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ASH Daily news for 02 February 2012

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  • Cigarette vending machines: ASH and Forest argue over ban in Wales

    The new ban on cigarette vending machine sales in Wales has prompted a lively debate on Good Morning Wales involving Carole Morgan-Jones, of Action on Smoking and Health Wales, and Simon Clark, director of the smoking group Forest.

    You can listen to the debate by clicking on the link below.

    Source: BBC News - 01 February 2012
    Link: http://bbc.in/xsS7fM

  • Sefton Central MP backs call for cigarettes in plainer packets

    Bill Esterson, the Sefton Central representative, has pledged support to both the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) in their call to put all cigarettes in plain packets with no attractive colours.

    Mr Esterson was among a group of MPs who were shown a short film which featured young people’s reactions to different packet designs.

    Learn more about the campaign at www.plainpacksprotect.co.uk

    Source: Southport Visiter - 31 January 2012
    Link: http://bit.ly/wnJDsr

  • Imperial Tobacco takings fall as Spain woes persist

    Imperial Tobacco said yesterday its cigarette volumes fell seven per cent in the final quarter of 2011 after sales were hit by a tough Spanish market, Syrian sanctions and destocking in Ukraine and the US.

    It added that sales were down by one per cent in the period but rose three per cent when stripping out the impact of those four markets.

    Source: City AM - 02 February 2012
    Link: http://bit.ly/xdPAgu

  • Cigarette-making plant one of the biggest ever found

    A Nottinghamshire man involved in conspiracies to defraud the revenue out of millions of pounds has been jailed for seven years and four months.

    He helped set up an illegal cigarette-making factory – the biggest found by customs in the East Midlands and among the biggest nationally – in a unit in Chesterfield.

    Robinson also had another scheme on the go involving counterfeit alcohol.

    Nottingham Crown Court heard his plans never came to fruition as investigators began dismantling the plots in 2009.

    See also:
    - Jail over £131m-a-year fake cigarettes racket, Express and Star
    Two men from Staffordshire were today behind bars for their role in a counterfeit cigarette racket capable of making up to 625 million counterfeit cigarettes and five million pouches of fake hand rolling tobacco a year.

    Source: This is Nottingham - 01 February 2012
    Link: http://bit.ly/wj1EMt

  • US Judge: health labels may stem tobacco co rights

    A federal rule requiring large graphic health warnings on cigarette packaging and advertising may violate the free speech rights of tobacco companies, a U.S. district court judge said.

    Source: Reuters - 02 February 2012
    Link: http://reut.rs/wYIrCC