News dall’estero lunedì 18 dicembre 2017
Wirral Globe, 16/12/2017
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service shares safety tips for e-cigarettes
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service has issued key tips and information on how to stay safe using e-cigarettes and chargers following a large increase in the number of fires in the region – with 18 incidents in Merseyside since 2016 involving e-cigarette batteries catching fire while on charge. Often this has been caused by e-cigarettes being overcharged, physical damage to the charger or battery, the use of cheap or poor quality chargers or cigarette batteries, plus the use of incompatible devices.
http://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/15775711.Smokers_warned_of_fire_risks_from_e_cigarettes/
Daily Star, 15/12/2017
How to give up smoking: Top tips to help with your New Year’s resolution
Around 10 million UK adults smoke, and 30-40% of them try to give up every year. When January arrives, many will vow to finally give up smoking for good. However, quitting smoking can be difficult.
The Grocer, 14/12/2017
E-cigarettes: Rise in specialist vape shops means grocers must innovate
Specialist vape stores have succeeded where the grocers are failing because the market has come a long way from the cigalike products that dominated sales a few years ago. The devices used by vapers have become increasingly elaborate and personal, as have the flavoured liquids they put in them. Specialist vape stores have evolved to offer wide ranges and experienced staff are on hand to offer advice. “There’s no doubt that the emergence of national retail vape brands means grocery retailers are going to have to think more innovatively if they are to continue to have a decent slice of the market,” says UKVIA board member John Dunne.
The Times, 18/12/2017
Ireland: Government warned tobacco tax rise may not increase revenue
The Irish government was warned that increasing the duty on cigarettes by 50 cents in the recent budget may not yield any extra revenue. The advice was in an internal pre-budget advice note for Paschal Donohoe. An official from the department’s tax division told the finance minister that Revenue had “expressed concerns that increases in excise may not lead to increased yields as consumers are further incentivised to exit the tobacco market in Ireland”. Smoking rates in Ireland are plummeting, the submission said. In 2003 28.3 per cent of the population smoked. This has fallen to 18.7 per cent. Tobacco Free Ireland, an action plan from the Department of Health, aims to reduce the number of smokers to less than 5 per cent of the population by 2025. Mr Donohoe went ahead with a 50 cent rise, as recommended by the Irish Heart Foundation and the Irish Cancer Society. This was the third increase in three years, increasing the price of a box of cigarettes from about €11.50 to €12 and keeping Ireland’s duty rate on cigarettes the highest in the EU. A Department of Finance spokesman said: “We are happy that the forecast is solid and if there is a more dramatic shift in the level of consumption . . . then that will be very welcome from a health perspective, which is the overriding policy objective.”
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tobacco-tax-rise-driving-smokers-to-black-market-vcmkzjp0q
Reuters, 15/12/2017
India: Court rules against tobacco health warnings
An Indian court on Friday struck down federal rules that mandated graphic health warnings on tobacco products. Lawyers involved in the case said the decision is seen as a major victory for the tobacco industry and a setback for health advocates. The Government lawyers said they would appeal to the Supreme Court.
