The Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association (TMA) has long been committed to youth smoking prevention. As well as positioning smoking as a matter for informed adult choice, the key challenge has been to deny youth access at the point of sale. In February 1999, the...
The edition of Briefing presented the findings of research commissioned by the TMA on the public's view on smoking in public places. A survey of 2,000 adults across Great Britain found that there was little support for an outright ban on smoking in pubs and...
Smoking in public places and the prevention of smoking among young people were examined in this issue of Briefing. In particular the TMA's support of Atmosphere Improves Results (AIR) and CitizenCard. July 2003 Download documents....
The Final Report of the UK Smoke Constituents Testing Study (The 'UK Benchmark' Study) The study was requested by the UK Department of Health during the Summer of 2001 as a single point in time sample of production cigarettes available in the UK. The Department of Health...
Ahead of the Budget on 9 April the TMA urge the Government to reduce taxes on tobacco products in order to prevent smuggling. This issue also drew attention to the campaign by the TMA's member companies warning retailers and smokers about counterfeit cigarettes. March 2003 Download document....
This issue presented the results of surveys conducted by the TMA which showed the level of non-UK duty paid consumption. It also reported on the Government's decision to 'increase' the intra-EU travellers' allowance from 800 to 3,200 cigarettes. November 2002 Download document....
The first issue of the TMA's new newsletter looked at Government's plan to ban tobacco advertising and sponsorship. July 2002 Download document....