In Putin snub, US will skip global tobacco summit hosted by Russia Arendtm October 3, 2014 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News In a shot at Russian President Vladimir Putin, the United States will not send a delegation to Moscow this month to participate in global health talks that hold major implications for the tobacco and burgeoning...
Big Tobacco abroad: The Trans-Pacific Partnership and the downside to free trade Arendtm June 9, 2014 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, Related News EXCERPT: Because the treaty sets minimum standards, Chris Bostic, Deputy Director for Policy at Action of Smoking and Health (ASH), told me that the industry has “gone after any country that has pushed the n...
FDA Extends Its Authority Over Tobacco Products & E-Cigarettes, Leaving Loopholes Arendtm April 24, 2014 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Press Releases Statement of ASH Executive Director Laurent Huber Today, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed new rules that will extend its regulatory authority to include electronic cigarettes as well as cigar...
Major Bloomberg Seeks Cigarette Display Ban in Line with Global Standards ash March 19, 2013 ASH in the News, Featured News & Events, Related News Just days after a judge rejected Mayor Bloomberg's proposal to ban sales of big soft drinks in New York City, he's now proposing to ban public display of cigarettes for sale. If New York Mayor Bloomberg has ...
