Tobacco
Pineapples stuffed with thousands of smuggled cigarettes intercepted by IDF at Gaza crossing
The cigarette-filled pineapples were transported in a truck carrying a shipment purchased by an Israeli company, intended to reach the Kerem Shalom Crossing as part of humanitarian aid.
Drama in the tobacco market: Winston, Camel and LD switch companies, Globrands plunged by 46%
Collective trauma reminders trigger immediate cannabis, tobacco cravings, Hebrew U. study finds
Israel climbs tobacco rankings as cigarette affordability raises concerns - study
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."
Meet the Wealthiest Cigar Prodigy from Morocco, Moulay Omar Zahraoui
Powered by his passion and fearless attitude to create a trend of sorts for his highest-quality cigars in the world, Moulay has created his own niche in the tobacco industry.
Hebrew U. finds tobacco companies using loopholes to market to teens
Earlier in the year, new legislation concerning the marketing of tobacco products went into effect, which focuses on a prohibition of the display of tobacco products.
Human trials of tobacco plant-based COVID-19 vaccine begin
Medicago's potential vaccine uses the leaves of a plant from the tobacco family to produce the S-spike protein, one of the three spike proteins of the novel coronavirus.
Canadian company Medicago develops plant-based coronavirus vaccine
The company has developed a unique method of creating a vaccine by letting plants do the work. "We're using plants as mini factories," said Natalie Charland, a senior director at Medicago.
Tobacco company may produce coronavirus vaccine
British American Tobacco recently announced that it is working on a potential vaccine for coronavirus through its US biotech subsidiary, Kentucky BioProcessing (KBP).
