Written by Freddie Dawson || 6th April 2017 || News analysis |
An American e-liquid company is looking to synthetic nicotine to improve flavour profiles but will have to convince consumers and retailers that the higher price-tag is worth...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 23rd March 2017 || News analysis |
Australia will not re-classify nicotine to allow the domestic sale of e-cigarettes, having refused to legalise nicotine-containing e-liquid despite appeals to support vaping for harm...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 23rd March 2017 || News analysis |
The UK All Party Parliamentary Group for e-cigs will meet at the end of March 2017 for a roundtable. It switched its secretariat service provider in October 2016....
Vape House, a European vape store chain, will open its first branch in Africa when it unveils a Marrakech store later this year, hoping to trade on European tourists avoiding TPD...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 9th March 2017 || News analysis |
British brand VIP has been placed in administration, casting doubt over the future financial situation of its American parent company, Electronic Cigarettes International Group....
Written by Freddie Dawson || 6th March 2017 || News analysis |
A New Zealand political party has proposed providing some form of subsidy for e-cigarettes in pursuit of the country's goal of being smoke-free by 2025....
Scotland’s government is to launch a consultation over plans to regulate advertising and marketing of e-cigarettes more tightly than in the rest of the...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 27th February 2017 || News analysis |
The Cole-Bishop bill to bring forward the grandfathering date in the FDA deeming regulations could be a lifesaver for much of the U.S. e-cigarette industry - but it is not guaranteed a passage into...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 20th February 2017 || News analysis |
Japan Tobacco and Philip Morris International are attempting to widen their distribution of heat-not-burn (HnB) products throughout Pacific Asia, but there have been problems along the way....
Written by Freddie Dawson || 15th February 2017 || News analysis |
U.S. e-cigarette company claims fines levied against it for making smoking cessation claims have forced it out of business – even though such claims on its website came from legitimate U.S. TV shows and customer...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 9th February 2017 || News analysis |
Recent reports of high failure rates among e-cigarette chargers tested by authorities in Wales highlight the need for vigilance by manufacturers to ensure their products meet safety...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 6th February 2017 || News analysis |
A survey undertaken in the U.S. state of Kentucky will do nothing to cheer the e-cigarette industry, or public health professionals concerned at the cumulative effect of a long series of negative...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 2nd February 2017 || News analysis |
A controversial Indiana law that gave one company a virtual monopoly of e-liquid manufacturing in the state has been struck down by a federal court of...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 12th January 2017 || News analysis |
Malaysia at last has a plan for future e-cigarette regulation. Various duties have been given to three separate government ministries, which must now come back with firm proposals for implementation within the next three years....
Opinion: Vape shops aren't using Pokemon Go to lure kids in for a trial in nicotine. But they should be a bit more self-aware when planning promotions....
Most 11-18 year-olds who use e-cigarettes don't subscribe to any particular brand, a new analysis of U.S. survey data reveals – but those who do know what brand they vape tend to choose the most heavily advertised....
Advertisements which highlight the differences between e-cigarettes and tobacco may be more effective at promoting e-cigs than those which play up their similarities, a new study suggests....
Written by Freddie Dawson || 6th January 2017 || News analysis |
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is to hold a workshop on battery safety to learn more about the risks of malfunctions in e-cig power sources and how to prevent them. ...
A new small-scale study has cast some doubt on the difficulty of differentiating smoking and vaping as well as whether public vaping renormalises tobacco use....
Philip Morris International has expressed optimism about the entire reduced-risk products sector as it launches a new trial of its Mesh closed-system e-cigarette in the UK city of Birmingham....
Written by Freddie Dawson || 20th December 2016 || News analysis |
A manufacturer has argued that recent court statements by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) show the agency does not have the authority to regulate vaping products that use synthetic nicotine. But will legislators and the courts...
St Helens rugby league club is to rename its ground the Totally Wicked Stadium in a sponsorship deal which also includes shirt advertising - and could run foul of the European TPD ban on cross-border e-cig sponsorship....
Written by Freddie Dawson || 19th December 2016 || News analysis |
Chinese e-cig regulation has been delayed due to agencies passing the buck, researchers say. Future regulation may shade more towards pharmaceutical or tobacco controls, with significant implications for the tiny domestic industry either way....
Written by Freddie Dawson || 14th December 2016 || News analysis |
A drop in youth vaping has been recorded for the first time by a national U.S. survey, just days after the country’s surgeon general issued a high-profile report warning that use of e-cigarettes by young people was a...
U.S. vape shop customers prefer to use tank-devices with flavours other than tobacco, and choose to buy these products from specialists because of their expertise and knowledge, according to a new...
British American Tobacco (BAT) has announced the opening of a retail store in Milan, Italy as part of the launch of its Vype Pebble e-cigarette. It follows closely on from Philip Morris International (PMI) opening a store in...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 1st December 2016 || News analysis |
Indiana law-makers have promised to replace the state’s controversial e-liquid manufacturing law during the next legislative session. The law specifies security requirements for e-liquid makers which most have not been able to achieve. The Republican party, which holds the majority in...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 30th November 2016 || News analysis |
Donald Trump has nominated Georgia Congressman Tom Price, a former orthopaedic surgeon, to become U.S. health secretary, in charge of future regulation of e-cigarettes....
Written by Freddie Dawson || 22nd November 2016 || News analysis |
Public vaping bans run contrary to best science and may have negative effects on public health, undermining efforts to combat smoking, according to a report by several leading academics....
A federal judge in California has said that e-cig products only have to comply with FDA rules on labelling, and that state law can’t impose more rigorous...