News – Page 26 – Counter Tobacco

New Point of Sale Report to the Nation shows increased policy activity since 2012

Advertising Restictions, Cigarettes, E-Cigarettes, Flavors (including Menthol), Health Warnings, Licensing, Little cigars/Cigarillos, Non-Tax Price Increases, Policy Advocacy, Price Promotions, Product Availability, Product Placement, Smokeless Tobacco and SNUS, Store Assessments, Youth
June 3, 2016

The latest Point of Sale Report of the Nation: Realizing the Power of States and Communities to Change the Tobacco Retail and Policy Landscape was released earlier this week. This report, the … Read More

New POS Trend to Watch: Digital Couponing

Cigarettes, Non-Tax Price Increases, Price Promotions
May 27, 2016

The tobacco industry spends over 91% of its marketing dollars at the point of sale, including expenditures on coupons to reduce the retail cost of tobacco. They know that price … Read More

News and Research Round Up

Cigarettes, E-Cigarettes, Flavors (including Menthol), Health Warnings, Licensing, Little cigars/Cigarillos, Product Packaging, Retailer Density, Tobacco21, Vape Shops, Youth
May 16, 2016

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 point … Read More

FDA Releases Final Deeming Rule Regulating All Tobacco Products

Cigarettes, Displays/Display Ban, E-Cigarettes, FDA, Health Warnings, Little cigars/Cigarillos, Product Availability
May 5, 2016

The FDA released its final deeming rule this morning in a long-awaited 499-page document outlining the tobacco and nicotine products over which it now has regulation authority, and detailing the … Read More

Webinar on Reducing Tobacco Retailer Density

CDC OSH POS Webinars, Disparities, Licensing, Pharmacies, Retailer Density, Stores Near Schools, Webinars
May 3, 2016

Controlling Your Own Density: Strategies to Reduce the Number of Tobacco Outlets in Your Community May 3rd, 2016 11:00am PDT/ 2:00pm EDT Because the density of tobacco retailers is associated … Read More

Exposure to POS E-Cig Advertisements Associated with E-Cig Use Among Middle and High School Students

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April 25, 2016

A new CDC study published in the journal Pediatrics found that exposure to e-cigarette advertising in forms including online, print media (in newspapers and magazines), and in the retail setting … Read More

News and Research Round Up

Cigarettes, Disparities, E-Cigarettes, Flavors (including Menthol), Healthy Retailers, International, Licensing, Pharmacies, Retailer Density, Stores Near Schools, Tobacco21, Vape Shops, Youth
April 14, 2016

Federal Trade Commission Reports on Cigarette and Smokeless Tobacco Sales and Marketing Expenditures in 2013

Cigarettes, Price Promotions, Smokeless Tobacco and SNUS
March 24, 2016

In 2013, the tobacco industry spent over $8.6 billion on marketing and promoting cigarettes and smokeless tobacco at the point of sale. These point of sale expenditures account for 91.2% … Read More

Chicago Raises OTP Taxes, Raises MLSA to 21

Cigarettes, Disparities, Large Cigars, Little cigars/Cigarillos, Minimum pack size, Minimum price, Non-Tax Price Increases, Price Promotions, Smokeless Tobacco and SNUS, Tobacco21
March 22, 2016

Raising the price of tobacco products is one of the most effective ways to reduce initiation, decrease consumption, and increase cessation. Chicago has just passed a bill to raise taxes … Read More

News and Research Round Up

Cigarettes, Displays/Display Ban, E-Cigarettes, Flavors (including Menthol), Health Warnings, Healthy Retailers, Large Cigars, Little cigars/Cigarillos, Non-Tax Price Increases, Pharmacies, Product Availability, Product Placement, Store Assessments, Tobacco21, Youth
March 14, 2016

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 point … Read More