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Tobacco Roundup

posted by cmn32480 on Saturday May 07 2016, @04:54AM   Printer-friendly
from the industry-is-going-up-in-smoke dept.

U.S. to Crack Down on Tobacco, Electronic Cigarettes

butthurt writes:

NBC News and the Providence Journal report that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a rule which will classify cigars, chewing tobacco and nicotine-containing fluid for electronic cigarettes as tobacco products. Under the rule, sale of those items to people under 18 years of age is to be prohibited. The electronic parts of electronic cigarettes are not covered by the rule. According to NBC News, the rule "will be open for public comment before it becomes final." The FDA regulates cigarettes and loose tobacco for smoking.

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Courts in EU, India Uphold Anti-tobacco Laws

butthurt writes:

On 4 May the European Court of Justice turned down challenges to the 2014 revision of the Tobacco Products Directive. The law entails enlargement of warnings, prohibition of menthol cigarettes, prohibition of packages holding fewer than 20 cigarettes, restrictions on advertising of electronic cigarettes, and limits on the nicotine content of fluid for electronic cigarettes. It enables EU countries to require plain packaging. The court said the regulations were necessary to comply with the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

Also on 4 May, India's Supreme Court declined to further delay the implementation of a requirement for larger warning messages on cigarette packages. Several cigarette manufacturers including ITC Ltd. have shut down their factories. The chairman of ITC decried the requirement, saying:

Behind this is vested interests... where money is given into the hands of so-called NGOs, who are being influenced to kill local brands knowing fully well that smuggled cigarettes of some other industry are going to be used here.

Golden Tobacco in Gujarat has been following the rule, which had originally been intended to take effect 1 April 2016, "from April 2015 [sic]."

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  • (Score: -1, Spam) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 07 2016, @05:41AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 07 2016, @05:41AM (#342815)

    The PTB rely on HUMAN FLESH in the FOOD SUPPLY to maintain their human appearance

    Human flesh exists in a lot of foods today. Sometimes it makes the news. These are PTB slip ups, and/or conditioning this reality.

    They rely on the consumption of human flesh to retain their human appearance. They all have the same scent. They exist from the bottom to the top of the pyramid. Some are bums, some are middle/upper class, some are those dancing for you on TV, in a web of deceit to keep your mind and body occupied.

    If you want to try and let one of them know that you know what they are, you might say to them:

    "This hamburger is really quite human"
    (inhale deeply) "This planet is filled with creatures which all smell the same"
    "I hope you enjoyed your flesh burger"
    "How long did your last regeneration period last?"
    "What office do you work for?"

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  • (Score: 2) by dyingtolive on Saturday May 07 2016, @05:55AM

    by dyingtolive (952) on Saturday May 07 2016, @05:55AM (#342817)

    Can... can you define "PTB"?

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    Don't blame me, I voted for moose wang!

  • (Score: 3, Touché) by devlux on Saturday May 07 2016, @01:01PM

    by devlux (6151) on Saturday May 07 2016, @01:01PM (#342881)

    You do realize you came here to "Soylent News" to post this don't you? Have you even looked up Soylent Green to understand the name of this site.

    We are clearly a cabal of blood thirsty zombie cannibal werewolfs who control the world and now you've revealed yourself as an outsider, you will become grist for the mill.
    I wonder if AC tastes like chicken or bacon?

    On a more serious note, does your Dr know you're posting on the internet without supervision again?