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Tobacco Giant On Flavour Ban Of New Bill : Undermines Public Health Goals
BAT, otherwise known as British American Tobacco Denmark, submitted a commentary to the Minister of Health’s new bill on nicotine products. BAT is one of the largest tobacco producers in Europe. Minister of Health Willum Þór Þórsson proposed a policy reform which…
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Only 7 Percent Of Adult Icelanders Smoke
These days only approximately 7% of adults in Iceland smoke cigarettes, reports Fréttablaðið. This is the second lowest rate in Europe, with only Swedes smoking less than Icelanders. The article states that smoking in Iceland has undergone a great deal of change…
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Burglar Steals All The Cigarettes From Ísafjörður Shop
A break-in occurred at Hamraborg in Ísafjörður on Saturday night. The burglar, a bearded man dressed in black, stole all the cigarettes in the store. Gísli Úlfarsson, one of Hamraborg’s owners, said that it will cost him about 600,000 ISK to replenish…
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Health Directorate: Icelandic Women Smoke And Drink Less, Vape As Often As Men
A new study from the Directorate of Health shows that Icelandic women typically smoke less, drink to drunkenness less, and use mouth tobacco less often than Icelandic men. At the same time, young Icelandic women vape just as often as young Icelandic…
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Only 10% Of Icelanders Smoke
Middle-aged Icelanders are the most likely of all to smoke, but smoking in general is on the wane in Iceland. Vísir reports that, according to data compiled by the Directorate of Health, only 10% of Icelanders over the age of 18 smoke…
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Stray Cigarette Butt Causes Fireworks To Go Off In Car
A driver and three passengers escaped unscathed but with frayed nerves after a firework went off in their car last night, reports RÚV. At roughly 01:45 am police were alerted to a car fire in Kópavogur. Once on the scene the car…