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Scientist who coined the term ‘ultra-processed food’ also recommends using campaigns to raise awareness of their health risks

UPFs should also be heavily taxed due to impact on health and mortality, says scientist who coined term

Paper outlines different legal theories that could help governments pursue accountability for harms

On June 21, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the marketing of the first electronic cigarette products in flavors other than tobacco in the U.S. Of the four new authorized products, two are sealed, prefilled pods with menthol flavored nicotine liquid that can be used in certain types…

Editorial: Seventy years after research linked cigarettes with cancer, tighter controls have been delayed once again

Health expert cautions against normalisation of tobacco deaths 70 years since direct link between smoking and cancer uncovered

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The agency's inscrutable approach to harm-reducing nicotine products sacrifices consumer choice and public health on the altar of youth protection.

The Australian Senate is set to pass a bill that will see the end of all vape sales – regardless of nicotine content – from general retailers. From July 1, non-nicotine vapes will no longer be permitted for sale outside of pharmacies.

Junior Coalition partner prioritising ‘tax grab’ over health, AMA says; Labor to push through changes to grocery code of conduct

Researchers examined garbage placed in public receptacles in Washington, D.C., and New York City and found that the locales’ bans on flavored tobacco products have unquestionably failed.