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Smoking ban spurs firms on to diet versions, candies
ITC may not feel the impact of drop in cigarette sales.
Purvita Chatterjee
Mumbai, Oct. 3 From diet cigarettes to mouth fresheners, cigarette manufacturers such as GTC Industries Ltd and Godfrey Philips are venturing into new products, anticipating a dip in sales after the ban on smoking in public places.
While Godfrey Philips is ready to launch its Funda Mint mouth fresheners, rival GTC, formerly known as Golden Tobacco Company, is trying out its ‘diet cigarette’ product, Diet Blue, which it claims is less harmful than the normal ones. Largest player ITC may not immediately feel the impact of a drop in cigarette sales as it has a wide portfolio of categories now, ranging from FMCG to lifestyle retail. “We are fighting the ban (on smoking in public places) and the matter is now sub-judice. However, cigarettes continue to be our most profitable business,” stated a spokesperson from ITC. |
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Uphold public health over corporate interests Assam Times, Guwahati, Assam: 26 September 2008
It is a pity that India's robust smoke-free policies have been challenged by those with vested interests neglecting the immense and undisputed proven public health benefits of implementing such policies for people at-large. India is to ban smoking in public places nation-wide from October 2. However the ITC Limited and the Indian Hotel Association are among those who have challenged these public health policies in the court of law. The hearing by the honourable court is due. |
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African American Leaders Call on Tobacco Industry to Stop Targeting Their CommunitySay Menthol Flavored Cigarettes Help Enable Teen Smoking and Express Concern Over New Menthol ProductsLOS ANGELES, CA -- 25 September 2008 -- Today African American leaders inCalifornia called on the tobacco industry to stop targeting their communitywith the promotion of menthol cigarettes and deceptive advertising.Menthol cigarettes are not more toxic than regular cigarettes, but theminty flavor and cooling sensation makes them more enticing and easier tosmoke, paving the road to nicotine addiction. Seventy percent of AfricanAmerican smokers prefer to smoke menthol cigarettes, compared to thirtypercent of White smokers. |
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International tobacco-control award for Indian social activist and Thailand's health minister By Aman Loona (September 21, 2008) Hemant Goswami, a social activist from India, and Thailand's Health minister have been selected for the prestigious international "Global Smokefree Partnership Award" in recognition of their work in controlling the menace of tobacco. The honour is awarded every year by "The Global Smokefree Partnership," a joint worldwide initiative of over twenty international organisations formed to promote effective smoke-free air policies worldwide. |
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Government plans five smoke-free cities by 2010
30 May, 2008, 1939 hrs IST, IANSNEW DELHI: In another two years, five Indian cities will be smoke-free -- according to a government proposal to tackle the ill effects of smoking. After the successful example of Chandigarh - so far the only city to have officially declared itself as smoke-free, major cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Ahmedabad are gearing up to ban puffing in public places. |
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