Welcome to CounterTobacco.org’s “News and Research Roundup!” Each month we post a summary of the latest research, reports, and news stories on counteracting tobacco product sales and marketing at the … Read More
In August, Georgia, New Hampshire, and Nebraska became the 31st, 32nd, and 33rd states to pass Tobacco 21. All bills bring the states’ minimum legal sales age (MLSA) into alignment with … Read More
The ASPiRE Center, a National Cancer Institute-funded collaborative of tobacco control researchers, practitioners, and legal experts, recently released two extensive reports on commercial tobacco at the point of sale. Using … Read More
On May 27, 2020, Counter Tools held a webinar on “Tobacco Ad Messaging Strategies at the Point of Sale – A Health Equity Focused Case Study,” a part of our … Read More
At the beginning of April, Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York Assembly passed a state budget for fiscal year 2021 that included a comprehensive tobacco control bill. The new regulations: prohibit the redemption of … Read More
Tobacco manufacturers now have an additional four months to submit their e-cigarette and vaping products for premarket approval with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). As part of a federal court-mandated order, … Read More
In 2018, the tobacco industry spent over $7.2 billion marketing and promoting cigarettes and smokeless tobacco directly at the point of sale (POS). These POS expenditures account for nearly 80% … Read More
While the FDA’s restrictions on the sale of flavored e-cigarettes, issued in January of this year only prohibits the sale of flavored cartridge-based (closed system) e-cigarette products other than menthol … Read More
1. A Focus on Health Equity in POS Tobacco Control The United States has steadily expanded tobacco protections since 1964, resulting in less smoke in the air and fewer advertisements … Read More
On December 20, 2019, federal legislation was signed into law raising the minimum legal sales age for all tobacco products from 18 to 21 nationwide. The FDA has stated on … Read More
