Know How to Work It

<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">That I found myself surprised by this was actually the surprise.  The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act signed in 2009 gave the FDA the power to regulate tobacco.  It also called for several changes related to marketing and production of tobacco.  One of the first changes had to do with warning labels and messages for smokeless tobacco (SLT) products.  Cigarette warning labels will be changing in 2014. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">The law provides four warning messages that must rotate on packages and advertisements.  The cans and pouches of SLT must have warnings that encompass 30% of the label.  Any print ads, including billboards, must also contain one of the warning phrases and it must take up 20% of that media.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">I have seen the cans already, but today I saw a big sandwich board display at a gas station.  The warning label on this ad, in combination with the picture and product tag line is a marketing stroke of genius.  I took a picture.  There is a glare from the sun but take a look - I'll tell you what my reaction was a little further down in the post.  </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrlMjc3-g1E1V-OZRtq636Gw8tQEBKX8olQ_iwbcWMleVEDmHfkJpw0h_7UjVELdo-TSWW2U-1ZwJikm9Pg1BPbj1BQm8Fq8TgCc0H4hEYHB38NJFTkEZFS-21y2UMn3c2lXpYbrEofXgv/s1600/SLT+ad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrlMjc3-g1E1V-OZRtq636Gw8tQEBKX8olQ_iwbcWMleVEDmHfkJpw0h_7UjVELdo-TSWW2U-1ZwJikm9Pg1BPbj1BQm8Fq8TgCc0H4hEYHB38NJFTkEZFS-21y2UMn3c2lXpYbrEofXgv/s320/SLT+ad.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">To me the advertisement is challenging and bold.  DARE </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">means one should be brave and brave people do not heed WARNINGS so the fact that "Tobacco is Addictive" adds to the appeal of the product, for those that are adventurous - yes? </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">We just can't get in front of Big Tobacco - </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Know How to Work It

That I found myself surprised by this was actually the surprise.  The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act signed in 2009 gave ...

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Changes for RA

<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Nope - not rheumatoid arthritis - Reynolds American. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">In the past I have written about new smokeless tobacco (SLT) products - the newest are the Strips, Sticks and Orbs that have been created by Reynolds American. In this blog or in my presentations, I have commented that the CEO of Reynolds American - who has been pursuing SLT as a new revenue stream, was fond of the tobacco strips. The strips are similar to the breath strips that melt on ones tongue, except these contain nicotine. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">I am not sure if Ms. Ivey, the CEO, really likes these products (might just be what she needs to say) but if she is using them instead of smoking, she's at least reducing her risk of lung cancer. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">I bring this all up today because she is stepping down from Reynold's American after 30 years in tobacco. The company, according to the WSJ, is doing very well and that may be due to acquisitions and new products. On Friday, the stock was valued at over 60 dollars. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This link should give you a <a href="http://yourhealtheducator.blogspot.com/2010/06/north-carolina-to-china-rice-paddies-to.html#uds-search-results">list of posts </a>by me regarding some of the issues related to smokeless tobacco products. I am ambivalent on most SLT but unequivocally oppose cigarettes and smoking.</span>

Changes for RA

Nope - not rheumatoid arthritis - Reynolds American. In the past I have written about new smokeless tobacco (SLT) products - the newest are ...

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