With media reports of a growing black market for cheap and illegal tobacco, such as $8-$10 packets of cigarettes, British American Tobacco Australia (BATA) is considering launching a Make Your Own (MYO) cigarette brand to try and capture the growing number of illegal ‘chop chop’ smokers. BATA spokesperson Scott McIntyre said ‘chop chop’ or illegal […]
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British American Tobacco Australia (BATA) is considering launching a Make Your Own (MYO) cigarette brand to try and capture the growing number of illegal chop chop smokers. BATA spokesperson Scott McIntyre said chop chop or illegal loose leaf tobacco now makes up the majority of the illegal black market, forcing legal operators to compete with
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With some US convenience industry analysts predicting the sale of e-cigarettes will soon surpass traditional cigarette sales, the Australasian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) has called on the Government to take action and make e-cigarettes more readily available for responsible sale – so that those looking to quit smoking have this option. According to research
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The Australian Government Department of Health is undertaking a Post Implementation Review of Tobacco Plain Packaging, with a consultation period running from 16 February to 27 March 2015. All interested members of the public are invited to have their say and submit a response to inform the Review. Information collected will inform the analysis of
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Covert operations in Sydney and Wollongong have uncovered illegally counterfeited cigarettes in the olive green plain packaging format, following a tip-off from a retailer. Each year British American Tobacco Australia (BATA) conducts over 3,000 covert operations however this is the first time counterfeits in ‘plain packaging’ have been uncovered. Several of the packs have been
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A Western Australian law academic has supported the legalisation and regulation of e-cigarettes to prevent the uncontrolled importing of the devices and nicotine liquid through online purchases. In research published in the Journal of Law and Medicine, Notre Dame school of law lecturer Marilyn Krawitz said that the current approach is leading to poor quality
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Philip Morris Limited has called on the Federal Health Minister to investigate the appointment of anti-tobacco campaigner Melanie Wakefield of the Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer – one of the chief architects behind the tobacco plain packaging laws – to investigate whether the policy is working. Philip Morris has asked why the Department of
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Illegal tobacco use in Australia continues to grow with a new report revealing around one in every seven cigarettes consumed is illegal, exposing the fact that plain tobacco packaging has proved only a burden to retailers, according to the Australian Retailers Association. And Queensland State Parliament voted last week to prohibit the sale and supply
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New independent research from by KPMG LLP in the UK shows the use of black market illegal tobacco in Australia has reached levels never before experienced and, according to the Australasian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS), it’s not just honest retailers who are feeling the effects. AACS CEO Jeff Rogut said the rampant market for
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Usage of the Oxford Dictionaries 2014 Word of the Year, “vape”— defined as the act of smoking an electronic cigarette — has doubled this year compared to 2013. First used in the 1980s, “Vaping has gone mainstream,” according to Oxford Dictionaries editorial director Judy Pearsall. Celebrities who vape and growing debate on the public dangers
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A recent Cancer Council Victoria survey found strong public support for limiting the availability of tobacco products, according to anti-tobacco smoking group Quit Victoria this week. Quit Victoria policy manager, Kylie Lindorff, said the survey revealed significant and rising levels of public support for limiting the number of venues from which tobacco products can be
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A pack of 40 cigarettes will cost smokers over $30 and a pack of 20 cigarettes above $20 under tobacco excise raises of 12.5% and the normal twice-yearly indexation now taking effect. The additional taxes will add between $1.12 to $2.81 to the price of cigarettes, which may see a continued shift to low-priced cigarettes.
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