Plain tobacco packaging firms were worried the Australian plain packaging legislation might set a global precedent. In July 2012 it was reported that the American lobbying organisation American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) had launched a worldwide campaign against plain packaging of cigarettes. With the backing of tobacco companies and other corporate interests, it was targeting governments planning to introduce bans on cigarette branding, including the UK and Australia. Tobacco companies were also reported to have provided legal advice and funding to Ukraine and Honduras governments to launch a complaint in the World Trade Organization (WTO) on the grounds that the Australian legislation is
Tobacco products mentions that it is "often used to clean teeth". The manufacturer recommends letting the paste linger in the mouth before rinsing. Dipping tobacco, also known as "dip", "moist snuff" (or simply "snuff"), "American moist snuff", or "spit tobacco", is a form of smokeless tobacco. (It should also be noted that the term "smokeless tobacco" itself is a broad one which, while generally referring to all tobacco products which do not require smoking (e.g. nasal snuff, chewing tobacco, snus, etc.), is popularly used to refer specifically to dipping tobacco.) Dip is sometimes also called "chew" or "chaw"; because of this, it