Bangkok, 02 July, (Asiantribune.com): The global tobacco treaty's second Conference of the Parties (COP2), commenced on last Friday (30 June), where governments met to advance the critical work of implementing the world's first corporate accountability treaty. Bangkok, 02 July, (Asiantribune.com): The global tobacco treaty's second Conference of the Parties (COP2), commenced on last Friday (30 June), where governments met to advance the critical work of implementing the world's first...

Wilkenfeld sued tobacco companies, helped enforce federal policies and played a major role in the negotiation of the international Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. Reynolds Tobacco co., which challenged tobacco industry advertising that disputed the health risks of smoking. Wilkenfeld, 64, an attorney who became one of the world's experts on legal issues related to tobacco policy, died of pancreatic cancer May 24 at her home in Washington. Reynolds over the tobacco company's use of...

Ironically, Istanbul doesn't sell conventional tobacco products. The concoction in the hookah has tobacco leaves in it, but they are mixed with molasses and flavorings, such as dried apple chips. Because the bar had 5 percent revenue in tobacco sales, Reepe fought the smoking ban, claiming he fell under one of the act's exemptions, until the end of last year. One study from Virginia Commonwealth University found that the hookah delivers 36 times more tar than a cigarette, 15 times more...

The law protects not only the public, but also people who work in public places. The smoke-free law brought an overall 70 percent improvement in air quality in "hospitality venues. Nine states have approved clean-air acts since Colorado enacted its law, bringing to 22 the number of states with clean indoor-air acts, Bertoli said. A typical worker in a bar that allows smoking inhales the equivalent of 1 packs of cigarettes during an eight-hour shift, Day said. Now, Ritz said, cigarette...

But the new law that took effect Sunday does not apply to beer sales in bars and restaurants, and it does not cover wine and liquor, which have a higher alcohol content. Under the new law, store clerks are required to card customers of any age who purchase beer. Phil Bredesen has promoted the law as a good way to address the problems of underage drinking. Larry Skelton said he understands the universal carding law as it applies to beer, but the senior citizen doesn't like being carded for...

According to WHO estimates, the current 5.4 million annual tobacco-related deaths, with 50 per cent of them in Asia, will rise to 8.3 million by 2030 as multinational cigarette companies target the region's huge and still undeveloped market and transnational crime that takes advantage of smuggling opportunities, said Bettcher. According to WHO estimates, the current 5.4 million annual tobacco-related deaths, with 50 per cent of them in Asia, will rise to 8.3 million by 2030 as...