Tobacco
WATCH: IDF thwarts attempt to smuggle tobacco disguised as food aid into Gaza
Hundreds of kilograms of tobacco hidden in canned food products were seized at the Kerem Shalom crossing, prompting COGAT to suspend the company’s permit to bring aid into Gaza.
Cost of cigarettes in Gaza skyrockets to NIS 100 amid smuggling operation scandal - report
Israel mandates graphic warning images on cigarette, tobacco products
Tobacco changed human skeletons, researchers say
No Smoking Day: Nearly a quarter of all Israeli teens smoke, data shows
Moshe Bar-Haim: “The tobacco industry is responsible for harming the health of millions of people around the world, and is also responsible for harming and polluting the planet.”
Tobacco could play a role in alternative meat’s future
BioBetter has developed a way to utilize the plant for the development of better-cultivated meat.
New Zealand to ban cigarette sales for future generations
New Zealand is combating the purchase of cigarettes - with one of the harshest measures in the world.
Hearth site in Utah desert reveals human tobacco use 12,300 years ago
Until now, the earliest documented use of tobacco came in the form of nicotine residue found inside a smoking pipe from Alabama dating to 3,300 years ago.
Tobacco sellers target youth and circumvent regulations - study
Tobacco shops are shown to be setting up in close proximity to schools * Companies try to find ways to get around the ban of advertising tobacco.
Study that found COVID less likely for smokers retracted for tobacco ties
A study which alleged that cigarette smokers are less likely to contract COVID-19 was officially retracted after it was discovered that two of the writers had direct ties to the tobacco industry.
Philip Morris sells death while speaking of 'smoke-free world' - opinion
Saying ‘if I wouldn’t sell this deadly product, somebody else will,’ is comparable to what could have been said by IG Farben, the supplier of Zyklon B to the gas chambers.
Israel's 2020 health and environment report, released by Health Ministry
The report examines the challenges in various environmental areas that affect health.
Tobacco firm Philip Morris dreams of 'smoke-free world,' says Israel CEO
Philip Morris Israel CEO Roi Amit says he's here to lead change.
Tobacco is being used as key ingredient in some coronavirus vaccines
"If you wanted to be cynical about it, you could. But we tend to think of it as like at the end of the day, the tobacco plant in and of itself is still just a plant."
