Youth protection

From our consumer protection work: Tobacco advertising outside only permitted on the premises of specialised retailers

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Sowohl digitale wie auch konventionelle Außenwerbung an einer Tankstelle.

13.03.2024  Pro Rauchfrei warns against illegal outdoor advertising for tobacco products and e-cigarettes. The picture shows digital and conventional advertising for cigarettes and e-cigarettes at a petrol station in Hesse. Since 1 January of this year, outdoor advertising for tobacco products, e-cigarettes and refill containers is no longer permitted, except on the premises of specialist … Read more

Good but insufficient: Statement on planned regulation for heated tobacco products

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13.01.2023 As part of an association participation on the draft of a third law to amend the Tobacco Products Act with regard to the withdrawal of certain exemptions in relation to heated tobacco products and on the draft of a fourth ordinance to amend the Tobacco Products Ordinance, Pro Rauchfrei announces its statement submitted to … Read more

No more free cigarettes for birthdays – tobacco company JTI issues cease-and-desist declaration

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Screenshot vom TikTok-Video: Ein Päckchen mit einer kostenlosen Packung Zigaretten als Geburtstagsgeschenk vom Hersteller

30.11.2022 Because the tobacco company JTI distributed Camel brand cigarettes to end consumers free of charge despite a legal ban, Pro Rauchfrei initiated injunction proceedings against both the company and the advertising agency responsible. Following discussions with the association, both companies issued cease-and-desist declarations. Social media is in. From self-made home stories to professional influencers, … Read more