On the one hand, where smoking is a style statement for young people these days, the younger generation has also become aware of the ill effects of tobacco.
To show its concern in relation to the case of children from 12 schools in Delhi gathered at the Naval Public School, Chanakyapuri and displayed handmade posters. Winning posters will be presented at the WHO on World No Tobacco Day 2012 on May 31.
Strive to mark World No Tobacco Day in an unconventional style was organized by the Indian Cancer Society (ICS), where the children participated in the poster contest and do a parody on "The tobacco industry interference.
These competitions were recognized Dr. Damodar Bachani (Head of Community Medicine, Lady Harding Medical College), Vineet Gill Munish (WHO Consultant on Tobacco Control), Mira Aghi (Terry Luther medal winner), Amal Pusp (Director, Department of Health and FW) and social worker Usha Jain. Although the results are expected, the students enjoyed being part of the celebration, which spread the message.
Out of the winning team NC Jindal Public School, Akshay Kapoor, Std XII student together, "Our parody was based on students who believe that smoking is cool and make them understand that it is not. We also tried to focus on children forced to smoke peer "slogan printed on their team shirts". If you can not quit smoking, cancer, "attracted the attention and appreciation to all.
Sunita Gupta, coordinator of the event, the Indian Cancer Society informed Metrolife, the cause of the organization as a parody on the essay contest: "We have been organizing an essay in 15 years. But in the last six years we have been a parody of competition, because we realized that the message sent through the skits had more influence on the minds of children who are our future ambassadors. So we decided to disseminate information to children and prevent them from falling victim to tobacco. " A similar view is shared by Jyotsna Govil, Secretary, Indian Cancer Society, "It is essential that young children are active.
It is important for young people to understand the techniques of the tobacco industry, and beware of falling into the trap of addiction. "
The children present on the occasion of the terrible facts of color, such as tobacco causes five lakh cases of lung cancer and oral cavity every year, and this increase is fueled by the insidious policy of the tobacco industry interference in policy-making. No other product has been so successful selling of death and disease, when used as its manufacturer intended.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Monday, April 9, 2012
Roll-your own cigarette stores, facing an expensive legal
Roll-your own cigarettes stores are alert throughout the United States, and the bill could hurt those businesses in Louisiana.
Measures in the United States in respect of stores - which allow customers to buy tobacco, cigarette tubes and time machines, capable of rolling 200 cigarettes in 10 minutes - were legal and powered by the court. The fight involves health and safety issues, but the authorities and business owners say it comes down to tax revenues.
Louisiana House Bill 1170 would require retailers who offer access to mills using only roll your own (RYO) tobacco approved by the Office of the Attorney General of Louisiana. It will also require pipes are used for cigarettes to be made of paper is determined by the State Fire Marshal.
"If it passes, our costs will increase, no doubt," Local RYO Cigarette Smoke 4 Less Shop Partner Aaron said Tatum. "Will it increase them enough to be subject to the ban remains to be seen?"
The bill was written to replace the other law repealed earlier this year.
If passed, HB 488 would amend the law of Louisiana to include shops RYO cigarettes under the definition of cigarette manufacturers. Louisiana RYO store owners believe that this reclassification would significantly close them because of their small businesses do not have the strength and resources to adhere to strict regulations on manufacturers.
Rep. Bob Louisiana Hensgens, author of HB 488 and HB 1170, did not return phone calls requesting information about the accounts.
"In some countries were more aggressive actions against the deployment of its own stores, because they are losing real money," said Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Agent Jedd Faulk. "In Louisiana, we are closer to revenue neutral, so you do not see the action of the court and seize vehicles."
Office of the Attorney General of Louisiana refused to comment on this story because of the pending legislation.
New York lawyers have filed a lawsuit this year against dozens of shops RYO claiming that they had evaded paying tax rates of pipe tobacco.
In Arizona and Washington state legislatures propose to revise the bills RYO stores manufacturers.
On Friday, Kansas Fire Department was closed for about 20 Cigarette retailers in the state, citing a fire out of the car.
Tax question
Customers can leave the store RYO of cigarettes for half the price of a normal purchase. RYO cigarette stores are able to do this is partly due to the federal tax loophole, depending on the type of tobacco sold.
At the federal level, "the amount of tobacco smoking", packaged for use in the cigarette-rolling is taxed at a rate of $ 24.74 per pound. The same tobacco for use in a pipe or a cigar - and sold in stores Cigarette - is taxed at a rate of $ 2.83 per pound.
"The intention to use is the determining factor," said Falk. "
Taxation of tobacco depends on the state of the state. In Louisiana, bulk tobacco is taxed at 33 percent of the account, regardless of its use are labeled. This figure puts Louisiana close to the other states; income is the difference comes from a small pink mark on the bottom of a pack of cigarettes.
Each cigarette in Louisiana, is taxed at 0.018 cents, and the law requires cigarettes sold in packages of at least 20. Pink punch is equivalent to about 36 cents of state income tax from wholesalers in Louisiana Department of Revenue, or about $ 3.60 per carton - one of the lowest tax rates in the country.
Tatum said that it takes eight ounces of tobacco to build a box with their machines.
He said he pays about $ 60 for a five pound bag of tobacco equal to $ 19.80 in state tax revenues. This is equivalent to $ 1.98 in state excise tax per carton.
For comparison, Ohio cigarette tax stamps to ensure state revenue of $ 1.25 each, or $ 12.50 per box. Bulk tobacco is taxed at 17 percent of the bill.
In Ohio, RYO store, the same $ 60 five-pound bag of bulk tobacco is sold in Louisiana will generate $ 10.20 in state tax revenue - $ 1.02 per box.
"This earnings gap, where you will see a difference in how the state responds to the question," said Falk. "With the $ 11 gap, as Ohio State is much more likely to appeal to the courts and closing stores because they want the income now."
In addition to issues of taxation is the story of small businesses to corporate giants, Tatum said.
"This is a David and Goliath story," said Tatum. "People were rolling their cigarettes for good. Businesses like ours saw an opportunity to provide services, offering our cars with people, and big tobacco and convenience stores see us as a threat to their profits. So they close the reserve rule us."
Large corporations and the tobacco-shop chain is actively lobbying state and federal legislatures to regulate more strictly RYO shops.
"More regulation always means more spending," said Tatum. "If our costs increase, the cost of customers grows, and we lose our edge."
He and his partners have been successful in the Shreveport-Bossier, as they opened about a year ago, and Tatum said that they would like to open more stores in the area, but the bill can not take that risk.
"We pay all the taxes that we sell. We are absolutely playing by the rules, "said Tatum." Of course, tax laws are beneficial to us, but if you take it is not profitable to do what we do. We would have to shut down. "
Measures in the United States in respect of stores - which allow customers to buy tobacco, cigarette tubes and time machines, capable of rolling 200 cigarettes in 10 minutes - were legal and powered by the court. The fight involves health and safety issues, but the authorities and business owners say it comes down to tax revenues.
Louisiana House Bill 1170 would require retailers who offer access to mills using only roll your own (RYO) tobacco approved by the Office of the Attorney General of Louisiana. It will also require pipes are used for cigarettes to be made of paper is determined by the State Fire Marshal.
"If it passes, our costs will increase, no doubt," Local RYO Cigarette Smoke 4 Less Shop Partner Aaron said Tatum. "Will it increase them enough to be subject to the ban remains to be seen?"
The bill was written to replace the other law repealed earlier this year.
If passed, HB 488 would amend the law of Louisiana to include shops RYO cigarettes under the definition of cigarette manufacturers. Louisiana RYO store owners believe that this reclassification would significantly close them because of their small businesses do not have the strength and resources to adhere to strict regulations on manufacturers.
Rep. Bob Louisiana Hensgens, author of HB 488 and HB 1170, did not return phone calls requesting information about the accounts.
"In some countries were more aggressive actions against the deployment of its own stores, because they are losing real money," said Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Agent Jedd Faulk. "In Louisiana, we are closer to revenue neutral, so you do not see the action of the court and seize vehicles."
Office of the Attorney General of Louisiana refused to comment on this story because of the pending legislation.
New York lawyers have filed a lawsuit this year against dozens of shops RYO claiming that they had evaded paying tax rates of pipe tobacco.
In Arizona and Washington state legislatures propose to revise the bills RYO stores manufacturers.
On Friday, Kansas Fire Department was closed for about 20 Cigarette retailers in the state, citing a fire out of the car.
Tax question
Customers can leave the store RYO of cigarettes for half the price of a normal purchase. RYO cigarette stores are able to do this is partly due to the federal tax loophole, depending on the type of tobacco sold.
At the federal level, "the amount of tobacco smoking", packaged for use in the cigarette-rolling is taxed at a rate of $ 24.74 per pound. The same tobacco for use in a pipe or a cigar - and sold in stores Cigarette - is taxed at a rate of $ 2.83 per pound.
"The intention to use is the determining factor," said Falk. "
Taxation of tobacco depends on the state of the state. In Louisiana, bulk tobacco is taxed at 33 percent of the account, regardless of its use are labeled. This figure puts Louisiana close to the other states; income is the difference comes from a small pink mark on the bottom of a pack of cigarettes.
Each cigarette in Louisiana, is taxed at 0.018 cents, and the law requires cigarettes sold in packages of at least 20. Pink punch is equivalent to about 36 cents of state income tax from wholesalers in Louisiana Department of Revenue, or about $ 3.60 per carton - one of the lowest tax rates in the country.
Tatum said that it takes eight ounces of tobacco to build a box with their machines.
He said he pays about $ 60 for a five pound bag of tobacco equal to $ 19.80 in state tax revenues. This is equivalent to $ 1.98 in state excise tax per carton.
For comparison, Ohio cigarette tax stamps to ensure state revenue of $ 1.25 each, or $ 12.50 per box. Bulk tobacco is taxed at 17 percent of the bill.
In Ohio, RYO store, the same $ 60 five-pound bag of bulk tobacco is sold in Louisiana will generate $ 10.20 in state tax revenue - $ 1.02 per box.
"This earnings gap, where you will see a difference in how the state responds to the question," said Falk. "With the $ 11 gap, as Ohio State is much more likely to appeal to the courts and closing stores because they want the income now."
In addition to issues of taxation is the story of small businesses to corporate giants, Tatum said.
"This is a David and Goliath story," said Tatum. "People were rolling their cigarettes for good. Businesses like ours saw an opportunity to provide services, offering our cars with people, and big tobacco and convenience stores see us as a threat to their profits. So they close the reserve rule us."
Large corporations and the tobacco-shop chain is actively lobbying state and federal legislatures to regulate more strictly RYO shops.
"More regulation always means more spending," said Tatum. "If our costs increase, the cost of customers grows, and we lose our edge."
He and his partners have been successful in the Shreveport-Bossier, as they opened about a year ago, and Tatum said that they would like to open more stores in the area, but the bill can not take that risk.
"We pay all the taxes that we sell. We are absolutely playing by the rules, "said Tatum." Of course, tax laws are beneficial to us, but if you take it is not profitable to do what we do. We would have to shut down. "
Monday, April 2, 2012
FDA: Tobacco companies must report chemical
Tobacco companies are required to report the level of hazardous substances contained in cigarettes, chew, and other products according to the latest rules aimed at tightening regulation of the tobacco industry.
Preliminary guidance on Friday by the Food and Drug Administration will be the first tobacco manufacturers will be required to report on the number of 20 chemicals linked to cancer, lung disease and other health problems. FDA will publish information in a consumer-friendly format in the following April.
"Cigarettes are only a mass product is consumed in this country, for which consumers are not aware that they are still," said Dr. Lawrence Deyton, director of the FDA tobacco center, in an interview with Associated Press.
Ammonia, carbon monoxide and formaldehyde is a component or by-products of tobacco, which are subject to new rules.
Regulators have identified more than 93 harmful or potentially harmful chemicals in tobacco products, although the agency account for only 20 for the coming year. The Agency will accept comments until June 4 manual. There is no date when the documents will be final.
The law, passed in 2009 gave the FDA power to regulate some aspects of tobacco marketing and production, although the agency can not prevent nicotine. FDA has also granted the right to set standards for levels of harmful ingredients in tobacco products, although the agency does not use that power.
The same law allows the agency to adopt new tobacco products that can be marketed as safer than what is currently for sale.
In separate guidance on Friday, FDA presented research this will require, before any company can sell the so-called change-risk tobacco products. Companies must provide a comprehensive test data on health risks for users and not users, changing consumer behavior and understanding of marketing materials for new products.
"The law sets a high standard to ensure that tobacco products are sold to reduce the risk actually reduces the risk," said Deyton.
Processing of the FDA-modified risk products was highly anticipated by both public health and the big tobacco companies who are looking for new products to sell, as they face declining demand due to an increase in cigarette taxes, health problems, smoking bans and social stigma.
Some tobacco companies have alternatives like snus - little bags, like tea bags that users stick between the cheek and gum - and dissolving tobacco - finely ground tobacco in the form of spheres, rods and strips. But they obviously are not positioned as a less risky as cigarettes.
FDA requires responding to the statement by the company within one year after its introduction and adoption. FDA officials would not comment on how many applications were filed to date.
Preliminary guidance on Friday by the Food and Drug Administration will be the first tobacco manufacturers will be required to report on the number of 20 chemicals linked to cancer, lung disease and other health problems. FDA will publish information in a consumer-friendly format in the following April.
"Cigarettes are only a mass product is consumed in this country, for which consumers are not aware that they are still," said Dr. Lawrence Deyton, director of the FDA tobacco center, in an interview with Associated Press.
Ammonia, carbon monoxide and formaldehyde is a component or by-products of tobacco, which are subject to new rules.
Regulators have identified more than 93 harmful or potentially harmful chemicals in tobacco products, although the agency account for only 20 for the coming year. The Agency will accept comments until June 4 manual. There is no date when the documents will be final.
The law, passed in 2009 gave the FDA power to regulate some aspects of tobacco marketing and production, although the agency can not prevent nicotine. FDA has also granted the right to set standards for levels of harmful ingredients in tobacco products, although the agency does not use that power.
The same law allows the agency to adopt new tobacco products that can be marketed as safer than what is currently for sale.
In separate guidance on Friday, FDA presented research this will require, before any company can sell the so-called change-risk tobacco products. Companies must provide a comprehensive test data on health risks for users and not users, changing consumer behavior and understanding of marketing materials for new products.
"The law sets a high standard to ensure that tobacco products are sold to reduce the risk actually reduces the risk," said Deyton.
Processing of the FDA-modified risk products was highly anticipated by both public health and the big tobacco companies who are looking for new products to sell, as they face declining demand due to an increase in cigarette taxes, health problems, smoking bans and social stigma.
Some tobacco companies have alternatives like snus - little bags, like tea bags that users stick between the cheek and gum - and dissolving tobacco - finely ground tobacco in the form of spheres, rods and strips. But they obviously are not positioned as a less risky as cigarettes.
FDA requires responding to the statement by the company within one year after its introduction and adoption. FDA officials would not comment on how many applications were filed to date.
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