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7-Eleven Coalitions Petition FDA for Flavored-Tobacco Clarification
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Courtesy of NACS
ROCKVILLE, MD – The National Coalition of Associations of 7-Eleven Franchisees and the New England 7-Eleven Franchise Owners Association filed a formal petition last month with the FDA, asking them to clarify the tobacco product standards provisions of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. Read More
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E-Cigarettes: The New Frontier In War On Smoking
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
From NPR...
Electronic cigarettes imported from China have grown in popularity during the past several years — and that has concerned federal regulators, in part, because so little is known about what is in them.
Preliminary tests by the Food and Drug Administration show that e-cigarettes — battery-powered tubes that deliver a nicotine vapor instead of burned tobacco smoke — contain some of the same dangerous cancer-causing chemicals that traditional cigarettes do, but at lower levels. The samples also revealed quality-control issues.
FDA Deputy Commissioner Joshua Sharfstein says consumers should beware. Read More
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Okla. unemployment claims set weekly record
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
By Tim Talley
Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma set a new record for unemployment claims last week as the impact of the global recession continues to be felt in the state, the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission said Tuesday.
The state paid out $20.8 million last week on 64,190 jobless claims – an all-time record, said commission spokesman John Carpenter.
"We've been setting records since the start of the year. Every week it just inches up more," Carpenter said. Read More
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