Product Watch: Newport Non-Menthol Gold
CigarettesAfter receiving approval from the FDA in June of this year, Lorillard is poised to launch its new cigarette product in October: Newport Non-Menthol Gold. The tobacco retail word is … Read More
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Laying the Foundation for Effective Public Education for Local Point-of-Sale Initiatives
CDC OSH POS Webinars, Licensing, Media Campaign, Policy Advocacy, WebinarsPresenters: Lindsey Freitas, American Lung Association in California Center for Tobacco Policy & Organizing Erin Reynoso, The American Lung Association in California Center for Tobacco Policy & Organizing Christian Stumpf, … Read More
Cities Pursuing Progressive POS Policies Hear From NATO
E-Cigarettes, Flavors (including Menthol), Policy Advocacy, Smokeless Tobacco and SNUS, Tobacco21, YouthIn our “2013 POS Trends to Watch” article, Counter Tobacco highlighted that tobacco control advocates should watch for the trend of local governments regulating the sale of flavored tobacco products. … Read More
Counter Tobacco’s 2013 Photo Contest
UncategorizedLast year, you captured the tobacco industry’s marketing tactics at the point-of-sale and we are calling on you to do it again! The Surgeon General says that exposure to retail … Read More
Sign Up Today: Getting Started at POS Training Institute from Counter Tools
Policy Advocacy, Store AssessmentsWant to get started in point of sale tobacco control but not sure how? Hoping to connect with other public health practitioners who are also working on POS? Interested in … Read More
The FDA in Action
Cigarettes, FDA, Flavors (including Menthol)What has the FDA been up to? Quite a bit. In recent months the FDA has engaged both the public and industry in several matters related to monitoring and regulating … Read More
Upcoming Webinars
Advertising Restictions, FDA, Flavors (including Menthol), Healthy Retailers, Licensing, Little cigars/Cigarillos, Pharmacies, Policy Advocacy, Retailer Density, Stores Near Schools, WebinarsA number of our partners are hosting webinars related to retail tobacco control and issues that affect the point-of-sale. See the descriptions below and sign up for the webinars that … Read More
Big Tobacco Dives into E-Cigarettes
E-CigarettesThe big three of Big Tobacco have official arrived in the e-cigarette market. Today Altria, the owner of Philip Morris USA, announced that its first e-cigarette, MarkTen, will launch in … Read More
American Cancer Society Encourages New York State to go Flavor Free
Cigarettes, FDA, Flavors (including Menthol), Little cigars/Cigarillos, YouthThe American Cancer Society’s May 2013 Cancer Brief, “Flavored Tobacco: Big Tobacco’s Latest Effort to Hook Kids”, encourages NY State lawmakers to ban the sale of these deceptive flavored other … Read More
World No Tobacco Day Theme Draws Attention to Point-of-Sale Issues Worldwide
Advertising Restictions, Displays/Display Ban, International, Price Promotions, YouthMay 31 is The World Health Organization’s World No Tobacco Day. This year’s theme, Free Yourself– Ban Tobacco Advertising, Promotion and Sponsorship, sheds light on the increasing importance of point-of-sale tobacco control … Read More
