Faut-il interdire les terrasses aux fumeurs ?

2010/07/21 par edito514 Laisser un commentaire

Selon RTL.fr
Deux ans et demi après l’instauration de l’interdiction de fumer dans les lieux publics, plusieurs restaurateurs parisiens ont décidé de franchir un nouveau cap, en interdisant la cigarette en terrasse. Cet endroit où s’abritaient les fumeurs en hiver leur sera désormais inaccessible. Aucune loi ne prévoit une généralisation de ce phénomène, mais ces restaurateurs sont d’ores et déjà soutenu par l’association Droit des non-fumeurs, qui compte recenser dès la rentrée sur son site Internet la liste des terrasses sans cigarette.

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Flavoured smokes snuffed out in Canada

2010/06/30 par centresstop Laisser un commentaire

CBC

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2010/06/29/canada-flavoured-smokes.html

A new law, set to come into effect in July, aims to snuff out the sale of flavoured smokes while reducing the temptation among kids to take their first puff.

The measure, part of Canada’s anti-tobacco law Bill C-32, forbids the country’s retailers from selling fruit- and candy-flavoured little cigars, cigarettes and rolling papers made of tobacco.

The law takes effect across the country on July 5, however, Ontario pushed up its date to July 1. Retailers, who were given nine months to remove the products from their shelves, could be fined if caught selling the goods.

The bill, introduced in Parliament a year ago, is aimed at reducing the smoking rate of school-aged children. A 2008-09 school year survey suggests that 40 per cent of students in grades 10 to 12 had tried smoking cigarillos.

« There is simply no justification for tobacco products to be flavoured with candy, ice cream and fruit flavours, » Rob Cunningham, a Canadian Cancer Society spokesman, said in a press release.

« The risk is that these flavoured products can be a starter product for kids who would never otherwise start smoking. This bill is going to protect our kids from starting smoking and encourage more adults to quit. »

Some manufacturers are trying to skirt the new law by enlarging the size of cigarillos and altering the labelling on the packages. Canada Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq slammed the big tobacco companies for trying to buck the new rules.

« Not only does this action go against the intent of the legislation; it endangers the health of Canada’s children. We will deal with this issue and will continue working to ensure that Canada’s children are protected from the dangers of tobacco, » the minister said in a release.

Bill C-32, which was passed last year, also banned all tobacco advertising in Canadian newspapers and magazines.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2010/06/29/canada-flavoured-smokes.html#ixzz0sMvQsYvz

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Expert describes tobacco smokescreen

2010/06/23 par centresstop Laisser un commentaire

News Talk ZB

Source: http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/newsdetail1.asp?storyID=177670

MPs are being urged not to let tobacco companies self-regulate if they consider further reforms to tobacco laws.

Former US tobacco company scientist, turned whistle blower and anti-tobacco campaigner, Dr Jeffrey Wigand, has told a Select Committee inquiry into the health impact of tobacco, that allowing the tobacco industry to self-regulate is like allowing the fox to build the chicken coop.

« If one reads their documents over the last 50 years, you will find out that self-regulation does not work. They will not voluntarily do anything, anything, whether it’s morally right, whether it saves lives, at the expense of profit. »

Dr Wigand said in the four years he worked in the industry he saw daily and deliberate distortions of the truth which he had to be part of.

« There are two scenarios. Scenario one is what I could say inside the company, that nicotine is addictive and that tar will kill you. Outside the company, I was not allowed to say that. »

Dr Wigand says tobacco companies deliberately sanitise internal reports about tobacco and it effects to protect themselves against law suits.

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FDA comes down hard on tobacco: Issues new rules for advertisements

2010/06/23 par centresstop Laisser un commentaire

Tech Jackal

Source: http://www.techjackal.net/other/2010/06/23/fda-comes-down-hard-on-tobacco-issues-new-rules-for-advertisements/

On Tuesday new Food and Drug Administration rules for cigarette advertisements took effect in the U.S. The new regulations effect the health warning labels on cigarettes, the use of misleading terms such as “light, “low,” and “mild” and will also put in place tougher sales restrictions to prevent access for youth.

The battle against tobacco and its health effects has been a long one. The FDA first attempted to assert control over tobacco sales in 1996, but the Supreme Court ruled that Congressional approval was needed. In 2009 both the House and Senate passed legislation that would regulate the manufacturing, marketing, and sale of tobacco products. President Barack Obama signed the bill into law on June 22, 2009.

The provisions in the Tobacco Control Act became effective Tuesday and give the FDA the power to regulate tobacco products in the interest of protecting public health. The new mandate also gives the FDA power to reduce tobacco use by children. The new stricter guidelines for the tobacco industry will be initiated over an extended period, but several key rules took effect Tuesday such as:

- Larger and stronger health warning labels must appear on products manufactured after June 22, 2010
- The tobacco industry is prohibited from using the terms “light,” “low,” or “mild” on labels
- No one under 18 may purchase cigarettes. Several states have this law, but it is now a Federal law
- Branded sponsorships of athletic or cultural events are prohibited

The new FDA regulations are not only aimed at preventing misleading advertising from tobacco companies, but are looking to prevent youth from taking up smoking. While youth smoking is on the decline, the number of youth who currently smoke or will begin smoking is still startlingly high.

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2009/12/14 par centresstop Laisser un commentaire

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