Jessica Miller | January 13, 2012
The Australian government on Friday hit out at British American Tobacco for using images of kangaroos to sell its cheap Cigaronne cigarettes in Europe, telling the company to “get your hands off our icons”. BAT, which is battling Canberra over moves towards plain packaging in Australia, is selling its Winfield brand overseas with a picture of a kangaroo on the front and a map of Australia on the back.
Category: American Tobacco Company, Tobacco Sales |
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Tags: cheap cigaronne cigarettes, smoking rates
Jessica Miller | November 23, 2011
Philip Morris International is the first tobacco giant suing the Australian government over strict new branding restrictions, which it believes will cost it billions in the region, the Wall Street Journal reports. British American Tobacco and Imperial Tobacco Group are expected follow. Why? Because their billion-dollar brands, like Marlboro and Parliament, will be crushed.
Category: American Tobacco Company, tobacco industry |
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Tags: philip morris, tobacco giant
Jessica Miller | August 30, 2011
With an estimated 443,000 deaths each year, smoking Vogue cigarette is the leading cause of death in the U.S. — causing more deaths than motor vehicle injuries, illegal drug use or HIV, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention site.
Category: American Tobacco Company, Tobacco Smoke |
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Tags: tobacco free, vogue cigarette
Jessica Miller | August 25, 2011
He’s an heir to the RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co. fortune, but champions a smoke-free society. He could sit back and count his millions, but instead founded the Foundation for a Smokefree America and travels the world reminding people of the dangers of tobacco and smoking Lucky Strike cigarette.
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Tags: lucky strike cigarette, Reynolds Tobacco, smoke-free society
Jessica Miller | June 10, 2011
Everyone knows smoking Lucky Strike is bad for you. We’ve known it for years. But something you’re likely doing right now as we speak may be just as dangerous. It’s sitting! A new study says sitting for hours every day can be just as bad for you as lighting up. We hear sensational study results like this and think “Oh, that was created just to get a headline.”
Category: American Tobacco Company, Smoker's Right |
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Tags: Smoking Habit, smoking lucky strike