The Latest Breaking News from Tobacco

Researchers at the Earlham Institute in Norwich have managed to turn tobacco plants into factories for moth sex pheromones using precision gene engineering techniques. Pheromones are chemical secretions that act as hidden means of communication. These allow organisms to send signals, including when they look for partner. Farmers hang pheromone…

The Queensland government has heard public submissions into the illegal sale of tobacco and rising use of vapes across the state.

Vaping, which is the inhaling of a vapour created by an e-cigarette, took hold in the UK in 2015, and has surged in popularity ever since

ATLANTA — The Food and Drug Administration has taken up the regulation of tobacco products as a key issue to focus on in 2023, particularly prohibiting the sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars and cigarillos.

Smokers will be encouraged to switch their fags for free vapes as part of a new government scheme, but health experts say the plans don't go 'far enough'

Health minister Neil O’Brien said the introduction of legal restrictions would be ‘too big a departure’ from the current policy.

Twenty eight beaches across the Balearic Islands have introduced the ban in a bid to improve public health and tackle the cigarette litter problem plaguing coastlines.

Majorca, Ibiza and Menorca have banned smoking on 28 beaches, with those included to have four-metre banners declaring their smoke free status with QR codes linking to extra information

A joint investigation between police and the tax office has led to the destruction of an illegal tobacco plantation found near Parkes.

Authorities seized and destroyed approximately 16 tonnes of illicit tobacco in New South Wales after police said they received a tip-off last year.

As part of an attempt to keep fit and enjoy what little green space we have in Bangkok, I have been a regular visitor to Benjakitti Park and its recently added section known as Benjakitti Forest Park. The new site, situated on land formerly occupied by the state tobacco company,…