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FDA approved Zyn nicotine pouches for sale without knowing what they were made of , says former agency scientist
This story is published in partnership with STAT. Four years into the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s review of Zyn nicotine pouches, and not long before the agency approved them for sale, an FDA toxicologist ran some informal tests in her kitchen that led her to question whether the agency truly understood the addictive product it was about to greenlight.
Juul paid a nicotine expert to lobby Israel’s health ministry against a high-strength vape ban
This article was reported in collaboration with Le Monde and Reporters United, a Greek nonprofit. A prominent nicotine researcher who has maintained he is independent from the industry was paid by vaping giant Juul to lobby Israel’s health ministry over a ban on high-strength e-cigarettes. Greek cardiologist Konstantinos Farsalinos was paid 7,000 euros (about $8,100) by Juul via a company he co-owns, according to Juul emails reviewed by The Examination, Le Monde and Reporters United.
Lawmaker with family ties to British American Tobacco attempts to stop UK smoking ban
This story is published in partnership with the Guardian. A British lawmaker who is trying to derail a so-called generational ban on tobacco sales discussed the bill with a family member who is “very high up” at British American Tobacco, he told The Examination. Lord Strathcarron, whose given name is Ian David Patrick Macpherson, proposed amendments in the spring that would gut the central provision of the bill.
UK lawmaker seeks to delay heated tobacco ban after industry-funded trip
This story is published in partnership with the Guardian. A British lawmaker who visited the Swiss research center of one of the world’s largest tobacco companies is proposing a delay to the U.K.’s planned ban on the sale of heated tobacco products – potentially excluding them from landmark legislation slated to go into effect in two years.
Trump’s cuts jeopardize crucial tobacco trends data in the US and beyond
The Trump administration’s cuts to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are threatening anti-smoking efforts both in the U.S. and in some of the world’s poorest countries by disrupting youth tobacco surveys and slashing prevention programs just as new nicotine products flood the market.
Long Awaited ESOP Proposals Issued and Then Quickly Withdrawn | JD Supra
On January 20, 2025, an executive order froze two new pieces of proposed employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) guidance announced in a notice of proposed rulemaking and originally set for publication in the Federal Register on January 22, 2025.
Mass firings hit US tobacco regulators overwhelmed with thousands of new products
The Trump administration’s mass firings at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have battered a tobacco regulation department already struggling to review thousands of potentially dangerous new products coming onto the market, current and former staffers told The Examination. The staffers say that around 100 probationary jobs were axed at the Center for Tobacco Products on Feb.
Kenya sets precedent with graphic health warnings on vapes and nicotine pouches
The Kenyan government has mandated graphic new health warnings on all new nicotine products in a precedent-setting move for public health in Africa. The new warnings were signed into law one year after an investigation by The Examination found the government had previously weakened health warnings on nicotine pouches after British American Tobacco threatened to pull investment from a new factory in the country’s capital.
BAT says it won’t make nicotine pouches in Kenya amid over proposed health warnings
British American Tobacco says it will sell factory machinery for locally producing nicotine pouches in Kenya, amid a dispute about proposed health warnings on the products.
Medscape severs ties with tobacco industry after backlash over $3m Philip Morris International deal
This story is published in partnership with The BMJ. One of the largest medical education providers in the United States has terminated its multimillion-dollar deal with Philip Morris International following public outcry over the tobacco giant’s sponsorship of its smoking cessation courses. The move comes after The BMJ revealed Medscape’s partnership with the world’s second biggest tobacco company earlier this month.
Kenya advances graphic health warnings on nicotine pouches
The Kenyan government is proposing new graphic health warnings for nicotine pouches to increase awareness of the potential risks of the products as they gain popularity among the country’s youth. The proposals for the new labels follow a joint investigation by The Examination, Africa Uncensored and The Guardian that found the government had previously weakened health warnings on the pouches after British American Tobacco threatened to pull investment from a new factory in the country’s capital.
Top UK public health official advised vape giant Juul, documents reveal
This story was produced in collaboration with The Times. A British public health official responsible for vaping policy dined with e-cigarette maker Juul and advised the company on how to launch its products in the U.K., internal Juul documents show.
British American Tobacco undermines Kenyan health laws in bid for Gen Z
This story is published in partnership with Africa Uncensored and The Guardian. The Kenyan government weakened health warnings on nicotine pouches after British American Tobacco threatened to pull investment from a new factory it had promised to build in the country’s capital, an investigation by The Examination, Africa Uncensored and The Guardian has found.
New Zealand to drop world’s first ‘generational’ smoking ban
New Zealand will repeal a trailblazing smoking ban designed to prevent new generations from taking up cigarettes as part of a deal struck by right-wing political parties forming a new coalition government. The , which had not yet taken effect, would have prevented the sale of smoked tobacco products to anyone born after 2008. Its defeat comes as a disappointment to the public health community, which has promoted it as a roadmap for other countries to emulate.
Philip Morris ‘smoke-free world’ campaign is propaganda, lawsuit alleges
Tobacco giant Philip Morris wielded a vast pro-tobacco “propaganda” campaign that violated public health law, a new French lawsuit alleges. Despite a ban on tobacco advertising in France, Philip Morris’s French subsidiary used its ‘smoke-free world’ slogan to mask its online promotion of its cigarette and heated tobacco business, according to the lawsuit, which was filed in Paris last month by the Comité National contre le Tabagisme, a French anti-smoking advocacy organization.
WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, explained
It’s almost impossible to discuss tobacco policy without mentioning the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. The landmark treaty, adopted 20 years ago, is one of the most widely embraced treaties in United Nations history, and has remained the leading regulatory framework for tobacco control globally.
Trump aide's 'free speech' platform stiffed IT firm $3 million: lawsuit
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'Serial liar and conman' Trump chose to go to jail – and the GOP said 'this is fine': conservative
For former President Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani and their 17 other co-defendants, the threat of jail time is getting very real for those charged, arrested and booked in the Georgia election fraud case. After trying desperately to avoid arrest by having his case transferred to federal court, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows surrendered Thursday afternoon.
GOP blasted for describing America as a 'hellish dystopia' headed for 'apocalypse'
Former President Donald Trump has converted the whole Republican Party into doomsayers who believe America is heading for an "apocalypse" in what can only be described as a "recipe for carnage," wrote Eugene Robinson for The Washington Post on Friday.
GOP blasted for describing America as a 'hellish dystopia' headed for 'apocalypse'
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American tourist blasts Thai street with weed-filled fog machine to promote his business: police
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Trump says indictments are 'campaign contributions' to Biden in pre-debate rant
Former President Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform to proclaim the indictments against him are an in-kind campaign contribution to his opponent in an all-caps rant on Wednesday. "THE INDICTMENTS AGAINST ME SHOULD BE VIEWED AS A CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION TO CROOKED JOE BIDEN AND HIS RADICAL LEFT THUGS," said Trump, who has also claimed the indictments are helping him politically. "THIS WILL BE THEIR UPDATED FORM OF CHEATING & ELECTION INTERFERENCE.
Freak basketball accident puts Republican candidate in ER ahead of presidential debate
Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND), one of the presidential candidates scheduled to attend the first Republican debate in Milwaukee has been hospitalized after a freak accident, and it's unclear he'll be able to make it to the debate, reported CNN on Wednesday morning.
Freak basketball accident puts Republican candidate in ER ahead of presidential debate
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Watergate lawyer reveals 'the next big thing' to look for in Georgia case
Now that former President Donald Trump and 18 lawyers and political operatives who tried to help him overturn the 2020 presidential election have been indicted in a sweeping racketeering case in Georgia, the fireworks are only just beginning, explained former Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman on CNN Tuesday evening.
Lawrence O'Donnell stunned by Trump codefendant's actions to judge
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Watergate lawyer reveals 'the next big thing' to look for in Georgia case
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'Playing all sides': Ex-Trump aide explains Mark Meadows' strategy — and how it blew up
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The GOP candidate who believes Beyoncé is 'Satanic' and America is ruled by lizard people
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Judge Chutkan will set an early trial because Trump's lawyers aren't engaging 'legitimately': Ex-prosecutor
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Republicans are the 'party of the rule of law until it's us — then defund the police': MSNBC host
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Nicolle Wallace hammers Republican for dodging whether he'll back Trump
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'Confiscate his phone'
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Trump may have forced DeSantis to 'move on' from war with Disney: editorial board
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'Any other defendant' would be in jail for Trump's conduct: GOP lawyer
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'Tough on crime' ex-GOP district attorney jailed for sexually assaulting and choking woman
It’s no secret that Donald Trump has used the criminal charges against him as an effective campaign tactic. His cries of a “witch hunt” – uttered in rallies, interviews, and in all capital letters on his social media site – have resonated with more than half the Republican Party, according to the polls. The three previous indictments caused no damage to his popularity, a trend that is unlikely to change.
'Tough on crime' ex-GOP district attorney jailed for sexually assaulting and choking woman
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Giuliani went to Mar-a-Lago to beg Trump to pay off his legal debts
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Georgia lieutenant gov rages to Fox News over criminal probe he's facing
Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones is lashing out to Fox News following reports that he could be independently indicted as part of the fake elector scheme in that state, following Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' indictment of former President Donald Trump of his associates and state Republican operatives. "Speaking with Fox News Digital by phone just days after Trump and 18 of his allies were indicted by a grand jury in Fulton County, Jones ...
Georgia lieutenant gov rages to Fox News over criminal probe he's facing
The Wagner Group has reportedly registered as an "educational organization" in Belarus. It's a stark contrast for the mercenaries, who have a history of violence and human rights abuses. The embattled organization has been training soldiers in the Belarusian military for several weeks. The Wagner Group has a rough reputation for violence and brutality, which was seen regularly in Ukraine with deadly human wave attacks, the reported torturing of prisoners of war, and executions of deserters.
Mary Trump shows why her uncle can't stop the online tantrums
Former President Donald Trump is so afraid of "fear of humiliation" that he is unable to step back and think rationally about his own behavior in the wake of being indicted in the Georgia election case. That's the view of his niece, Mary Trump, in an interview on MSNBC Wednesday. "You mentioned the concept of accountability and how it is not something that Donald Trump is particularly familiar with," said anchor Alex Wagner.
Mary Trump shows why her uncle can't stop the online tantrums
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Giuliani went to Mar-a-Lago to beg Trump to pay off his legal debts: report
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Georgia lieutenant gov rages to Fox News over criminal probe he's facing
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Trump biographer
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Mike Lindell's voter fraud 'summit' derailed when he accidentally played Kimmel clip
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Trump's ex-aide slams him for bringing race into Georgia indictment
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Bereaved families demand meeting with Del Monte bosses
Bereaved families of people allegedly killed by security guards working for the food giant Del Monte have demanded a meeting with the company’s leadership. Although it has been over a month since Del Monte launched an investigation into shocking claims of violence at its vast pineapple plantation in Kenya, the families affected say they have not been contacted by the company.
Del Monte guards accused of another attack on two teenagers
Content warning: This story contains pictures of injury. Security guards working for the multinational fruit company Del Monte have been accused of running over two teenagers at a pineapple farm in Kenya that is currently at the centre of an investigation into alleged human rights abuses. Brian Ingusu, 17, and David Lucheli, 19, were both admitted to hospital with serious injuries after the incident on Saturday.
The Del Monte Deaths: Shocking Claims of Violence at Pineapple Plantation
The last time anyone saw Stephen alive, they said he was being beaten with wooden clubs by security guards working for the food giant Del Monte. A post mortem showed his cause of death as strangulation and blunt-force trauma to the head. Further injuries to the wrists indicated his hands had been tied. “Stephen was a good kid,” says his father, Joel. His son had been taking welding lessons for over a year and planned to set up his own workshop.
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