The European Union does everything it can to reduce the number of smokers in its member states. What appears to be a laudable goal, has turned into a fact-free obsession in recent years. In fact, member states and EU regulations have made the market less transparent for the consumer, and have made harm-reducing products less […]
In 1990, after a recommendation by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the UK banned snus, a moist, smokeless tobacco product. Popular in Scandinavia, snus (Swedish for ‘snuff’) is sold in little prepackaged white pouches, which are commonly put underneath the upper lip. Unlike dry snuff or dipping tobacco, you don’t need to spit it out. […]
Sechs Etappen in drei Jahren: Die französische Gesundheitsministerin Agnès Buzyn hat vor kurzem die Preiserhöhung von Zigaretten auf 10€ in Gang gesetzt. Die Regierung in Paris glaubt, dass nur ein richtiger Schock-Preis zu einer Reduzierung des Rauchens führen würde. Dahinter steckt eine große Prise Optimismus und Glaube an die staatliche Lenkungsmacht.
2017 sind in Europa die Regulierungen der persönlichen Angewohnheiten und die sogenannten Sündensteuern, die sich in des Leben des europäischen Verbraucher einmischen, erneut angestiegen. Die EU und nationale Regierungen sind hier gleichermaßen verantwortlich.
In a joint statement issued in mid-December, the three Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania promised to pursue policies promoting healthy lifestyles. Lithuanian Minister of Health Aurelijus Veryga, Latvian Minister of Health Anda Čakša and Estonian Minister of Health and Labour Jevgeni Ossinovski signed a memorandum of intent on cooperation in reducing alcohol consumption, […]
In a senate discussion on the price of cigarettes, French health minister, Agnès Buzyn, said that she is ready to clamp down on le problème le plus important: smoking in films.
On this day, Dec. 1, five years ago, the Australian government implemented the mandatory plain packaging of all tobacco products. This means that cigarettes, rolled tobacco, and the likes, can only be sold in packs that do not show the particular brand in question. This is to deter especially young people from getting their hands of […]
Il y a cinq ans, le gouvernement australien mettait en place le paquet neutre obligatoire pour tous les produits du tabac. La France a été le premier pays en Europe à lui emboiter le pas. Avec quel effet ?
Durante las últimas décadas, los gobiernos han estado atacando de diversas formas el consumo de tabaco, incluyendo la prohibición de fumar en lugares como bares o restaurantes. Sin embargo, hemos aprendido mucho acerca de los efectos de esta clase de políticas durante los últimos años, y ahora es tiempo de reconsiderarlas.
“You’re joining outside for a smoke?” The look of utter disgust on the faces of many non-smokers when hearing this sentence is often very telling. Unimpressed by the change in social norms which made it so that people actually go outside to smoke in the first place, which wouldn’t have happened 50 years ago, numerous […]
Bill Wirtz 