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Tobacco Info No. 6, July 2011 See this issue in PDF: 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 MORE INFORMATION ABOUT TOPICS IN THIS ISSUE www.tobaccoinfo.ca/links6.htm (External links) Homepage

Tobacco Info No. 6, July 2011

See this issue in PDF: 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

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT TOPICS IN THIS ISSUE
www.tobaccoinfo.ca/links6.htm
(External links)

Homepage