Company selling sunflower seeds as substitute for tobacco

kdvr.com – 21 de Abril 2016 – EEUU

BOULDER, Colo. -- Boulder-based BIGS Sunflower Seeds is gearing up for a big weekend at the ballpark.

It has shipped six-gallon buckets of sunflower seeds to 10 Major League Baseball stadiums, including Coors Field.

It's giving the seeds to venues where smokeless tobacco is or will likely be banned.

It wants people to consider sunflower seeds as a substitution for smokeless tobacco. They come in various flavors, like dill pickle and ranch.

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http://kdvr.com/2016/04/21/company-selling-sunflower-seeds-as-substitute-for-tobacco/

Oak Park could raise tobacco sales age with proposed ordinance

chicagotribune.com – 21 de Abril 2016 – EEUU

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http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-park/news/ct-oak-smoking-age-21-tl-0428-20160421-story.html

FDA's 'The Real Cost' Anti-Tobacco Campaign Now Targeting Smokeless Tobacco, Rural Teens

medicaldaily.com – 20 de Abril 2016 – EEUU
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has teamed up with Minor League Baseball to help take a hard swing against smokeless tobacco.

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http://www.medicaldaily.com/smokeless-tobacco-anti-tobacco-public-health-campaign-382834 

La exposición pasiva al humo del tabaco se asocia con el síndrome de fragilidad

agenciasinc.es  – 21 de Abril  2016 – España

 Científicos españoles y estadounidenses han presentado el primer estudio que evalúa los riesgos de la exposición al tabaco para la salud en los ancianos. Sus conclusiones, publicadas en la revista Age, confirman lo esperado: al aumentar la exposición pasiva al humo, también aumenta la frecuencia de fragilidad.

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http://www.agenciasinc.es/Noticias/La-exposicion-pasiva-al-humo-del-tabaco-se-asocia-con-el-sindrome-de-fragilidad

El consumo de cigarrillo en el transporte público

diariodelhuila.com – 16 de Abril 2016 – Colombia

“El conductor de servicio público de transporte de pasajeros que sea sorprendido fumando mientras conduce se hará acreedor a una sanción de diez (10) salarios mínimos legales diarios vigentes”.

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http://www.diariodelhuila.com/asuntos-legales/el-consumo-de-cigarrillo-en-el-transporte-publico-cdgint20160416115649112

La zona gris del cigarrillo electrónico: está prohibido, pero igual se vende en el país

lanacion.com.ar – 8 de Abril 2016 – Argentina
En la Argentina está prohibido desde 2011, pero se consigue libremente en múltiples negocios; el vaping se hace argentino de la mano del contrabando y de la discusión sobre su toxicidad comparada con el tabaco tradicional.

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http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1887558-vaping-la-zona-gris-del-cigarrillo-electronico 

Al año se arrojan cerca de 95 millones de colillas de cigarrillo en sólo Bogotá

hsbnoticias.com – 4 de Abril 2016 – Colombia

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http://hsbnoticias.com/noticias/ciencia/ecolog%C3%ADa/al-ano-se-arrojan-cerca-de-95-millones-de-colillas-de-cigarr-198001

Officials in India are really sick and tired of their country’s tobacco habit

washingtonpost.com – 18 de Abril 2016 – India

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/04/18/officials-in-india-are-really-sick-and-tired-of-their-countrys-tobacco-habit/

Tobacco sale ban at Turkish universities soon: minister

aa.com.tr – 19 de Abril 2016 – Turquía
Sale of tobacco-based products such as cigarettes will be banned from all university campuses in Turkey soon, Turkish health minister announced Tuesday.

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http://aa.com.tr/en/turkey/tobacco-sale-ban-at-turkish-universities-soon-minister/557809 

FDA launches campaign against smokeless tobacco

thehill.com – 19 de Abril 2016 – EEUU
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is mounting a campaign to discourage teenagers from using smokeless tobacco.

The anti-smokeless tobacco campaign will target white, male teenagers in rural areas, who are twice as likely as other teenagers to use products such as dip, chew and snus. The television ads will run in 35 rural markets around the country.

The FDA estimates that nearly one-third of white, male teenagers are at risk of using smokeless tobacco products.

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http://thehill.com/regulation/healthcare/276801-fda-launches-campaign-against-smokeless-tobacco