protect health from Big Tobacco under the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the pending free trade ag...
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Tobacco state protest could hurt Obama trade deal

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August 16, 2013
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At issue is whether participating countries can have strict anti-smoking laws Facing vehement protest from tobacco state lawmakers and business groups, the Obama administration appears to have retreated from e...
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Will the Trans-Pacific Partnership send tobacco curbs up in smoke?

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August 15, 2013
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In 2010, 14.3 percent of adults in Singapore were smokers. The goal is to reduce this to under 10 percent by 2020. However, a soon-to-be multilateral free trade agreement (FTA) threatens our local anti-smoki...
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Malaysia not bound by fixed timeline on TPPA

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August 15, 2013
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KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia will not be bound by any fixed timeline with regards to the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA).   At a special meeting convened today, the Cabinet made this stand as a ...
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