Tobacco Info No. 6,
July 2011
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No. 6, July 2011.
(16 pages, 1.5 Mo)
SUMMARY
One year renewal of Federal Tobacco Control Strategy
Will tobacco be a priority with this
Conservative majority government?
(p1-3);
Industry behind advocacy groups
Is big tobacco
still paying for lip service?
A 1990s tactic that continues today
(p3-4);
New study from the Quebec Coalition for Tobacco Control
Flavoured cigars don’t measure up
Half of flavoured cigars don’t meet the legal weight requirements
(p6-7);
The 7th National
Conference on Tobacco or Health
set for Toronto
(p7);
Strengthening provincial smoking strategies
Ontario takes steps to improve
Smoke-Free initiative
(p8-9);
Minty fresh cancer sticks
Menthol disguises harsh taste, makes it easier
to smoke and harder to quit
(p10-11);
Plain olive-brown packages for Australia
(p12);
FDA introduces quasi-moratorium on new tobacco
products
New or
certain existing products will require equivalency reviews
(p13);
Study review by the Ontario Tobacco Research
Unit (p14);
Briefs
(p15-16)
Tobacco taxes upped
New Canadian health warnings
CCS releases statistics for 2011
Smoke-free campus
New stamps on packs
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