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GLEN ALLEN, Va., Jan. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Star Scientific, Inc. (Nasdaq: CIGX) reports that it has successfully developed a moist snuff tobacco product that has extremely low levels of carcinogens -- much lower than any snuff products currently in the marketplace. This new product has levels of tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs) -- recognized by scientists worldwide as one of the most powerful cancer-causing agents in tobacco leaf and smoke -- below 20 parts per billion (nanograms-per-gram moist weight, as used) in initial testing. This is 99% lower than the levels found in conventional American moist snuffs such as Copenhagen or Skoal, and 90% less than the level found in current "snus" products. Moist snuff products account for the largest portion of the smokeless tobacco marke...
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PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) Rodeo bull rider Wade Leslie earned his spurs in a world awash in primal Americana Coors, Copenhagen snuff and Old Glory.
Whether he ever rides one of the brutes again may depend on laser acupuncture in France and cell regeneration techniques in China.
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... to arrest, the officers discovered a Copenhagen snuff can containing a smaller amount of powder co...
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... to arrest, the officers discovered a Copenhagen snuff can containing a smaller amount of powder co...
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..., cigarettes, cigars, smoking tobacco, and snuff. NAICS CODE(S). 422940. Tobacco and Tobacco Produc... market under the brands Skoal and Copenhagen. Sales for snuff increased from $1.6 billion in 20...
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In a scramble involving some of Manhattan's elite merger advisory firms, UST removed Centerview Partners L.L.C. from the negotiations, due to the firm having represented Altria in the $46 billion spinout last year of Kraft Foods Inc. UST initially hired Sullivan & Cromwell L.L.P. - the New York City-based firm was recently trumpeted by the Wall Street Journal as "the lawyer for all Wall Street" in the current financial crisis - and later added Perella Weinberg Partners as an advisor, in addition to Citigroup Inc. Even after Perella Weinberg determined that the Altria offer on the table was likely a premium over what the company could achieve independently, the board directed Kessler to schedule another meeting with Szymanczyk in an attempt to chisel out a better deal.
...The Stamford-based maker of Skoal and Copenhagen snuff has scheduled a special meeting of sharehold...
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Wisconsin snuff users could each soon receive $816 in coupons that will enable them to buy the smokeless tobacco at a huge discount over the next 20 years, a move that could cost UST Inc., the manufacturer of Copenhagen and Skoal, up to $65 million.
To get the coupons, consumers must be adults and swear that they bought UST snuff between 1990 and 2004.
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Terrell: Richardson fourth among Dems for lobbyist contributions
Last year when Gov. Bill Richardson was running for re-election, he took some criticism for collecting contributions from several controversial companies doing business with the state and/or trying to influence legislation in New Mexico.
..." tobacco and manufactures Skoal and Copenhagen snuff. The company donated its. jet to the DGA for...
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... with tiny metal cones (the lids of Copenhagen snuff cans are the preferred do-it-yourself materi...
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After years of recurring rumors of a merger, tobacco giant Altria Group Inc. unveiled a 110.3 billion acquisition bid for UST, pushing the Stamford-based company's stock to record levels.
... in 1822 by George Weyman, who created Copenhagen snuff in Pittsburgh where he ran a tobacco shop. A...