Author: Barnaby Page
U.S. deeming regulations: essential facts – updated
Written by Barnaby Page || 25th April 2014 || Business briefing , Regulatory briefing |
Here is a round-up of the key facts on the U.S. e-cigarette regulation proposals released in Washington yesterday....
The U.S. deeming regulations: timeline of the next stages
Written by Barnaby Page || 25th April 2014 || Business briefing , Regulatory briefing |
The new regulations for e-cigarettes and other tobacco products from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) were published today in the Federal Register, beginning the process that will eventually lead to their approval and...
Deeming regulations: FDA still unsure on many questions
Written by Barnaby Page || 25th April 2014 || Business briefing , Regulatory briefing |
The proposed regulations for e-cigarettes released yesterday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are only proposals, and the FDA still appears uncertain about how to regulate many aspects of the new...
Deeming regs: FDA seeks power to act faster on future products
Written by Barnaby Page || 25th April 2014 || Business briefing , Regulatory briefing |
A little-noticed provision in the new regulations for e-cigarettes and other products proposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) appears to give the agency authority to extend its remit to novel tobacco products as yet...
New FDA rules and Europe’s directive: how do they compare?
Written by Barnaby Page || 25th April 2014 || Business briefing , Regulatory briefing |
The new regulations for e-cigarettes proposed yesterday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are the second major regulatory framework for the products to appear in two months, following the European Union’s release of its revised Tobacco...
Deeming regs: FDA says they’ll benefit public and industry
Written by Barnaby Page || 25th April 2014 || Regulatory briefing |
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considered the overall probable impact of e-cigarettes on public health in formulating its new regulations released yesterday, according to the...
Deeming regs: photo ID needed to buy e-cigs under age 26
Written by Barnaby Page || 24th April 2014 || Business briefing , Regulatory briefing |
One of the biggest, if least surprising, measures in today’s proposed U.S. regulations for e-cigarettes is the restriction of sale to...
Deeming regs: FDA ponders fast-track approval for e-cigs
Written by Barnaby Page || 24th April 2014 || Business briefing , Regulatory briefing |
The short history of e-cigarettes could mean they need a special system for assessing new products, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suggests in its proposed regulations released...
Deeming regs: which e-cig components are included?
Written by Barnaby Page || 24th April 2014 || Business briefing , Regulatory briefing |
The new e-cigarette regulations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will apply to cartridges as well as the e-cigs themselves, but some accessories may be...
Deeming regs: health warning must cover 30% of the pack
Written by Barnaby Page || 24th April 2014 || Business briefing , Regulatory briefing |
The health warnings required on e-cigarette packaging by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be markedly less obtrusive than those mandated on packs of tobacco...
Deeming regs: states are free to act on vaping in public places
Written by Barnaby Page || 24th April 2014 || Business briefing , Regulatory briefing |
The new U.S. e-cigarette regulations proposed today by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) leave much space for states to impose their own local rules, particularly in the areas of advertising, minimum purchase ages, and public place...
Deeming regs: flavours could still be prohibited, FDA hints
Written by Barnaby Page || 24th April 2014 || Business briefing , Regulatory briefing |
The e-cigarette regulations proposed today by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will not prohibit flavourings – but the agency is leaving the door open for that to happen in the...FDA’s deeming regulations expected today; no flavour ban?
Written by Barnaby Page || 24th April 2014 || Business briefing , Regulatory briefing |
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to today release a draft of the long-awaited regulations which will enable it to control the production and sale of...
Reynolds pumps cash into Vuse as national launch approaches
Written by Barnaby Page || 23rd April 2014 || Business briefing |
Heavy investment in the Vuse e-cigarette brand by Reynolds American is affecting the tobacco manufacturer’s bottom line but starting to show results, the company’s leader said...EU will not publish detailed guidance on TPD e-cig rules
Written by Barnaby Page || 23rd April 2014 || Regulatory briefing |
The European Union (EU) does not plan to issue detailed guidance on how e-cigarette regulations in the recent Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) should be interpreted, according to a source close to the EU’s Directorate General for Health and...
Victory acquires a second British e-cigarette supplier for $50m
Written by Barnaby Page || 22nd April 2014 || Business briefing |
U.S. e-cig manufacturer Victory Electronic Cigarettes is further strengthening its position in the European market with the acquisition of British counterpart VIP, the second UK firm it has bought this...
Italy seen likely to adopt
tax on nicotine, not price
Written by Barnaby Page || 22nd April 2014 || Regulatory briefing |
More details are emerging of likely changes to the Italian tax regime on e-cigarettes, following a court challenge to rules which came into effect in the new...
Association fears FDA rules could hamper sector´s growth
Written by Barnaby Page || 22nd April 2014 || Business briefing |
The intentions of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on e-cigarette regulation remain opaque today, after an industry association abandoned plans to publish the agency’s proposed rule on new smoking...
E-cig or iCig? Ad campaign proffers a high-tech image
Written by Barnaby Page || 16th April 2014 || Business briefing |
British e-cig vendor JAC Vapour is taking an unusual approach for its first advertising campaign, presenting its products in a manner more typically employed for personal technology...
FDA nagged again by Congress
over inaction on e-cigarettes
Written by Barnaby Page || 14th April 2014 || Business briefing , Regulatory briefing |
Further pressure is being brought to bear on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week, with the release of a report from 11 members of Congress arguing that regulation of e-cigarette companies is needed to stop...
WHO “considering treating
e-cigarettes as tobacco”
Written by Barnaby Page || 14th April 2014 || Business briefing , Regulatory briefing |
The man who leads the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) at the World Health Organization (WHO) wants to see e-cigarettes brought into the international agreement, according to a news report...
Britain’s biggest tabloid says
e-cig may have started fire
Written by Barnaby Page || 14th April 2014 || Business briefing |
E-cigarettes made the headlines today in Britain, and they weren’t good ones. The Sun, the nation’s biggest-selling daily newspaper, ran a story headlined “E-Cig Gran Blown Up In Hospital” on its front...
Italian court orders a stop
to collection of e-cig tax
Written by Barnaby Page || 13th April 2014 || Business briefing , Regulatory briefing |
The Italian government’s attempt to introduce a hefty tax on e-cigarettes has run into another...Senators, health bodies say FDA must hurry to take on e-cigs
Written by Barnaby Page || 11th April 2014 || Business briefing , Regulatory briefing |
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the White House are coming under increasing pressure to act on...
Spain gets rules on age, ads,
and public use – but not retail
Written by Barnaby Page || 10th April 2014 || Business briefing , Regulatory briefing |
The Spanish e-cigarette sector is now working under national-level regulation for the first time, after the introduction of a new law which anticipates the measures required by the European Tobacco Products...
And now Philadelphia too: another city bans public vaping
Written by Barnaby Page || 10th April 2014 || Business briefing , Regulatory briefing |
Philadelphia yesterday became the latest in the cavalcade of major U.S. cities moving to ban e-cigarette use in public...
Report: European e-cig market could be worth more than $2bn
Written by Barnaby Page || 1st April 2014 || Business briefing , Regulatory briefing |
The European e-cigarette market could be worth more than $2bn, according to a new report from...EU to establish standard testing regime for nicotine dosage
Written by Barnaby Page || 1st April 2014 || Business briefing , Regulatory briefing |
The European Commission is expected to issue technical specifications on the measurement of nicotine intake from e-cigarettes, as member states’ law-makers and the industry prepare to comply with the testing requirements of the EU’s new Tobacco Products Directive...