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Tobacco kingpin's arson tasker says he's changed

A judge has been urged to consider a tobacco arson ringleader's exceptional rehabilitation when sentencing him for a spate of organised crime firebombings.

AAP · Aug 26

Call for tobacco tax to be cut as crims control market

Australia's tax imposed on tobacco should be drastically slashed in a bid to disrupt the business model of organised crime, coalition politicians say.

AAP · Aug 26

FDA Authorizes Eleven Stronger ZYN Pouches at Nine and Eleven Milligrams Under a Faster Review Pilot

FDA authorized 11 ZYN ULTRA nicotine pouches, ten at 9 mg and one at 11 mg, under a pilot program built to speed up its product reviews.

Medical Daily · Aug 26

DGGI officers bust clandestine pan masala, tobacco manufacturing network; detect tax evasion of Rs 185 crore

DGGI officers busted a pan masala and tobacco manufacturing network in Uttar Pradesh. They seized twenty-seven undeclared pouch-packing machines and detected significant tax evasion. This operation uncovered a clandestine network operating across six premises in Chitrakoot and Banda districts. The evasion of GST, cess, and excise duty amounts to approximately…

The Economic Times · Aug 21

Alleged illicit tobacco money launderer granted bail

A businessman charged over a multimillion-dollar money-laundering racket linked to illicit tobacco and vape sales has been granted bail with strict conditions.

AAP · Aug 21

Hundreds of meetings, €8 million a year: How Big Tobacco lobbies the EU

A massive surge in tobacco industry lobbying is undercutting the European Union’s public health agenda, derailing legislative proposals, and triggering a political battles over new nicotine products.

Euronews · Aug 20

'Kingpin' charged in money-laundering racket bust

A months-long probe has identified more than $9 million linked to illicit tobacco and vape revenue, leading to the arrest of the operation's "kingpin".

AAP · Aug 20

"Trendy Eateries May Keep a Secret Menu; the United States Code Does Not"

Some excerpts from the long opinion in R.J. Reynolds Tobacco v. FDA, written by Judge Don Willett and joined in… The post "Trendy Eateries May Keep a Secret Menu; the United States Code Does Not" appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Aug 19

Some of Meta's safety tools were 'designed to fail': witness

OAKLAND (UNITED STATES) - A former employee testified on Wednesday that some of Meta's safety tools for Facebook and Instagram were "designed to fail," contradicting the company's defense strategy in a landmark trial in California.

Bangkok Post · Aug 19

Meta sued by US states for hooking and exploiting kids in pursuit of profit

Meta is on trial for intentionally seeking to addict children to its Facebook and Instagram platforms in pursuit of profit, a lawyer for California said on Tuesday, at the start of a trial that could rehsape some of the most popular apps in the world.

France 24 · Aug 19