Tobacco companies’ creation of additional communication space: a content analysis of cigarette pack inserts and onserts
Correspondence to Torra E Spillane, HBS, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, 21205, MD, USA; [email protected] Abstract Objectives Pack inserts and onserts—removable items placed inside or on the outside of packs—are a communicative strategy used by tobacco companies that provide them with additional marketing space. A content analysis of these items was conducted across several […]
Tobacco companies, corporate social responsibility and the use of third-party awards: a framing analysis
Correspondence to Professor Jonine Jancey, Collaboration for Evidence, Research and Impact in Public Health, School of Population Health, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6102, Australia; [email protected] Abstract Objective Corporate social responsibility activities, such as third-party awards, provide an opportunity for tobacco companies (TCs) to promote themselves as socially, economically and environmentally responsible organisations. This study aimed to determine how […]
E-Cigarette–Associated Cases Reported toPoison Centers — United States, April 1, 2022–March 31, 2023
Nicole A. Tashakkori, MPH1; Brian L. Rostron, PhD1; Full PDF
How Malaysian Youths Can Get Vape On Demand
Vape products are very accessible online to Malaysian youths. Facebook is used for retail; some vape products marketed contain toxic nicotine levels at 120mg/ml. Foodpanda lists vape stores for online delivery. TikTok advertises the vaping lifestyle. KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 — Malaysian vapers can purchase e-cigarette and vape liquids, some with toxic levels of 12 […]
GEG: KKM jalankan kajian kawalan penggunaan rokok, vape serentak
KUALA LUMPUR – Kementerian Kesihatan (KKM) akan mengkaji cadangan supaya kawalan penggunaan rokok dan rokok elektronik dijalankan secara serentak melalui dasar Generasi Penamat (GEG). Timbalan Menteri berkenaan Lukanisman Awang Sauni berkata, pihaknya mengambil maklum pandangan yang dikemukakan semua pihak sebelum Rang Undang-Undang Kawalan Produk Merokok Demi Kesihatan Awam 2023 dimulakan pada 2027. “Ada beberapa perkara […]
Hannah Yeoh And Kelvin Yii Defend Tobacco Bill Referral To Select Committee
KBS Minister Hannah Yeoh says the tobacco bill’s referral to a PSSC isn’t “a waste of time”. YBMK’s special advisor Kelvin Yii says PSSC review is to prevent “any unintended consequences”, even though the 2023 bill was drafted from an earlier PSSC review. PETALING JAYA, June 20 – Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh and […]
Tiada kawalan kerajaan punca kanak-kanak hisap vape
BANGI, Selasa – Pengerusi Bersama (MACSA), Profesor Dr Rafidah Hanim Mokhtar mempersoalkan, sehingga kini tiada Rang Undang-Undang (RUU) khusus untuk penjualan, pemilikan serta pengiklanan berhubung produk rokok dan vape di negara ini. Rafidah Hanim berkata, produk rokok elektronik atau vape kini sudah disamakan seperti gula-gula biasa apabila kanak-kanak juga dibenarkan untuk memilikinya. “Tapi tidak dibentang undang-undang […]
Industri vape semakin agresif, produk sasar generasi muda banjiri pasaran
INDUSTRI vape tempatan yang pernah menyaksikan kejatuhan pasca fatwa yang mengharamkannya pada 2015 kini membuat kemunculan semula dan semakin agresif dalam kempen pemasaran mereka bagi menarik pelanggan baru. Selain pembelian dalam talian, butik-butik vape kembali mengisi premis di bangunan komersil. Ada antara butik ini hanya menjual barangan vape dan ada juga yang digabungkan dengan premis […]
Smoking ban at eateries still remains, as apex court dismisses appeal by seven smokers
PUTRAJAYA (June 20): The Federal Court on Tuesday (June 20) upheld the smoking ban imposed by the government from 2019 at eateries and within three metres of eateries all over the country. This follows a three-member apex court bench, led by Federal Court judge Datuk Zabariah Mohd Yusof, unanimously dismissing the seven appellants’ leave to appeal. […]
Seven fail in final bid to overturn smoking ban at eateries
PUTRAJAYA: Seven men have lost their final bid to challenge the smoking ban imposed by the Health Ministry at all eateries four years ago. The Federal Court today dismissed their leave application to challenge the Court of Appeal’s decision last year to uphold the regulation. The seven are Mohd Hanizam Yunus, 56, Zulkifli Mohamad, 61, […]
