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Is going after eggs, cigarette papers and sex toys really worth the effort?
Palash Krishna Mehrotra • 3 years agoWhat happens when authorities in Ahmedabad go after eggs, in Hyderabad, after cigarette rolling paper, and in Bengaluru, sex toys?
Juul to stop selling all its fruity-flavoured vape pods until approved by the US FDA
Tech2 News Staff • 5 years agoJuul's mango, creme, fruit, and cucumber-flavoured vape pods will no longer be available for sale.
E-cigarette ban: Is vaping as harmless as some think it to be
Myupchar • 5 years agoStudies show that while smoking increases the risk of cancer with time, vaping for just one year can cause serious lung damage and seizures.
New York bans flavoured e-cigarettes following several vaping related deaths
• 5 years agoShops in New York now have two weeks to remove vaping products from their shelves.
Health ministry asks state govts not to partner with anti-tobacco foundation funded by Philip Morris
• 6 years agoWhen the Foundation was launched in 2017, the WHO had said it will not partner with the foundation and asked governments around the world and public health communities to follow the agency’s lead.
Union Budget 2019: All India Farmer Associations urges govt to correct cigarette taxation error to lessen burden
• 6 years agoAhead of the Budget, farmers body FAIFA on Thursday urged the government to correct "an error" in cigarette taxation under the new tax regime that did not account for cascading effect on excise duty, which existed in the pre-GST system
Half the people following e-cigarette maker Juul Labs on Twitter are teens: Report
• 6 years agoMarlboro maker Altria Group bought a 35 percent stake in Juul for $12.8 billion in December.
World Health Day 2019: Vaping no less dangerous than smoking, say experts
• 6 years agoThe Centre's advisory for states to clamp down on e-cigarettes won't be enough to stop their use.
Godfrey Phillips rejects FDI norms violation allegations, says in complete compliance with law
• 6 years agoCigarette maker Godfrey Phillips India on Monday said it is in complete compliance with the country's FDI norms and rejected allegations of violations regarding its arrangements for manufacturing Marlboro cigarettes
ITC hikes prices of Bristol, Flake Excel and Capstan cigarettes by about 7% to 14%
• 6 years agoLeading cigarette maker ITC has increased the price of three brands - Bristol, Flake Excel and Capstan