Tobacco

Philip Morris International met with the FDA on Friday to present its argument for why the tobacco giant should be allowed to import and sell Iqos devices.

The FDA’s authorization Vuse’s tobacco-flavored e-cigarettes raises alarms and may pave the way for approval of vaping devices from Juul and Puff Bar.

In a CNBC interview, the drugstore chain’s new CEO said the company is looking at the merchandise it sells and whether it aligns with its health-care mission.

The Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it will allow the sale of Vuse Solo e-cigarettes in the United States.

The U.S. International Trade Commission ruled that Philip Morris International and Altria must stop sales and imports of the Iqos tobacco device.

FDA announced Thursday afternoon that it has made “significant progress” in reviewing roughly 6.5 million product applications from about 500 companies.

Philip Morris CEO Jacek Olczak defended the tobacco company’s plans to buy an inhaler maker, saying nothing will stop its efforts to “leave smoking behind.”

Major companies from across a range of sectors are increasingly concerned about the cost and availability of the world’s ultimate renewable resource: water.

Juul Labs has agreed to pay North Carolina $40 million and change its business practices in the state.

U.S. health regulators are pledging again to try to ban menthol cigarettes.

A statewide ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes, is set to take effect on Monday. Massachusetts became the first state to approve such a ban when Republican Gov. Charlie Baker signed the bill in November. The law applies to the sale of all flavored tobacco products in Massachusetts retail stores and online. The new law…

Anyone under 21 can no longer legally buy cigarettes, cigars or any other tobacco products in the United States. The new law enacted last week by Congress also applies to electronic cigarettes and vaping products that heat a liquid containing nicotine. Usually, new legislation doesn’t take effect right away. The change simply increased the age limit in existing law, so…

A Massachusetts town is considering a ban on the sale of tobacco products outside smoke shops. The Concord Board of Health is discussing whether to ban all 14 of the town’s convenience stores from selling cigarettes, cigars and other products. Under the proposal, such products could only be sold at smoke shops to people 21 or older. Dozens of people…

Retired coal miners and longtime opponents of Obama-era taxes on high-cost health plans are eyeing big wins as top congressional leaders and the Trump White House close in on a deal on a government-wide spending bill. The bill would also increase the age nationwide for purchasing tobacco products from 18 to 21.

Authorities in Rhode Island are looking for whoever detonated explosives inside two portable toilets over the weekend. The separate incidents happened Saturday — one in Westerly and the other in Charlestown, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. No injuries were reported.

An Army veteran wearing a mask and carrying more than 150 rounds of ammunition for his high-powered rifle was shot dead Monday after he opened fire outside a busy federal courthouse in downtown Dallas, authorities said. Brian Isaack Clyde, 22, was pronounced dead at a hospital following the shooting outside the downtown Earle Cabell Federal Building, FBI Special Agent in...

On Tuesday night, the Beverly Hills City Council is expected to consider recommendations from the health and safety committee to ban the sale of all tobacco products.

A fire that ultimately killed a Maine fire captain was likely caused by careless disposal of smoking materials, according to authorities. Berwick Fire Capt. Joel Barnes died while March 1 as he was battling a massive fire that tore through a multi-family house on Bell Street. The fire also injured four other firefighters. State and federal investigators say the fire...

Two people are in custody following an intense standoff and SWAT team response Thurday at a home in Maynard, Massachusetts.

One adult and a teenager were arrested Thursday following an investigation that prompted a SWAT team response at a home in Maynard, Massachusetts. Local and state police as well as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives responded to a home on Acton Court at 7:15 a.m. to serve a high-risk warrant. A SWAT team was called in when...