Public relations blitz takes cue from tobacco companies’ past tactics Bill Carteaux paced the stage with the intensity of a general about to send troops into bloody battle. He is at war against mounting momentum to ban bisphenol A, a key ingredient in hard, clear plastic products. Studies have linked BPA to breast cancer, testicular cancer, reproductive deformities and neurological defects. Carteaux, president of the Society of the Plastics Industry, represents manufacturers of thousands of products made with BPA. Sales of that chemical now top $6 billion a year. For decades, the ... Jump to full article >>

Chandigarh, Sep 1 (IANS) Popular social networking website Facebook has been caught in a ‘smoky’ row. An anti-tobacco activist here has served a notice to the website, accusing it of  “promotion of smoking culture”  through its web pages. Anti-tobacco activist Hemant Goswami Tuesday said he has served a notice to Facebook Inc. in California (US) and Facebook Ireland Ltd, which run the social networking website facebook.com, for violation of Indian laws that ban advertisement and promotion of tobacco products. “Apparently, Facebook claims to have a policy of not ... Jump to full article >>