A Bata spokesman, Scott McIntyre, said: "The government could end up wasting millions of taxpayer dollars in legal fees trying to defend their decision, let alone the potential to pay billions to the tobacco industry for taking away our intellectual property." But Ms Roxon said the government believed it was on very strong legal ground
South Australia: In 2024, Independent MLC Frank Pangallo introduced the Tobacco and ECigarette Products (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill 2024, which would prohibit selling tobacco or e-cigarettes to anyone born on or after 1 January 2007
Nearly 15% of boys in US high schools currently use smokeless tobacco, and use is even higher among students who play organized sports than among non-athletes, according to a recent report by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco
That year, the health ministry sought to ban flavorings under a law that gave it the authority to outlaw ingredients that increased harm to smokers
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