Tariffs on Chinese imports will not create any impetus for domestic production in the vaping sector, according to the American Vapor Manufacturers Association (AVM) ...
The first fiery hearing for the confirmation of Robert F Kennedy Jr. as US secretary of health and human services went on with plenty of fireworks but little of substance...
The US FDA vs RJ Reynolds case at the Supreme Court brought up an important point: the FDA believes vaping could save lives, as it represents a less risky product...
Nicotine alternatives have gone unmentioned through the initial flurry of actions taken after the inauguration of US president Donald Trump, but several executive orders and proposals will have an impact...
In something of a disconnect in US public health policy, the proposal for a rule to limit the nicotine content for most combustible tobacco products represents a major change from...
Interest from the nicotine-alternatives industry in US president-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner, Martin Makary, is less about who he is and more about who...
Written by Berta Camps Bisbal | 11th November 2024
This Q&A report analyses the US International Trade Commission (ITC) and its activity, and takes an in-depth look into its e-cigarette investigations and their potential impact on the industry ...
Written by Berta Camps Bisbal | 11th November 2024
This report tracks and analyses the challenges brought to court by vape companies of their marketing denial orders (MDOs) of their premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) ...
Risks of heart diseases from vaping at a young age may be greater for male users than for female users, based on two recently released Canadian studies ...
November will mark ten years since Iqos was launched in Japan. And as the third-quarter results of Philip Morris International show, the last ten years have been quite the story...
Donald Trump has promised to save vaping in the US, but will policy follow rhetoric if he wins the election and what will tying e-cig regulation to his candidacy mean...
Businesses that lead product innovation with what the consumer wants will be one step ahead when it comes to taking a next-generation product to market – particularly when making PMTAs...
This report looks at the US concept of the continuum of risk that not all tobacco and nicotine products are equally harmful, traces the evolution of policy based on it...
This report looks at the US federal multi-agency task force to curb the distribution and sale of illegal e-cigarettes, examines options companies have, and summarises the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing...
Following the unexpected approval of Njoy’s menthol e-cigarette products, it is no clearer whether the decision by the US Food and Drug Administration was down to science or politics ...
Expect to see pressure increase in one of the few largely unregulated areas of vaping: hardware design and performance. Some serious proposals are already passing through various legislatures ...
This report explains what nicotine analogues are and what their current US federal legal status is, looks at criticism of the FDA’s lack of regulations on them, and predicts their...
Reynolds American has launched a new nicotine-free disposable vape that currently doesn’t need to obtain authorisation from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be marketed in the US ...
There has been jubilation in the US e-cigarette industry over the demise of the legal doctrine of “Chevron deference”, but many outside the sector itself have expressed reservations, and they...
In this part of a series of articles celebrating the tenth anniversary of Tamarind Intelligence, our editorial director shares ten things he’s learned about the sector in the last decade...
The US Supreme Court has overturned the Chevron doctrine, which held that courts should defer to the interpretations of expert federal agencies regarding ambiguous laws the agencies are required to...
The tobacco industry, public health groups, and the World Health Organization have all recently drawn attention to nicotine analogues – what are these compounds and why the attention? ...
Public health advocates expressed disappointment after a decision by the US FDA to authorise the sale of several menthol vaping products made by Njoy, including two menthol disposable e-cigarettes ...
This report provides analysis of the current regulatory regime for e-cigarettes in the US, covering all aspects from labelling and product restrictions, to retail and advertising regulations ...
US FDA premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) have completely transformed the legal US vaping market from an industry point of view. The lack of enforcement, though, means not a whole...
Juul Labs could start marketing its products in the US again, two years after they were taken off the market, as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has rescinded...
ECigIntelligence’s annual survey of US vape stores finds a drop in monthly revenue; an increase in disposables stocks and a decrease in e-liquids and hardware; and concerns over business continuing...
The US government has once again dropped its plans to issue an immediate ban on menthol cigarettes, despite efforts from numerous civil rights organisations and medical associations urging for a...
The debate over the approach healthcare providers should take when it comes to suggesting alternative products to help adult patients quit smoking has been ongoing for quite some time, but...
The report analyses enacted law and proposed bills that require tobacco products and e-cigarettes to be included in the tobacco directories before they can be distributed or sold in US states...
The US FDA has published a searchable product database and a collection of scientific policy memoranda as part of its efforts to meet and respond to recommendations made in the...
States are looking at product directories in an attempt to address the perceived lack of federal action on regulating vaping products already on the US market ...
This short report details what ECigIntelligence considers the ten most significant vaping-related bills currently on the table in the 10 most highly populated US states ...
A federal appellate court has rejected Bidi Vapor’s request to stay the latest denial by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of its premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) ...
British American Tobacco (BAT) saw its new category products achieve profitability two years ahead of schedule driven by the global performance of its Vuse e-cigarette brand ...
This report examines the challenge brought to court by Triton and Vapetasia, against the MDOs issued by the US FDA in response to both companies’ premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs)...
China-based Shenzhen IVPS Technology, parent to the Smok vaping device brand, has appealed the US FDA's marketing denial order (MDO) for six Smok-branded e-cigarette kits and parts ...
A ban on menthol-flavoured cigarettes should be good news for companies involved in non-combustibles, but likely delays from tobacco company legal challenges make its potential timeline uncertain ...
For the first time ever, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has rejected a premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) for a standalone piece of vaping hardware that contains no...
A federal court has ordered the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reconsider its marketing denial order (MDO) for flavoured e-liquids produced by e-cigarette companies Triton and Vapetasia ...
“Disposables” was the word in vaping in 2023: although they had been building steam prior to this year, it was 2023 that saw multiple elements reach a crescendo ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 15th December 2023
The Biden administration will take more time to review the US FDA’s proposed rule to ban the sale of menthol cigarettes, which is to be delayed until at least 2024,...
In May 2023, the US FDA issued import alerts on multiple vape products and said any that do not have marketing authorisation will be detained at the border. This report...
This report examines the challenge brought to court by Avail Vapor against the marketing denial order issued by the US Food and Drug Administration in response to the company’s premarket...
A new Netflix documentary attempts to provide a balanced narrative and a nuanced view on the rise and fall of one of the most famous brands in vaping ...
Njoy is taking market regulation into its own hands through a US federal lawsuit that accuses 34 manufacturers of illegally selling disposable flavoured vaping devices in California and under federal...
Njoy has gone on the offensive in its patent battle with Juul Labs over Njoy’s Ace device and the Ace pods. The subsidiary of Altria Group recently filed an ITC complaint...
Esco Bar manufacturer Pastel Cartel is challenging the US FDA’s refusal to accept its premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) for more than 100 vaping devices ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 21st September 2023
The US FDA recently notified more online retailers and manufacturers of significant violations related to the sale of e-cigarettes. But are these regular warning letters really enough to reassert the...
An appellate court in the US has overturned the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s rejection of unflavoured e-cigarette products from Fontem, but supported the rejection of flavoured products ...
Written by Berta Camps Bisbal | 6th September 2023
This report discusses the background to this court decision requiring the FDA to submit status updates of the PMTA review, examines the timeline of these updates and provides analysis of...
The US government is opposing a bill that would prevent the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from enforcing a ban on menthol cigarettes it proposed last year ...
Youth preference for disposable vaping devices in the UK and the US could be driven by a combination of factors including price, style, packaging and flavour ...
Success for Juul with its premarket tobacco product application for its Juul2 next-generation vapour platform could lead to a complete reset of minimum youth prevention standards in the US, experts...
New York City is taking legal action to stop four companies from selling flavoured e-cigarettes, accusing them of violating “nearly every law” related to the marketing, distribution and sale of...
British American Tobacco’s vapour brand Vuse was the key driver of the company’s positive performance in the first half of the year, and it remains confident in its Vuse Alto...
Juul Labs has submitted a premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) for the company’s next-generation vapour platform to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...
This report provides analysis of some of the findings from our Policy Radar, examining four countries on the brink of elections and exploring how the outcome will affect the tobacco...
This report tackles questions about US federal regulation of disposable e-cigarettes, examines the regulatory loophole question, and looks into pressure from the public ...
In the latest twist in a bitter legal trademark battle between rival e-cigarette firms, the makers of Elf Bar disposable vapes are fighting the court order that prompted them to...
The US Food and Drug Administration Center for Tobacco Products has published milestones to expect as it continues to address issues brought up by the Reagan-Udall Foundation’s recent report ...
It’s surprising the loopholes lawmakers can miss when writing, debating and passing bills. Or is it? With allegations that politicians don’t even read bills they vote on and of proposals...
Action against disposable e-cigarettes continues in the US, with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issuing warning letters to 30 retailers over sales of the popular Puff and Hyde brands...
US authorities have started to say the science indicates any youth vaping “epidemic” is now over and they should start making policy decisions that suit the real-world trend, according to...
This report analyses an apparently change in the FDA's review process for PMTAs, and discusses a number of individual cases where companies have raised it following the issuing of an...
US tobacco giant Altria closed the first quarter of 2023 with a slight fall in its net revenues compared with the same period last year, after divesting from Juul Labs...
Philip Morris International will scale back and partially outsource its vaping business, instead focusing on other tobacco alternatives that can help it become a majority smoke-free revenue company by 2025...
Juul Labs and its former investor Altria have reached a settlement with the US state of Minnesota over Juul’s alleged deceptive marketing of e-cigarettes and supposed role in encouraging youth...
This report examines the US Food and Drug Administration proposed rule that would establish a unified regulatory framework for tobacco product manufacturing practice requirements ...
This report examines the federal and general state requirements (though it does not analyse specific individual state requirements) that e-cigarette manufacturers need to comply with before selling their products in...
A US court has allowed RJ Reynolds Vapor Company to continue selling its Vuse menthol e-cigarette products after the FDA issued marketing denial orders against them last week ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has refused marketing authorisation for around 17m e-liquid products because the company behind the application did not provide the required environmental assessments ...
The US Food and Drug Administration has issued marketing denial orders against two menthol e-cigarette products currently marketed by RJ Reynolds Vapor Company under the Vuse Solo brand ...
What can the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s proposed new rule on manufacturing practices tell us about the agency’s vision for future regulation of tobacco and e-cigarette products? ...
Altria has swapped its 35% stake in Juul Labs for heated tobacco intellectual property rights, ending an investment which plummeted in value from $12.8bn to only $250m in just over...
A bill has been introduced in the US House of Representatives aiming to force the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take stiffer action against disposable e-cigarettes ...
Is Dave Dobbins’s switch from COO of the Truth Initiative to a role with a tobacco company a case of gamekeeper turned poacher – or is there another interpretation we...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 28th February 2023
Altria is reported to be in advanced talks to buy e-cigarette company Njoy for around $2.75bn and plans to divest its stake in Juul Labs. Nothing has been finalised, but...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced its plans to address the recommendations put forward in a damning independent review of its Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 27th February 2023
Turning Point Brands (TPB) has blamed the continuing “challenging regulatory environment” in the US that affected its NewGen segment for declines over the course of 2022 ...
ECigIntelligence’s annual survey of US vape stores finds a boost in monthly revenue; increases in product category diversification, disposables stocks and cannabis-derived products; and concerns over FDA requirements and other...
British American Tobacco (BAT) enjoyed a 37% rise last year in revenues from novel products, with growing contributions across all three of its new categories, led by its vapour brand...
Flavours continue to be the main target of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the US when it comes to novel nicotine products, it seems – which could give...
RJ Reynolds Vapor Company plans to challenge the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s rejection of its Vuse menthol vape cartridges, joining a judicial fight that has had mixed results...
The US Food and Drug Administration has denied the premarket tobacco product applications of two menthol e-cigarette products by RJ Reynolds Vapor Company, following the agency’s determination that these products do...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 30th December 2022
Bans on flavours and taxes on vaping products dominated the e-cigarette news agenda in 2022. Both could be seen as responses to still rising concern about youth vaping ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 19th December 2022
British American Tobacco (BAT) said its “new category” business continues to drive substantial volume, revenue, and market share growth – significantly contributing to the company’s overall performance ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued warning letters to one US and four Chinese vaping companies for marketing and packaging their products in a way that may...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s denial of premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) for a number of Logic menthol e-cigarette products has been welcomed by public health organisations as...
A recent study has revealed that the warning letters issued by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) target small online retailers rather than large e-cigarette brands or products most...
Disagreement among the judges who denied an appeal against a marketing denial order (MDO) issued by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) against Triton vaping products has allowed the...
Youth vaping remains high in the US, with 9.4% middle- and high-school students – around 2.5m teenagers – reporting current e-cigarette use, though changes in survey methods make it difficult...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced additional steps against disposable vaping products that have quickly become the new favourite among youth vapers, giving Puff Bar and Hyde two weeks to...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 30th September 2022
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) has launched an online resource centre providing science-based, standards-mapped materials that teachers can use to help their students...
Written by Berta Camps Bisbal | 27th September 2022
This report provides a detailed overview of the current regulatory framework in New York for e-cigarettes and related products, as well as possible future changes to the regime ...
Juul Labs is asking a judge to order the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to release information related to its now-vacated denial of the company’s premarket tobacco application (PMTA),...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 13th September 2022
US scientists need to communicate more effectively with politicians and the public to ensure the country overcomes a prohibitionist mindset on tobacco harm reduction, according to some public health experts...
The early legal success of the vaping company Gripum against the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over its marketing denial order (MDO) has given way to a major defeat...
Another day, another judgement in the saga of the US vapour industry’s cases against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over its handling of the premarket tobacco product application (PMTA)...
In a big win for the vaping industry, a federal appellate court has ordered the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reconsider its denial of premarket tobacco product applications...
Analysis of Tamarind Intelligence’s newly launched Policy Radar product captures in detail the current regulatory framework for leading markets globally and enables us to forecast the evolution of regulation over...
Vaping industry representatives have accused the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of “creating a fake panic” with a warning over illegal flavoured nicotine gummies ...
The Democratic governor of Hawaii appeared to take a step out of line with the US party’s common position when he vetoed a bill that would have introduced a ban...
A potentially key but temporary legal win for a vaping company challenging the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s PMTA review process has been transformed into a resounding loss ...
Turning Point Brands has blamed the hostile regulatory environment for vapour products in the US for the lowering of its sales and revenue expectations for 2022 ...
Uncertainty is mounting over the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s premarket tobacco application (PMTA) process after the agency shifted its position on Juul Labs' application, leading to searching questions...
British American Tobacco (BAT) enjoyed a 45% rise in revenue from its new products category in the first half of the year, with strong momentum shown by its Vuse e-cigarette...
The vaping industry has little faith that the upcoming external review of the Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) will help fix faults in the US FDA department's regulation of new...
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Robert Califf has authorised an external review of the Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), citing a “series of challenges that have...stressed the agency’s...
Arguments in a US appeal court could demonstrate how judges are likely to perceive arguments from vaping companies contesting US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decisions on pre-market tobacco applications...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took immediate action against unauthorised vaping products made with synthetic nicotine still found on the US market after the grace period expired ...
Could the UK's Khan review of tobacco policy have lessons for the rest of the world in its enthusiastic endorsement of vaping, even for countries where there is far more...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has temporarily suspended the marketing denial order (MDO) it served on Juul Labs last month demanding the company remove its e-cigarettes from the...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has hit back at a court-issued stay allowing Fontem’s Myblu vaping products to continue to be legally sold in the US ...
Juul Labs has been granted a temporary administrative stay while it asks a federal appeal court to halt the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s order requiring the removal of all...
Juul Labs says it will contest a marketing denial order (MDO) issued by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), effectively ordering all its products off the US market ...
Questions are sure to arise as to how any mandatory reduction in nicotine in combustibles might affect e-cigarettes too, either in the form of increased (or reduced) competition or possible...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has passed its first premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) for a disposable e-cigarette, authorising two tobacco flavours of Njoy Daily ...
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) actions in the name of public health threaten to have the opposite effect by leaving the vaping sector in the hands of big tobacco,...
New research has found that substances added to a wide variety of vaping flavours to create a cooling sensation may be harmful but researchers suggest more work must be done...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s first court-ordered update on the premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) progress has not gone down well with health lobbyists or a group of...
RJ Reynolds has received a second round of authorisations for devices and cartridges from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Vuse vaping brand ...
Disposable products gained international traction in 2021, and their popularity has increased dramatically, mostly in North America and Europe. We estimate the category to be worth over $3.3bn in 2022,...
The first report on the status of US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) is expected today, 29th April, following an order from a federal judge...
A modern pod system using nicotine salts from a non–Big Tobacco company has been authorised by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) through the premarket tobacco product application (PMTA)...
The new US federal legislation has brought synthetic nicotine products under the oversight of the FDA, so all synthetic nicotine products must go through a premarket tobacco product application (PMTA)...
Chinese e-cigarette company Smoore has opened what it is calling the vaping industry’s first laboratory to test for extractable and leachable (E&L) substances ...
What will Michele Mital’s reign as acting director of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) mean in terms of policy? ...
This report will examine flavour restrictions in the San Francisco Bay Area and Greater Los Angeles, though it will also take into account wherever there is a total ban, since...
The company that makes the Myblu vaping pod has a 30-day window to challenge the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s denial of premarket tobacco applications (PMTAs) for the device...
Michele Mital’s appointment as acting head of the Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) is not bad news for the industry, even if it’s not quite good news. And there may...
While synthetic nicotine has become the focus of much controversy, demonised as a public health risk, its currently poor reputation derives more from bureaucracy than from the substance itself ...
The recent decision by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Logic’s products has raised some concerns among experts on how the federal agency will address the pending premarket...
The FDA has authorised the marketing of several tobacco-flavoured e-cigarette products from Logic Technology Development, under the brands Logic Power and Logic Pro, but the agency also issued marketing denial orders for...
The Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) has published a number of papers which will be of particular interest to the e-cigarette sector. Here are some of the...
ECigIntelligence has put together a timeline outlining the major points to look out for over the summer as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) brings synthetic nicotine into the...
Experts fear the decision to treat synthetic nicotine the same as tobacco products could devastate parts of the US vaping industry that have come to rely on it, with some...
E-liquid provider Triton Distribution may have made some progress in its attempt to convince a court that the US FDA was “arbitrary and capricious” in denying its flavoured vaping products...
Synthetic nicotine vaping products will likely require the same authorisations as those made with tobacco-derived nicotine – leading to a massive shake-up of the US vaping market – after Congress...
The legal challenges faced by the vaping industry in the US impacted Turning Point Brands’ vapour portfolio in 2021, with a significant drop in the last quarter’s net sales and...
ECigIntelligence's annual survey of US vape stores finds an increase in stores' revenues, greater confidence among store owners and customers, and a change in the range of products offered ...
Flavours for other tobacco products will almost certainly become the major topic once a US ban on menthol cigarettes and flavoured cigars goes through ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 14th February 2022
Vuse and vapour were the primary driver of a 42.4% year-on-year increase in British American Tobacco (BAT)’s new category portfolio revenue, according to the company’s latest results ...
Philip Morris International (PMI) has commited to continuing to support the sales and promotion of its Veev vaping product, with future expansion into more markets around the world ...
Consumers will continue to increasingly spread usage out over different alternative nicotine products, partly driven by further, stricter vaping regulation across the globe throughout 2022, ECigIntelligence predicts ...
We look back at predictions ECigIntelligence published at the start of 2021. Real events and developments confirmed ECigIntelligence’s analysis in many cases, though Covid delayed things ...
Califf’s bid to be the first permanent FDA leader under president Joe Biden comes amid ongoing calls by politicians for more regulation of tobacco and the cigarette industry ...
Could 2021 be remembered as the year we first started to see some light at the end of the tunnel? Only time will tell for sure, but there were clues...
Written by David Palacios Rubio | 26th November 2021
Breeze Smoke is asking the US Supreme Court to stay a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) marketing denial order (MDO) after the Court of Appeals rejected such motion ...
Written by David Palacios Rubio | 16th November 2021
Imperial Brands registered a dip in revenues from its next generation products (NGP) portfolio but said it looks forward to expanding product trials in new countries and consolidating European and...
A US court has granted another stay request to a company that sued the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) after the agency issued a marketing denial order (MDO) for...
This report answers your questions on the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s recently issued final rules on the requirements for Premarket Tobacco Product Applications (PMTAs) and Substantial Equivalence (SE)...
Florida-based e-cigarette manufacturer Bidi Vapor has taken the US FDA to court claiming “continued irreparable harm” from being given a marketing denial order (MDO) for its vaping products ...
Written by David Palacios Rubio | 29th October 2021
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit concluded that the FDA “inadequately addressed or explained” a PMTA that resulted in a MDO, and decided to temporary allow a...
PMI is planning to submit a premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the second half of next year for its new e-vapour...
Public handwringing about the alleged “epidemic” of youth vaping has become tantamount to an epidemic itself – and and here’s a striking example from Bangladesh ...
While some of the biggest players in the US vapour market wait for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to decide whether their products can remain on sale, the agency...
“The importance of the FDA authorising a vaping product as ‘appropriate for the protection of public health’ should not be understated,” said Greg Conley, president of the American Vaping Association...
The granting of RJ Reynolds’s PMTAs for its Vuse Solo e-cigarette device and two of its pods is very big news for the US vaping industry, its supporters, its customers,...
Written by David Palacios Rubio | 13th October 2021
New figures from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that there are currently around 2m vapers among US students – a big drop compared with last...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued its first marketing authorisations for e-cigarette products, following the rejection of millions of others. The authorisations cover RJ Reynolds’s Vuse Solo...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has rescinded its marketing denial order (MDO) affecting 14 Turning Point Brands products, saying “relevant information that was not adequately assessed” ...
Turning Point Brands (TPB) is challenging in court the Marketing Denial Order (MDO) issued by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to its premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) as...
US senators have urged the FDA to implement a timeline to decide on the pending PMTAs and to reveal how it will ensure that there are no non-compliant products on...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 27th September 2021
Representatives of the vaping industry have urged a broader collaboration with scientists and agreed that integrating technological innovations is key to encouraging transition to tobacco alternatives ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 23rd September 2021
The US FDA’s rejection of premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) has sown confusion among vape retailers, who are urging the agency to make public which vaping products have been approved...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 21st September 2021
The World Health Organization (WHO) has decided to postpone a discussion on novel tobacco products to a face-to-face event in 2023 – a decision experts are linking to a lack...
Written by David Palacios Rubio | 13th September 2021
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s denial of premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) has been welcomed by politicians and public health bodies – with severe reservations about the delay...
Written by David Palacios Rubio | 9th September 2021
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has rejected most of the 6m premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) it received for vaping products, but Juul’s intently-watched application remains under review...
As the US Food and Drug Administration's deadline to pass or reject e-cigarette premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) arrives, where does it leave the market and the as-yet undetermined applications?...
This report from our sister site CBD-Intel covers, state by state, the question of whether each US state allows the sale of hemp-derived CBD vaping products and on what legal...
Written by David Palacios Rubio | 2nd September 2021
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a number of “additional” marketing denial orders (MDOs) for flavoured e-cigarettes, denying their premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) ...
It’s hard to argue against the view that packaging and advertising e-cigarette products in a “kid-friendly” way is irresponsible. But are flavours in themselves innately kid-friendly? ...
31 US state attorneys want to ban all non-tobacco flavours, including menthol, from e-cigarettes – but is their plea helpful, appropriate or logical? ...
Written by David Palacios Rubio | 27th August 2021
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ruled out premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) for 55,000 flavoured vapour products after concluding that on balance they pose a threat to...
A group of 31 US attorneys general has joined together in urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to deny premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) for vaping products ...
The number of applications thrown in the metaphorical dumpster is huge, but so is number of outstanding applications, and the question remains how the FDA can possibly deal with all...
A bipartisan group of federal senators have reintroduced a bill in Congress that would force e-cigarette manufacturers to pay user fees to the FDA in a bid to fund the...
After the recent announcement that FDA rejected 4.5m of the total 6m PMTAs filed, experts believe that this decision is a clear path for enforcement ...
A small manufacturer from Texas must remove millions of vaping products from the US market after the FDA issued a Refuse to File (RTF) letter rejecting most of its PMTAs...
Five US companies are top of the list with the most PMTAs submitted, and represent five out of the 6m total applications by the September 2020 deadline ...
The US press are calling it a “fight for survival” for the e-cigarette giant – but as one experts says, “The FDA has to evaluate this in a forward-looking way...
E-cigarettes manufactured by large companies may soon dominate the US vape market while many of those produced by smaller players disappear, new research by ECigIntelligence suggests ...
What do the 6m-plus premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) received by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reveal about the current state of the US e-cigarette industry? We assess...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s authority to regulate e-cigarettes could face further legal scrutiny after the recent refusal by the Supreme Court to hear a challenge initiated by...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has posted a list of over 6m deemed new tobacco products for which it received Premarket Tobacco Product Applications (PMTAs) by the 9th...
Imperial Brands’ earnings for the first half of the year have jumped 6.1% to £15.57bn in the midst of a process to implement a new company strategy towards tobacco alternatives...
A group of eight vaping companies are escalating their legal fight against the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s oversight of e-cigarette products, and in particular the premarket approval (PMTA)...
Is vaping by young people really as bad for public health as orthodox opinion would have it? Are young vapers really more likely to become smokers – and if so,...
A group of 40 House Democrats have written to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pressing it to remove from the market all flavoured e-cigarettes “fueling youth tobacco epidemic”...
This special report details the e-cigarette flavour bans or restrictions in place in four US states, and analyses those under consideration at state level elsewhere across the nation ...
Vaping companies across the US are under pressure, with some going out of business and others saying they face a struggle to survive, as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
Written by Berta Camps Bisbal | 10th February 2021
Our special report examines the potential impact of the recent political changes in the United States on e-cigarette legislation this year, with an in-depth look at 19 states, including those...
Twelve US senators, including 11 leading Democrats, have called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to enforce tougher reviews of premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) ...
ECigIntelligence considers the developments we expect to see in e-cig regulation around the world in 2021, looking at past policy initiatives to assess the prospects for future change ...
Who isn’t glad to see the back of 2020? ECigIntelligence looks back on what a generally cataclysmic year has meant for the world of e-cigarettes, from flavour bans to taxation,...
The US vaping market has recently experienced inputs and changes which are shaping new trends and transforming a market that generally is a bellwether for the rest of the sector...
US president-elect Joe Biden has yet to name his candidates to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), roles that will...
ECigIntelligence has conducted a survey of US vape stores each year since 2016; here we present the findings of our 2020 survey in detail, including an analysis of how EVALI...
Can synthetic nicotine possibly be classified as tobacco? At the most straightforward level, the answer has to be “no”. But it’s a bit more complicated than that ...
Written by Berta Camps Bisbal | 12th November 2020
Synthetic nicotine, created from chemicals in a lab, not derived from tobacco, is not a specifically regulated product in the US so its legal status is subject to interpretation, as...
Just a few days ahead of US elections, there is a lot of uncertainty about the approach that the next White House leader will have towards the tobacco-alternatives industry ...
Written by David Palacios Rubio | 19th October 2020
A US congressman has called on Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Stephen Hahn to work with small vaping businesses that submit premarket tobacco applications (PMTAs) “in good faith” ...
Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 22nd September 2020
US vape stores are diversifying into CBD and oral nicotine, while others fear being blamed by customers for reduced choice as FDA premarket tobacco product regulations cause products to disappear...
Written by David Palacios Rubio | 10th September 2020
New official data shows that the number of young people in the US who are current e-cigarette users has fallen sharply, from 5.4m in 2019 to 3.6m this year ...
How many US vape stores have submitted PMTAs to the FDA – and what plans do they have for facing the post-PMTA future? ECigIntelligence presents the preliminary results of its...
Written by David Palacios Rubio | 7th September 2020
The final deadline for premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) for e-cig products in the US is now imminent, with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officially setting it at...
Written by David Palacios Rubio | 25th August 2020
A group of manufacturers and vaping associations in the US have asked the FDA for a six-month extension to the premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) deadline for small companies ...
Juul has submitted a 125,000-page premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to continue selling its tobacco and menthol pods in the country ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued warnings to Puff Bar and nine other companies demanding they withdraw unapproved vapour products from the market ...
Members of the US Congress have asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to produce “a public list” of vaping products for which premarket tobacco product applications (PMTA) have...
The Altria Group have filed a lawsuit for patent infringement against R. J. Reynolds Vapor Co., a subsidiary of Reynolds American Inc., over some of its Vuse e-cigarette products ...
This report, the first of a series of studies of current topics in the vaping world, looks at flavour preferences of open system users and what consumers will do if...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has rejected a call to “clear the e-cigarette market” during the COVID-19 crisis – eliciting an angry response from a House subcommittee ...
Vape businesses have generally welcomed a court’s decision to grant a four-month extension to the premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) deadline – but there are reservations ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has requested a 120-day extension to the deadline for premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) due to the challenges that the coronavirus outbreak is...
The US FDA has hinted that it might push back the deadline for e-cigarette PMTA applications, or offer flexibility to companies struggling to meet the May target while coping with...
Written by David Palacios Rubio | 27th February 2020
Less than a year after launching in the country, Juul Labs is stopping selling all its products in Indonesia while it puts new measures in place to combat under-age purchases....
The coronavirus that has so far killed more than 2600 people in China has had limited impact up to now in the vaping industry around the world, but severe movement...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is to lose its power to regulate tobacco and e-cigarette products if Congress passes president Donald Trump’s porposed budget for fiscal year 2021...
PMI saw its market share of heated tobacco units in IQOS markets, excluding the US, rise by 1.4 percentage points to 5% last year, with a 44.2% increase in HnB...
Leaders of the top five US e-cigarette companies have defended in the US Congress their action to fight against youth vaping, while representatives blamed them for their tobacco-alternative products ...
The US FDA has recently implemented enforcement on (some) flavoured-e-liquid products, but what does this actually mean? This report provides answers to some of the important questions ...
Written by David Palacios Rubio | 23rd January 2020
2019 was a heated year for the vaping industry worldwide, with a lot happening on both the regulatory and market fronts. So how is 2020 shaping up? ...
Written by David Palacios Rubio | 6th January 2020
The US FDA’s new policy of removing most e-cigarette cartridge flavours from the market has been greeted by scepticism and criticism from both the vaping industry and anti-tobacco groups ...
E-liquid cartridges with flavours other than tobacco or menthol are to be excluded from the US market at the end of this month, the FDA says, while advertising and marketing...
The root of the US lung illness outbreak is now believed to lie in vaping of cannabis oils, but the damage to e-cigs’ reputation goes on – as do efforts...
This report focuses on two of California's biggest cities – Los Angeles and San Francisco – and their vaping prohibitions and flavour bans. Local governments have decided to react to...
How did Swedish Match USA manage to get eight General snus products approved by the US FDA as modified risk tobacco products after being previously unsuccessful? ...
ECigIntelligence’s 2019 survey of US vape stores highlights the ways in which store owners in the US expect the premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) process, laid down by the Food...
On 20th September, the FDA released its draft guidelines for PMTAs, spelling out in detail the information that e-cigarette makers will have to submit before next year’s deadline. This report...
This report answers some of the questions a manufacturer may be asking in relation to the position of the proposed rule with regards to labelling and marketing ...
This report provides information on the current status of local bans and restrictions on e-cigarettes and e-cig flavours in the 21 largest cities in the US ...
Written by David Palacios Rubio | 8th November 2019
E-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs is halting sales of its mint flavour after the publication of a survey by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that shows an increase in...
The 2019 ECigIntelligence survey of US vape stores explores the sector’s early reactions to the bringing forward of the PMTA deadline to May 2020, and what they expect to do...
The US FDA's new proposed rule for PMTAs provides details of how to structure the application as well as what to include. This report looks at this rule in detail...
Juul Labs has described as “baseless” a claim by a former executive of the company that it knowingly sent to market around a million contaminated e-cigarette pods ...
New Jersey e-liquid manufacturer Eonsmoke has been ordered by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to remove from the market 96 products that do not have a marketing authorisation...
A motion from a Los Angeles councilmember is requesting the city attorney to prohibit the sale of all e-cigarettes and vaping devices in LA until they are approved by the...
Reynolds American has submitted a premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for authorisation to continue marketing Vuse e-cigarettes in the US ...
The American public believes nicotine e-cigarettes to be more dangerous than THC vaping, even as official statements on the recent outbreak of lung disease start to emphasise the role of...
The US vapour industry is not happy with the FDA’s new guidelines for premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs), with some fearing there may soon be no small manufacturers left to...
While the CDC has raised the number of suspected lung disease cases to 805, key industry figures admit that vaping in the US is at a crossroads – and the...
Acting US FDA commissioner Ned Sharpless told a House hearing there would be no blanket e-cigarette flavour ban in response to the country’s outbreak of lung illness ...
ECigIntelligence considers the effects the possible re-merger of Philip Morris International (PMI) and Altria might have on the combustible and alternatives markets in the US and beyond ...
While relations between the two countries are soured by Donald Trump’s tariffs announcements, e-cigarette imports into the US from China have increased dramatically ...
The possible addition of another 19 toxins to the US list of harmful and potentially harmful constituents (HPHCs) is generating uncertainty among vaping companies ...
Written by David Palacios Rubio | 24th August 2019
A person who had “recently vaped” has died in Illinois after being hospitalised for severe respiratory illness. The death escalates to a new level the sudden emergence of unexplained lung...
News that an unexplained lung condition affecting more than 100 Americans is being linked to vaping could hardly have come at a worse time for the beleaguered e-cig sector ...
Written by David Palacios Rubio | 16th August 2019
Vaping advocates are seeking a legal injunction against the US FDA’s May 2020 deadline for submission of premarket tobacco applications (PMTAs) for e-cigarettes ...
Who has made the vaping world what it is today – and who will be prominent in determining its future direction? ECigIntelligence has drawn up a list of 20 movers...
British American Tobacco’s (BAT) net revenue rose 4.6% in the first half of 2019, driven by growing demand for next-generation products such as e-cigarettes and heated...
The US FDA has welcomed the ruling by a federal court that it must bring forward the deadline for submission of premarket tobacco applications (PMTAs) for e-cigarettes to 11th May...
The suggestion that the US FDA might bring forward the deadline for the submission of premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) has caused a wave of shock among small businesses ...
A recently-developed testing method called Genomic Allergen Rapid Detection (GARD) could prove a valuable tool for the e-cig industry, claims a new study sponsored by the makers of Blu ...
The US FDA has published its long awaited guidance for premarket tobacco products applications (PMTAs) for e-cigarettes, including a number of non-binding recommendations for vaping manufacturers ...
A federal judge has ordered the US FDA to accelerate its reviewing of e-cigarettes currently on the market. Meanwhile, North Carolina’s attorney general is taking Juul to court ...
There have been mixed reactions from within the industry to the FDA decision to allow PMI’s heated-tobacco device IQOS and its associated consumables onto the US market ...
The US FDA has given its approval for Philip Morris International (PMI)’s IQOS in the US, along with its associated consumables ― the first heated-tobacco products to be so approved...
The New York vapour industry has condemned the state’s new budget for 2020 as a devastating backward step – particularly the introduction from 2020 of a 20% sales tax on...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) budget for financial year 2020 has been set at $747m, a significant increase on this year’s figure of...
The US FDA has issued a proposed rule to establish requirements for the content and format of substantial equivalence (SE) reports for tobacco products ...
With an interim commissioner set to take over, the US FDA remains highly focused on the e-cigarette industry – while the industry itself is no doubt watching developments at the...
Pressure on the US vapour industry has increased yet again. Local legislators in San Francisco are attempting to ban e-cig sales entirely, while the FDA commissioner is pondering more action...
As much as 90% of the US e-cigarette market could be forced out of business by the FDA’s restrictions on flavours in e-liquids, according to an industry insider ...
The US FDA has spelled out details of its planned crackdown on flavoured e-cigarettes, including retail restrictions and an earlier PMTA deadline for most flavoured...
Almost all news coverage of Scott Gottlieb’s shock resignation as FDA commissioner depicts him as the enemy of e-cigs and speaks of his “unfinished fight against vaping” – but it...
FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb was peppered with questions about vaping during a House appropriations subcommittee hearing on the status of operations at the FDA ...
The US vaping industry is waiting for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to offer guidance on how it plans to tackle e-cigarette usage by children. It may not like...
A science committee at the FDA has approved a reduced-risk claim for snuff, a decision which may raise hopes that the agency is willing to accept some tobacco products as...
Written by David Palacios Rubio | 31st December 2018
The year just gone has been an intense one for the vaping industry – and don’t expect 2019 to be any less so. ECigIntelligence looks ahead to the developments that...
Written by Berta Camps Bisbal | 21st December 2018
US FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb issued a statement in November outlining the agency’s new policy to prevent youth accessing flavoured tobacco products – but what did it really mean, and...
Written by David Palacios Rubio | 20th December 2018
The rumours have been confirmed: Altria is investing $12.8bn for a 35% percent stake in the Californian start-up Juul Labs, the company has announced ...
As American federal regulators get tougher on flavours, and brands such as Juul are two-stepping to avoid the proverbial stick, companies like Avail Vapor see a way of making tough...
Written by David Palacios Rubio | 16th November 2018
The tobacco industry has reacted positively to the US FDA plan for limiting most flavour sales to adults-only premises, part of the federal agency’s efforts to tackle high rates of...
US biotech company 22nd Century Group says it plans to resubmit a very-low-nicotine cigarette (VLNC) to the FDA by the end of this year, while rebutting criticisms made on an...
Tobacco company Altria has told the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that it will stop selling e-cigarette pods and most non-tobacco flavours in the...
The US FDA has indicated it could restrict e-cigarette sales in convenience stores, and possibly limit the sale of flavoured e-cigs to vape shops only ...
Mitch Zeller, director of the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products, gave a keynote address at an e-cigarette conference at New York University’s School of Law on Friday....
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) removed more than a thousand pages of documents from the offices of e-cig company Juul Labs in an “unannounced on-site inspection” ...
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 19th September 2018
The US FDA has stepped up its campaign against the youth vaping “epidemic” with the launch of a large-scale education programme, threats to tighten compliance requirements, and a reiteration of...
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 12th September 2018
The US Food and Drug Administration is threatening five major players in the US industry – Juul, Vuse, MarkTen XL, Blu and Logic – in an effort to get them...
The law firm Keller and Heckman has filed a brief against an attempt by health groups to end the US FDA extensions of deadlines for premarket approval for newly deemed...
Six tobacco control and health organisations have alleged in an open letter to the FDA that many e-cigarette products have hit the US market without approval in violation of federal...
Appetite for changing US FDA e-cigarette regulations through congressional action may have dried up, with accusations that in its latest version the much-hoped-for Cole-Bishop amendment had been “turned into an...
This week, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) filed a memo in opposition to a motion for a summary judgment in US District Court in Maryland for a lawsuit...
British American Tobacco (BAT) may get two heated-tobacco products onto the US market before IQOS can be launched there, thanks to its decision to take a different route to FDA...
A crowd-funding initiative to sustain the Nicopure Labs and Right to be Smoke-Free Coalition’s suit against the US FDA’s deeming regulation is ongoing after passing its $250,000 target inside 12...
A new version of the much discussed Cole-Bishop amendment has passed through a key committee in the US Congress – but in a form that doesn’t do what so many...
What laws regulate the use of cannabidiol (CBD) in e-liquids across the European Union – and what regulatory regime is likely to apply in the future? Our report finds the...
A few Native American tribes are moving into the e-cig business, some buoyed by tax advantages – while others remain sceptical at best. Among those moving into the vapour trade...
In this latest report on American regulations, ECigIntelligence highlights the fact that all electronic vaping devices will have to comply with FDA label requirements from August 2018 ...
There could be some relief for manufacturers of “tobacco related” products for the US market who have been restricted by the complicated legal process of obtaining authorisation from the US...
In this special report, ECigIntelligence looks at how heated tobacco (heat-not-burn) and hybrid products are gaining ground in the world’s tobacco and vapour market ...
Seven public health groups have brought a suit against the US Food and Drug Administration for extending deadlines for e-cigs and cigars on its controversial deeming regulations ...
Language changing the “grandfathering date” for vaping products has been dropped from the US Appropriations Bill as the government hurries again to avoid another shutdown ...
Written by Elba Manzanilla Zapata | 21st March 2018
The MHRA, Britain’s pharmaceutical regulator, is currently encouraging and supporting companies to submit medicines authorisation applications for e-cigarette products. Here we explain what that process entails ...
There may be widespread disregard of US FDA rules around the introduction of new vapour products and a new inspection regime may have its hands full, ECigIntelligence research suggests ...
Eight US states currently tax e-cigarettes: five apply a volume tax, at a rate per ml of consumable product; three apply a wholesale tax, based on price sold at wholesale...
British American Tobacco (BAT) has announced it will invest half the money it has saved from US corporate tax restructuring in next generation products ...
BAT has chosen to seek market authorisation in the US for its heat-not-burn product Glo on the basis of its “substantial equivalence” to a previous product, Eclipse – but what...
The US FDA recognises flavoured e-liquids may help encourage smokers to switch to e-cigs, despite its hostility to flavours in most tobacco products, commissioner Scott Gottlieb told the Society for...
Top executives of Philip Morris International (PMI) have promised at a major US analysts’ conference to make the raw data from clinical and non-clinical studies for the company’s reduced risk...
A report by the US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) presents a long list of suggestions for research into the public health consequences of e-cigarettes ...
Written by David Palacios Rubio | 15th January 2018
Israel is in the process of taking a new approach to the advertising of new tobacco-related products, with a likely ban on all advertising of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products...
ECigIntelligence’s review of the year gone by reflects the big stories of the e-cigarette world in 2017, the trends in regulation, the developing and diverging markets, the science and innovation,...
R. J. Reynolds has submitted modified risk tobacco product applications (MRTPAs) to the US FDA for six forms of its Camel Snus product, which it is seeking to market as...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the deadline for comments on Philip Morris International’s (PMI’s) modified risk tobacco product application (MRTPA) for its IQOS heated tobacco device...
Totally Wicked has decided to not close its business in the US, following the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) decision to postpone important compliance...
Written by David Palacios Rubio | 20th November 2017
Big Tobacco is moving towards a smoke-free future, with all the leading companies indicating a focus in 2018 on next generation products, whether e-cigarettes or heated tobacco products ...
Altria, the tobacco giant behind Marlboro and other well-known brands, has taken a minority stake in leading US e-liquid maker and e-cig retailer Avail Vapor ...
A co-founder of the Council of Independent Tobacco Manufacturers of America (CITMA) has pleaded guilty to defrauding a trade association of more than...
US Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer of New York has urged the FDA to reverse its decision to delay a key part of its regulation of e-cigarettes, citing the products’...
EU legislation is unclear on how to categorise hybrid devices, which may give manufacturers some degree of choice. This report aims to help them make that choice wisely ...
The US FDA has missed its own 180-day deadline for replying to the premarket tobacco application (PMTA) by Philip Morris International for its IQOS heated tobacco products ...
An ECigIntelligence survey of US vape stores found that while monthly revenues have remained at the same level as they were in 2016, a lower proportion is now generated by...
Enovap, an innovative French hardware manufacturer, has announced plans to move into the US market, where it hopes to apply its technology to medicinal cannabis use ...
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 14th September 2017
The American Vaping Association has written to FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb urging him to approve PMI’s heated tobacco product iQOS for sale in the US ...
Written by Berta Camps Bisbal | 14th September 2017
As PMI’s iQOS comes under consideration by the US FDA, we examine the hurdles it – and other – heated tobacco and e-cigarette products will have to clear to obtain...
HnB products benefit from a more benign tax regime than traditional cigarettes, but with no broadly agreed classification, the picture across Europe remains for now inconsistent and...
The e-liquid maker Nicopure Labs has filed an appeal in its lawsuit against the FDA in an on-going legal battle aimed at overturning the deeming regulations ...
After the FDA’s recent announcement, we went back to some of the respondents to our US vape store survey earlier in the summer – and we found that optimism had...
2017 has already been a significant year in the short history of e-cigarettes – and there is more to come in the remaining five months of a the year ...
A move by the US FDA to reduce the nicotine content in cigarettes to non-addictive levels could encourage Big Tobacco to put yet more effort into alternatives ...
The US vapour industry has welcomed last week’s unexpected announcement by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that it would extend some compliance deadlines by nearly four...
The bipartisan duo attempting to modify the FDA’s deeming regulations in the US Congress reacted with cautious optimism to commissioner Scott Gottlieb’s sweeping new policy plan, which many see as...
Scott Gottlieb, commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), appeared on Friday to go further than any federal official – or most politicians – previously had in supporting...