A new American Cancer Society study shows smoking remains the leading risk factor for preventable cancer, causing about 1 in 5 cancer cases and nearly 1 in 3 cancer deaths in the U.S. The evidence is clear that we can’t win the fight against cancer without winning the fight against tobacco. It’s critical that we […]
When the DC Attorney General subpoenaed Zyn’s parent company, Philip Morris, they halted online sales. That’s led to a vacuum in the market, being filled by others trying to capitalize on nicotine addiction. To read the full article, click here.
You can’t call Zyn a treatment option and then offer rewards like gift cards and tablets. The companies that make these products are in it for profit at your expense. More from our partners at Truth Initiative.
Tobacco companies will do whatever it takes to tip the scales in their favor. This report from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism shows how the tobacco industry uses its influence to try and influence research. This isn’t the first time the industry has used this sort of tactic, like when JUUL purchased an entire issue […]
FDA and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are announcing the seizure of 53,700 unauthorized e-cigarette products valued at more than $1.08 million. While FDA and CBP worked together to seize the shipment at the Chicago port of entry, the unauthorized products were intended for a wholesaler based in Mississippi. To read the full release, […]
The company said that Swedish Match North America had received a subpoena from D.C.’s attorney general requesting information about its compliance with D.C.’s 2022 ban on the sale of all flavored tobacco. In October 2022, D.C. banned the sale of all flavored tobacco, including flavored synthetic nicotine products. To read the full article, click here.
There’s been a significant amount of media coverage surrounding Quit Week from TFND and our partners. We are so thrilled with the attention everyone is getting for this worthy cause! Below is a growing list of the media coverage received so far: Dr. Eric Johnson, Board Member of Tobacco Free North Dakota, is on Afternoons […]
It’s Quitting Time in North Dakota, a statewide campaign aimed at increasing awareness about the risks associated with commercial tobacco and alternative nicotine products while also urging North Dakotans to commit to quitting. This marks the fifth year that Tobacco Free North Dakota and various tobacco prevention and control partners in the state have collaborated […]
Some states like California or Massachusetts are indicators for the future of tobacco policy in the United States. Others like Ohio are indicators of key battlegrounds in order to make progress. Ohio’s legislature passed a law banning local jurisdictions from enacting its own regulations on tobacco products. Those cities are now suing to block the […]
This isn’t the first time litigation has been needed to implement a needed rule or regulation. It is disappointing that it has gotten to this point. The FDA can end this by simply implementing the rule it has spent years finalizing. The African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council (AATCLC), Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), […]