by andy@nmadesign.co.uk | Oct 8, 2019 | News Releases 2019
Raising excise duty on a pack of 20 cigarettes by a further 50 cents, with a pro-rata increase on other tobacco products, is a “massive own goal” says Forest Ireland. Spokesman John Mallon said: “Raising excise duty on tobacco is a massive own goal... by andy@nmadesign.co.uk | Sep 30, 2019 | News Releases 2019
Forest has criticised new data that allegedly shows smoking in England cost £12.5 billion in 2018. According to an ‘online tool’ developed by the anti-smoking group Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), smoking in England cost society ‘at least £12.5bn in 2018’. Simon... by andy@nmadesign.co.uk | Sep 28, 2019 | News Releases 2019
Campaigners have reacted with fury to a call by Senator James Reilly to ban flavoured e-cigarettes in Ireland. John Mallon, spokesman for Forest Ireland, which defends the rights of adults to smoke and vape, said: “A ban on flavoured e-cigarettes would be a... by andy@nmadesign.co.uk | Sep 17, 2019 | News Releases 2019
Campaigners have urged Minister for Health Simon Harris to drop plans for a ban on the sale of tobacco products from self-service vending machines. Launching the ‘Butt Out’ campaign, the smokers’ group Forest Ireland says the proposed policy is a further “nanny... by andy@nmadesign.co.uk | Sep 16, 2019 | News Releases 2019
The public is split on the effectiveness of tobacco control laws introduced by the UK government between 2010 and 2016. A poll of 2,057 adults conducted by Populus for the smokers’ group Forest found that only 30 per cent of adults in Great Britain think the ban on... by andy@nmadesign.co.uk | Sep 13, 2019 | News Releases 2019
Responding to reports that President Trump is calling for a ban on flavoured e-cigarettes in America, Simon Clark, director of Forest, said: “In the land of the free, consumer choice should be paramount. Prohibition never works and a ban on flavoured e-cigarettes will...