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Sheffield Council is looking at whether it should follow other local authorities in introducing a smoking ban on pavements outside cafes, pubs, bars, and restaurants.
Councillor Angela Argenzio, the licensing committee member, said the licensing department and Sheffield Council were looking into the issue and whether to update its licensing policy.
Angela said, “I personally don’t smoke and have never done so, and I think that because our habits in terms of using outside spaces in restaurants, bars and pubs have changed since the start of the pandemic, it is worth having a look at the effect of smoke on people who are using outside spaces who are non-smokers.
“I would possibly support a ban. Passive smoking is a serious issue, and I don’t see why people should be exposed to it.”
Source: The Star, 7 June 2021
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British American Tobacco (BAT) raised its annual revenue growth forecast on Tuesday (8 June) as the cigarette maker’s focus on tobacco-heating devices pays off, sending its shares up 2%.
The London-listed company said it expects revenue growth for 2021 to be above 5%, ahead of previous forecasts for growth between 3% and 5%.
The maker of Lucky Strike and Newport cigarettes said its “new category” reduced-risk products had gained a share in all key markets, including the United States and Japan. The company added 1.4 million new customers in the first quarter. The company, which sells Vuse e-cigarettes and glo tobacco heating products, said users of its new category products now totalled 14.9 million.
BAT said it expected sales to be boosted by a recovery in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Vietnam. The company also said it was seeing strong uptake of its oral nicotine products in Sweden and Norway, where it now controls more than 50% volume share in both markets.
Source: Reuters, 8 June 2021
See also: Financial Times - BAT reports record number of new vape users
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Regulation of e-cigarettes by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can continue after the Supreme Court declined to hear a case on Monday (7 June) that would have limited the government’s authority to oversee the vaping industry.
The appeal from Big Times Vapes Inc, a Mississippi vape shop, centres around the 2009 Tobacco Control Act (TCA), in which Congress gave the FDA broad authority to regulate tobacco products. This allowed the federal agency to restrict ingredients, block the sales of certain products and limit advertising.
In 2016, the FDA said it would start regulating e-cigarettes, vape pens, cigars, and hookah because they were all classified as “tobacco products” under federal law. Big Time Vapes argued that Congress had violated the US Constitution by giving the FDA such sweeping power. In response, the FDA argued that the law allowed the agency to regulate products that could lead to nicotine addiction.
The Biden’s administration advocated for the Supreme Court to decline to hear the appeal. Officials argued that the FDA need to protect the public, especially children, from health risks and false advertising.
Source: Daily Mail, 7 June 2021
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On Monday (7 June 2021), the Zambian government expressed concern over the increased use of tobacco in the country. Kennedy Malama, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health in charge of Technical Services, said the tobacco use problem was growing bigger as an estimated 16% of people consume tobacco products in the country.
He said figures also show that 9% of the population smoke tobacco every day, with some learning how to smoke at the early age of 15. Malama said: “Tobacco contributes to poverty by diverting household spending from basic needs such as food and shelter to tobacco products.”
He expressed concern that children were becoming vulnerable to “green tobacco sickness” caused by nicotine absorbed through the skin from the handling of wet tobacco leaves. He said the health ministry will embark on public awareness programs on the dangers of smoking, which will include advocating for a smokefree social environment.
Source: Big News Network, 8 June 2021
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