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March 5, 2013

This is just one of many key statements made at last week's conference on "Governance of Tobacco in the 21st Century" held at Harvard's Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies. To see some of the powerful me...

C. Everett Koop, Former Surgeon General and Tobacco Control Pioneer, dies at 96

February 26, 2013

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C. Everett Koop, the former surgeon general of the United States who started the government’s public discussion of AIDS during the Reagan administration, died Feb. 25 at his home in Hanover, N.H. He was 96. ...

The Center for Tobacco Products Releases Potential Tobacco Product Violations Report Form

February 20, 2013

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The new form released by the Center for Tobacco Products allows the public to report potential violations of the Tobacco Control Act and its related regulations. In turn this enables the FDA to monitor complian...

Global Tobacco Control Experience – JAN 29, 2013

January 28, 2013

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(Jan 29, 2013 / Washington, DC) ASH director Laurent Huber has been invited to speak at the Global Tobacco Experience meeting. This CDC and HHS meeting will provide a review of global tobacco control efforts a...

NGOs tell Barroso to remove tobacco lobbyist from ethics commission

January 15, 2013

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Philip Morris lobbyist reappointed to committee that should regulate lobbies and revolving doors policy for commissioners. European transparency groups Corporate European Observatory, Lobby Control, and Corp...

Court Blocks FDA Tobacco Warning Labels Appeal

December 5, 2012

A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected the government’s request for the full court to hear a case on the Food and Drug Administration’s graphic tobacco warning labels, setting up a potential Supreme Cour...

Big Tobacco’s Abuse of Trade Treaties

November 30, 2012

Tobacco Control: WHO Director-General Addresses History-Making Conference

November 12, 2012

Dr Margaret Chan Director-General of the World Health Organization Address to the Fifth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Seoul, Republic of Kore...

Big Tobacco Buys Big Political Influence

October 16, 2012

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Money is doled out to both sides of the aisle The tobacco industry has always been a major player in congressional campaigns, but a new online map ( ash.org/map) shows just how pervasive tobacco money is in p...

FIFTH SESSION of the CONFERENCE of THE PARTIES to the WHO FCTC (COP5) – NOV 12-17, 2012

September 6, 2012

(Nov. 12-17, 2012 / Seoul, Korea) The Conference of the Parties (COP) is the governing body of the WHO FCTC and is comprised of all Parties to the Convention. It keeps under regular review the implementation ...

14th Round of TPP Negotiations – SEP 6-15, 2012

August 21, 2012

(Sept. 6-15, 2012/Leesburg, VA) The next negotiating round of the Trans- Pacific Partnership will take place in Leesburg, Virginia from September 6-15, 2012. USTR will be hosting a Direct Stakeholder Engagem...

WHO Welcomes Landmark Decision from Australia’s High Court on Tobacco Plain Packaging Act

August 15, 2012

Statement by WHO Director-General, Dr Margaret Chan 15 August 2012 The World Health Organization (WHO) strongly welcomes the landmark decision from Australia’s High Court to dismiss a legal challenge from t...

Historic Plain Packaging Measure Highlights Need for Stronger Action in U.S.

August 15, 2012

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Plain Packaging of Cigarettes Upheld by Australia's Highest Court Historic Measure Highlights Need for Stronger Action in U.S. Yesterday, Australia's highest court found against the tobacco industry and i...

ASH Launches New Website, Brand

August 10, 2012

WASHINGTON, DC (Aug. 10, 2012) Action on Smoking & Health (ASH), one of the nation’s oldest anti-tobacco organizations devoted to the tobacco related epidemic, has launched a new website and brand to reflec...

ASH calls on President Obama to Immediately Submit FCTC for Ratification, 8 Years After U.S. Signed Agreement

August 7, 2012

WASHINGTON, DC (Aug. 8, 2012) Action on Smoking & Health (ASH) calls on President Obama to immediately submit the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) to the Senate for ratification. The United St...

ASH to Attend National Conference on Tobacco or Health

August 7, 2012

WASHINGTON, DC (Aug. 7, 2012) Action on Smoking & Health (ASH) will address global health governance issues impacting the tobacco related epidemic at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health that ope...

ASH at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health (NCTOH) – AUG 15-17, 2012

August 5, 2012

(Aug. 15-17, 2012 / Kansas City, Mo.) ASH will be taking part in this year’s National Conference on Tobacco or Health (NCTOH) as both a presenter and exhibitor. The NCTOH is an important forum for those i...

Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): 13th Round of TPP Negotiations – Jul 2-10, 2012

July 2, 2012

(July 2-10, 2012 / San Diego, Calif. ) The most recent negotiating round of the Trans-Pacific Partnership took place in San Diego, California from July 2-10, 2012. Chris Bostic ASH Deputy Director for Policy...

ASH Applauds Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Commitment to the Global Fight Against Tobacco

March 23, 2012