Pat Basu, a physician and former CEO of Cancer Treatment Centers of America, said Stop & Shop's decision was the "right move for public health and for their business." "Tobacco has been known for decades to be one of the greatest risks to developing cancer and heart disease," Basu said
Manufacturers are required, by Tuesday, to ensure that warnings about harms such as cancer, impotence, leukemia and damage to organs are printed directly on individual cigarettes
The marketing initiative was a success as the rate of smoking in the black community grew, especially for menthols, while it declined among whites
"We are convinced that our smoke-free strategy continues to provide us with the single largest opportunity to accelerate business growth," Philip Morris International (PMI) told shareholders at its annual meeting on Wednesday
Tests run by consumer and health bodies compared tar and nicotine levels of brands and highlighted those with the lowest levels, sometimes giving an unwitting sales boost to some brands