A packet of Diesel, please!

04.05.2025 Stuttgart Higher Regional Court puts the brakes on the tobacco industry again – outdoor advertising at petrol stations remains illegal Last August, the Stuttgart Higher Regional Court ruled that petrol stations are not specialist shops for tobacco products. Now it has once again clearly rejected the arguments of the tobacco and mineral oil companies … Read more

Making the most of tobacco control

Erfolgreiche Tabakkontrolle hat positive Auswirkungen in vielen Bereichen

13.02.2025 Prevention is still an underestimated component of preventive healthcare. Tobacco prevention plays a paramount role in this, as stopping smoking is undisputedly by far the most effective measure for reducing non-communicable diseases and is therefore also a significant cost factor. At the same time, consistent tobacco control has a positive effect on other areas … Read more

Deadly and in part illegal: which products the city of Dortmund promotes with InterTabac

Eine schwarze runde Messehalle mit der Aufschrift „InterTabac" und einem großen weißen Totenkopf an der Front.

10.09.2024 On 19 September, the InterTabac trade fair begins in Dortmund’s Westfalenhallen, run by a subsidiary of the city of Dortmund. Not only will tobacco, cigarettes, e-cigarettes and the like be promoted here but also nicotine pouches and snus which are not allowed to be marketed in Germany. The tobacco fair in Dortmund, which has … Read more