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Forest news & comment
Forest condemns Local Government Association call to ban smoking outside pubs, cafes and restaurants
Sat 18th July, 2020
Campaigners and proprietors have reacted with alarm to proposals to ban smoking outside pubs, cafes and restaurants,
Forest condemns move to ban smoking outside pubs and cafes
Mon 13th July, 2020
Forest has condemned a move to ban smoking outside pubs, restaurants and cafes.
Forest rejects claim that plain packaging was responsible for "accelerating" decline in cigarette sales
Mon 13th July, 2020
Scotland's CMO told to stop fuelling "unwarranted fears" about smoking and vaping
Thu 2nd July, 2020
Forest told Scotland's chief medical officer to stop fuelling "unwarranted fears" about smoking and vaping after he urged retailers to stop shoppers smoking or vaping in queues outside shops.
Councils must prioritise help for local businesses not stop smoking services
Fri 29th May, 2020
Campaigners say councils should prioritise helping local businesses not stop smoking services.
Menthol cigarette ban is a "gross restriction on consumer choice that will do nothing to stop children smoking"
Tue 19th May, 2020
Prohibition: A bad idea that won't go away
Thu 14th May, 2020
Days before the ban on menthol cigarettes comes into force, a new paper from the smokers’ group Forest challenges the UK’s slide towards “creeping prohibition”.
Almost three million smokers unaware of menthol cigarette ban
Wed 13th May, 2020
Thirty-nine per cent of smokers in the UK are unaware that menthol flavoured cigarettes will be outlawed next week, according to a poll published today.
Forest slams call for new rules on smoking outside pubs and cafes if government relaxes lockdown regulations
Thu 7th May, 2020
Forest has criticised an MP who called for new rules on smoking if the government decides to relax the lockdown on pubs, cafes and restaurants with outside seating.
Menthol cig ban will hit smokers at the worst possible time says Forest
Tue 5th May, 2020
The imminent ban on menthol cigarettes has come at the worst possible time for smokers, says Forest
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