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

The appointment of Maggie Throup as UK junior health minister comes at a key time for tobacco alternatives, with the vaping industry hoping she will continue the harm reduction approach of her predecessor

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 for sale

This report offers an up-to-date overview of the current regulatory environment for e-cigs in Ukraine, focusing on all aspects from age and product restrictions to taxation and notification

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 of consensus

One of the first tasks facing Canada’s incoming health minister will be the implementation of a new set of federal regulations for vaping products – which may or may not include a planned ban on flavours

British American Tobacco (BAT) is engaging with national authorities in the Middle East to encourage adoption of tobacco harm reduction (THR) policies

A UK smoking cessation body says a combination of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and vaping products can be more effective than either on their own in helping smokers quit – though e-cigarettes alone come very close

The dog didn’t eat all the FDA’s homework – just 7% of it. But there will be those who argue that the missing 7% was the crucial bit all along

Three Italian members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are hoping to introduce the concept of harm reduction into a strategy report by the Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA)

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 over Juul and others

New regulations that come into force in New Zealand tomorrow will oblige retailers, including vape stores, to display signs at each point-of-sale warning customers that e-cigarette products are not for sale to minors

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?

The ECigIntelligence compliance calendar provides key regulatory deadline dates applicable to the vape sector. View deadlines and add them to your own calendar to stay ahead of upcoming changes to regulations and restrictions applicable to sales, packaging, taxation, public usage and product requirements.

A bill to prohibit the manufacturing, distribution, sale and use of e-cigarettes in Argentina has been presented in the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the National Congress

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 terms

A new 12.5% sales tax on e-cigarettes has been approved by the California State Legislature and now requires only the signature of governor Gavin Newsom – who is facing a recall election next week

Synthetic nicotine products are not specifically regulated as such in any US state. This report looks at individual state regulation for such products

This market snapshot for the Netherlands covers key indicators: recent, present and forecast market size; regulation level; an overview of the top available brands, form factors, retail distribution, prices and affordability

The upgraded ECigIntelligence Europe regulatory tracker provides crucial e-cigarette-related regulations for Europe in one place, covering the 27 EU member states plus the UK, Switzerland, Norway and Iceland

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)

This market snapshot for Estonia covers key indicators: recent, present and forecast market size; regulation level; an overview of the top available brands, form factors, retail distribution, prices and affordability

The German Alliance for Tobacco-free Pleasure (BfTG) intends to pursue a legal challenge to the country’s coming e-liquid tax, despite meeting government officials to discuss its details

This market snapshot for the Philippines covers key indicators: recent, present and forecast market size; regulation level; an overview of the top available brands, form factors, retail distribution, prices and affordability

Both the House and the Senate are intent on increasing the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) budget for next year, but the figure is likely to be well short of the $6.5bn proposed by president Joe Biden

The German state of Hesse is aiming to strengthen protection against passive smoking by targeting e-cigarettes and heated tobacco in a new legislative initiative to update the current regulations

This report offers an overview of the regulatory regime for vaping in the republic of Georgia, covering everything from product restrictions to taxation

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 public health

A study by Cancer Research UK has found that the success rate of attempts to quit smoking in England almost doubled during the first Covid-19 lockdown, while smoking by young adults increased by almost 25%

Chinese e-cigarette manufacturer Geekvape has signed a deal with top French football club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) for the 2021-2022 season – a deal tied up in regulatory restrictions

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 Italian Department of Prison Administration (DAP) has been urged to implement a 2016 circular that authorised the use of e-cigarettes by inmates

RLX Technology has reported a slowdown in its revenue growth for the second quarter of the year due to “external factors”

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 of them

The UK’s MHRA has updated its industry guidance and clarified that vaping products can be legally placed on the market only when a compliant notification is published online

The most populous city in Taiwan has recently joined eight regions in implementing new legislation restricting the use and sale of e-cigs and heated tobacco

This report analyses federal policies in Canada, and should be read in conjunction with the provincial and territorial tracker

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 federal agency

This ECigIntelligence market snapshot for Poland covers key indicators such as recent, present and predicted market size, an indication of regulation level and an overview of the top available brands

ECigIntelligence’s global e-cigarette market database, produced exclusively for Platinum subscribers, includes market size estimates; smoking rates; vaping statistics; form factors; online and offline pricing; distribution channels; brands and chains; and key contacts; covering more than 50 countries worldwide with significant e-cigarette markets.

Australian consumers will soon be able to obtain medically licensed nicotine-containing e-cigarettes from community and online pharmacies, but questions remain

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

This ECigIntelligence market snapshot for Austria covers key indicators such as recent, present and predicted market size, an indication of regulation level and an overview of the top available brands

This report provides insights and comparisons into the disposables e-cigarette segment in Canada, Russia, UK and the US

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

Canada’s vape shops have not yet seen any sharp drop in sales since the country capped nicotine concentration but many are wondering what may happen when high-strength e-liquids are no longer available

Spain’s e-cigarette industry has launched legal action against the central government, claiming a long-running anti-vaping campaign is against the law on several counts

Oregon’s e-cigarette industry fears the impact on business after the state became the first in the US Pacific Northwest to pass a ban on certain sales of nicotine vaping products

This market snapshot for the UK covers key indicators: recent, present and forecast market size; regulation level; an overview of the top available brands, form factors, retail distribution, prices and affordability

This ECigIntelligence market snapshot for Germany covers key indicators such as recent, present and predicted market size, an indication of regulation level and an overview of the top available brands

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a warning about “addictive” e-cigarettes and said they should be strictly regulated and taxed by governments to protect public health

British American Tobacco (BAT)’s revenue from its new category portfolio rose by 40.4% year-on-year to £883m in the first half of 2021, driven by the post-pandemic recovery of its vapour segment

The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its eighth report on “the global tobacco epidemic”, for the first time presenting facts, figures – and opinion – on new and emerging products such as e-cigarettes

MPs have called on the UK government to present “ambitious plans” for vaping products if they want a chance of hitting the target of a smoke-free country by 2030 – a target public health experts consider unreachable

A proposed restructuring of Nerudia, a UK e-liquid manufacturer owned by Imperial Brands, could lead to the loss of 77 jobs across its research and development and production departments in Liverpool

London-listed Kanabo has launched the first medical cannabis vaping product in the UK in a move the company’s founder hopes will ultimately revolutionise the way medicines are administered

An intense period of negotiations on a revision of EU regulation of tobacco alternatives is coming, following the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) implementation report represented by the European Commission

Welcome to ECigIntelligence’s online brands tracker. Here we analyse the top five most visited multi-brand vape retail websites in Canada. All e-liquids are covered to the level of brands, flavour and bottle size, and all starter kits for hardware. In the downloadable Excel you can see the average median, minimum and maximum prices per ml by different bottle sizes, by leading brands, and percentage of different sizes carried. Our hardware analysis covers all starter kits, and pre-filled pods. Beside this analysis, the file also contains cleaned and categorised raw data from the quarter which makes it possible for subscribers to make personalised comparisons down to the level of specific brands or models.

Welcome to ECigIntelligence’s online brands tracker. Here we analyse the top five most visited multi-brand vape retail websites in France. All e-liquids are covered to the level of brands, flavour and bottle size, and all starter kits for hardware. In the downloadable Excel you can see the average median, minimum and maximum prices per ml by different bottle sizes, by leading brands, and percentage of different sizes carried. Our hardware analysis covers all starter kits, and pre-filled pods. Beside this analysis, the file also contains cleaned and categorised raw data from the quarter which makes it possible for subscribers to make personalised comparisons down to the level of specific brands or models.

Welcome to ECigIntelligence’s online brands tracker. Here we analyse the top five most visited multi-brand vape retail websites in Germany. All e-liquids are covered to the level of brands, flavour and bottle size, and all starter kits for hardware. In the downloadable Excel you can see the average median, minimum and maximum prices per ml by different bottle sizes, by leading brands, and percentage of different sizes carried. Our hardware analysis covers all starter kits, and pre-filled pods. Beside this analysis, the file also contains cleaned and categorised raw data from the quarter which makes it possible for subscribers to make personalised comparisons down to the level of specific brands or models.

Welcome to ECigIntelligence’s online brands tracker. Here we analyse the top five most visited multi-brand vape retail websites in Italy. Our hardware analysis covers all starter kits, and pre-filled pods. Beside this analysis, the file also contains cleaned and categorised raw data for the quarter which makes it possible for subscribers to make personalised comparisons down to the level of specific brands or models.

Welcome to ECigIntelligence’s online brands tracker. Here we analyse the top five most visited multi-brand vape retail websites in Russia. All e-liquids are covered to the level of brands, flavour and bottle size, and all starter kits for hardware. In the downloadable Excel you can see the average median, minimum and maximum prices per ml by different bottle sizes, by leading brands, and percentage of different sizes carried. Our hardware analysis covers all starter kits, and pre-filled pods. Beside this analysis, the file also contains cleaned and categorised raw data from the quarter which makes it possible for subscribers to make personalised comparisons down to the level of specific brands or models.

Welcome to ECigIntelligence’s online brands tracker. Here we analyse the top five most visited multi-brand vape retail websites in the UK. All e-liquids are covered to the level of brands, flavour and bottle size, and all starter kits for hardware. In the downloadable Excel you can see the average median, minimum and maximum prices per ml by different bottle sizes, by leading brands, and percentage of different sizes carried. Our hardware analysis covers all starter kits, and pre-filled pods. Beside this analysis, the file also contains cleaned and categorised raw data from the quarter which makes it possible for subscribers to make personalised comparisons down to the level of specific brands or models.

Welcome to ECigIntelligence’s online brands tracker. Here we analyse the top five most visited multi-brand vape retail websites in the US. All e-liquids are covered to the level of brands, flavour and bottle size, and all starter kits for hardware. In the downloadable Excel you can see the average median, minimum and maximum prices per ml by different bottle sizes, by leading brands, and percentage of different sizes carried. Our hardware analysis covers all starter kits, and pre-filled pods. Beside this analysis, the file also contains cleaned and categorised raw data from the quarter which makes it possible for subscribers to make personalised comparisons down to the level of specific brands or models.

The Italian Senate is close to considering temporary tax relief for e-cigarettes in the country – a move financial experts do not expect to cause any significant drop in the overall volume of tax collected

Egypt is on the way to resolving a controversial licence scheme to produce tobacco products, which is seen by the industry as a real opportunity to start producing vaping products in the African country

This report provides an overview of both national and state law for vaping products in Australia

The government of Costa Rica does not believe this is the time to debate a proposal to impose a new tax on e-cigarettes – a proposal that has been described by the country’s attorney general as “abusive”

The Italian Chamber of Deputies is considering an amendment that would temporarily lower the excise duties on vaping products