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ACS launches new guidance for retailers on tobacco legislation changes

ACS launches new guidance for retailers on tobacco legislation changes

ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has produced comprehensive new guidance for retailers on the upcoming changes to tobacco retailing coming into force as part of the revised EU Tobacco Products Directive and Standardised Packaging legislation. From Friday 20 May 2016,

24/05/2016 | Retail News, Retailer News, Tobacco | Read More
Plain packaging will put iconic British exports at risk, Consumer Packaging Manufacturers Alliance warns

Plain packaging will put iconic British exports at risk, Consumer Packaging Manufacturers Alliance warns

Plain packaging is to put iconic British exports at risk as key trading partners seek retaliation over the unproven measure, senior industry figures warned today. The Consumer Packaging Manufacturers Alliance (CPMA) has expressed alarm that plain packaging could soon spread to

23/05/2014 | Comment, Opinion Time | Read More
Petrol Retailers Association joins MP’s fight to oppose plain tobacco packaging

Petrol Retailers Association joins MP’s fight to oppose plain tobacco packaging

The Petrol Retailers Association has joined Priti Patel MP in her campaign to oppose the UK Government’s plans for plain packaging for tobacco products, a policy which is already opposed by over 70% of retailers. Patel has warned introducing plain packaging

02/05/2014 | Retail News, Retailer News, Tobacco | Read More

Government has disregarded evidence from Australia on plain packaging for tobacco, says Philip Morris

Philip Morris claims the Government has ignored evidence from Australia on the impacts of plain packaging in its decision to implement plain packaging for tobacco products in England following the Chantler Review. Responding to the Government’s statement, Philip Morris said: “Sir Cyril

03/04/2014 | Manufacturer news, Tobacco | Read More

ACS calls for urgent business impact assessment on tobacco plain packs

ACS is calling on Government to undertake an urgent full assessment of wider impact of standardised packaging on businesses, following the statement by Public Health Minister, Jane Ellison, that they are publishing regulations to introduce plain packaging in the UK. ACS has already

03/04/2014 | Manufacturer news, Tobacco | Read More
Forest: legislation for standardised tobacco packaging is not fit for purpose

Forest: legislation for standardised tobacco packaging is not fit for purpose

Legislation to introduce standardised packaging of tobacco is not fit for purpose, say campaigners. In a submission to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children, the smokers’ group Forest Eireann argues plain packaging will not stop children smoking and

17/01/2014 | Manufacturer news, Tobacco | Read More
Bridgethorne: e-cigarette growth towards £350m sector shows importance of insight

Bridgethorne: e-cigarette growth towards £350m sector shows importance of insight

As the Government contemplates the introduction of plain packaging for cigarettes and 724,000 people work towards a quit date with NHS Stop Smoking Services this year, the rise of the electronic cigarette provides a powerful case study of how product manufacturers

05/12/2013 | Comment, Opinion Time | Read More
Forest: tobacco plain packaging review is “premature” and ignores consultation views

Forest: tobacco plain packaging review is “premature” and ignores consultation views

Campaigners opposed to plain packaging of tobacco have accused the government of ignoring the views of hundreds of thousands of people who opposed the policy in a public consultation.   They also describe as “premature” the government’s decision to commission a

28/11/2013 | Manufacturer news, Tobacco | Read More
High streets will be hit hard by plain packaging for tobacco products, study finds

High streets will be hit hard by plain packaging for tobacco products, study finds

High streets are likely to be hit hard by plain packaging for cigarettes and tobacco products and 6,400 convenience stores could shut down. That’s according to a new report commissioned by Philip Morris, which looks at the potential impact of the

12/04/2013 | Data Time, Research | Read More

Forest undeterred by Australian court ruling on plain tobacco packaging

Smokers’ lobby group Forest claims the Australian court ruling in favour of plain tobacco packaging will not affect its campaign against similar legislation in the UK.  Forest, which runs the Hands Off Our Packs campaign, says plain packaging is an

15/08/2012 | Comment, Manufacturer news, Opinion Time, Retail News, Tobacco | Read More

Protest against plain tobacco packaging launches online advertising campaign

Opponents of plain packaging of tobacco have launched an online advertising campaign against the measure. The campaign was created by the smokers’ lobby group Forest to promote the Hands Off Our Packs initiative. It features a video, ‘Nanny Town’, plus a

19/03/2012 | Manufacturer news, Retail News, Tobacco | Read More
Plain packaging won’t stop people smoking, argues think-tank director general

Plain packaging won’t stop people smoking, argues think-tank director general

The director general of a leading UK think-tank is backing a campaign opposing plain cigarette packaging and claims there is no evidence it will stop people smoking. Speaking at the launch of the Hands Off Our Packs campaign, organised by smokers’

29/02/2012 | Comment, Opinion Time, Retail News, Tobacco | Read More
Youth lured by glitzy cigarette packs, finds British Heart Foundation

Youth lured by glitzy cigarette packs, finds British Heart Foundation

Children and young people are being hoodwinked by cigarette packaging, according to new research by the British Heart Foundation.  The charity’s survey of 2,700 16-25 year-old smokers and non-smokers, found over 25% per cent of regular smokers believed one branded

29/12/2011 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Tobacco displays to be banned in England from 2012

Tobacco displays to be banned in England from 2012

Tobacco displays will be banned in England from 2012 in large stores and 2015 in smaller shops in a bid to drive down smoking. The Government has delayed the implementation of the ban, which was due to commence in October

09/03/2011 | Retail News, Tobacco | Read More

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