Author: Barnaby Page
Hungary, Slovenia are latest EU nations to introduce e-cig tax
Written by Barnaby Page || 30th June 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
New e-cigarette taxes are due to be introduced in Hungary and Slovenia, bringing to eight the number of European countries which impose special levies on the...
Video presentation: disharmony and the EU TPD
Written by Barnaby Page || 30th June 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
At June’s Global Forum on Nicotine in Warsaw, ECigIntelligence editorial director Barnaby Page took a look at some of the inconsistencies that are emerging in European regulation of e-cigarettes despite the standardisation imposed by the EU Tobacco Products Directive...
U.S. vape stores: how the top five chains compare
Written by Barnaby Page || 28th June 2016 || Market reports |
Our analysis of the top five vape store chains in the U.S. reveals distinct patterns in geographical distribution, and offers some insight into how these chains are evolving against the background of a maturing...
Sharp increase in Canadian vaper numbers and sales
Written by Barnaby Page || 27th June 2016 || Market reports |
In this report we look at Canada, a market-oriented, high-tech industrial society in the trillion-dollar class with high living standards. There are no federal laws related to e-cigarettes – despite calls to clarify a confused situation – so...
Brexit and beyond: little change now, future anyone’s guess
Written by Barnaby Page || 24th June 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
Britain’s decision to leave the European Union following yesterday’s knife-edge referendum will have little immediate impact on either vapers or the...
Framework Convention “ignores its own harm reduction principles”
Written by Barnaby Page || 23rd June 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
The World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) has been accused of ignoring its own founding document in taking a stance against e-cigarettes, as well as neglecting the governance principles of its ultimate parent the...
UK vapers tempted by Brexit, but devil lurks in details
Written by Barnaby Page || 22nd June 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
As Britain’s debate on whether to leave the European Union reaches fever pitch in anticipation of Thursday’s referendum, vapers and e-cigarette advocates are as divided as the split...
France relents on rules for retailer signage and displays
Written by Barnaby Page || 21st June 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
France seems likely to mildly relax its rules on point-of-sale advertising for...
Third Indian state bans e-cigs, citing youth addiction
Written by Barnaby Page || 21st June 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
The Indian state of Karnataka has become the third to ban e-cigarettes. It follows Maharahstra and Punjab in what appears likely to become a subcontinental trend, as India’s tobacco control tightens and grave concerns about the health risks...
Full version of EU’s Common Entry Gate is now online
Written by Barnaby Page || 16th June 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
The EU’s Common Entry Gate for e-cigarette product notifications is now fully up and running – and manufacturers who used the interim version launched in May have only until 24th June to transfer those submissions onto the new...
Don’t reject research from industry, says Big Tobacco scientist
Written by Barnaby Page || 14th June 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
A senior scientist in the tobacco sector will this week urge the editors of scientific journals not to exclude research on e-cigarettes that is produced or funded by the...
Could e-cigarettes be the next battleground for plain packaging?
Written by Barnaby Page || 10th June 2016 || Regulatory reports |
As the tobacco industry braces itself for a global epidemic of plain-packaging legislation, there have been calls for the controversial measure to be applied to e-cigarettes...
Austrian online retailers prepare to do battle with government
Written by Barnaby Page || 9th June 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
Online e-cigarette retailers in Austria are challenging the country’s planned ban on distance...
WHO report on e-cigs to be presented at COP7 conference
Written by Barnaby Page || 6th June 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
Tobacco control leaders from around the globe will be presented with the latest findings of the World Health Organization (WHO) on e-cigarettes and public health at a meeting in India this...
Opinion: how big is the risk of diacetyl litigation?
Written by Barnaby Page || 26th May 2016 || Business briefing |
Plaintiffs’ attorneys in the U.S. are always on the hunt for a new target to sue. And, having had some success suing diacetyl manufacturers over workers’ exposure to the chemical in microwave popcorn plants, attorneys are now beginning...
Second e-liquid company sues FDA over deeming regulations
Written by Barnaby Page || 25th May 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
E-liquid maker Lost Art Liquids has filed suit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), claiming that the deeming regulations violate two parts of the U.S. Constitution and two important...
Evidence and e-cig policy under scrutiny at Warsaw event
Written by Barnaby Page || 25th May 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
E-cigarettes, public health and regulation will again be high on the agenda for the annual Global Forum on Nicotine held in Poland next...
Greece decides to tax e-liquids, opts for flat-rate model
Written by Barnaby Page || 24th May 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
Greece is to become the fifth European country to tax e-liquids. A new levy of €0.10 per millilitre will go into effect on 1st January...
Infographic: deeming regulations compliance for existing products
Written by Barnaby Page || 20th May 2016 || Regulatory reports |
Infographic showing compliance dates for existing e-cigarette and ENDS products under the new FDA deeming...
French government hammering out last details of transposition
Written by Barnaby Page || 20th May 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
The final shape of France’s TPD transposition is becoming clearer following the presentation this week of an ordonnance to the Council of...EU’s notification gateway is not ready in time for TPD
Written by Barnaby Page || 20th May 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
The EU may be resorting to Excel spreadsheets and email after failing to get its online gateway for e-cigarette manufacturers up and running by today’s...
History lesson: the TPD, pharma, and the problem of nicotine strength
Written by Barnaby Page || 20th May 2016 || Regulatory reports |
Much of the external influence on the TPD’s formulation came from the pharmaceutical sector – more than from the tobacco...TPD does a good job on nicotine safety, says European Commission
Written by Barnaby Page || 20th May 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
The EU’s new Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) and national legislation are broadly sufficient to protect the public from nicotine poisoning, an official European study has concluded. But it does recommend further consumer education on the risks of ingestion,...Most online vendors are disregarding distance sales bans
Written by Barnaby Page || 20th May 2016 || Business briefing |
Europe’s online e-cigarette vendors are so far overwhelmingly ignoring new Internet sales bans where they exist, and taking full advantage of delays in legislation where they...
Right on deadline, Ireland transposes the TPD
Written by Barnaby Page || 20th May 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
The Republic of Ireland has succeeded in transposing the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) at the eleventh hour, with recently-appointed health minister Simon Harris signing the necessary regulations to come into force...
The TPD: access all our latest news, reports and trackers
Written by Barnaby Page || 20th May 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
This page provides you with links to all ECigIntelligence coverage of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) since 1st January this...Almost half of member states are late with TPD transposition
Written by Barnaby Page || 20th May 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
Nearly half of EU member states look likely to miss today’s deadline for fully transposing the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) into local...What it means for business: a non-lawyer’s guide to TPD compliance
Written by Barnaby Page || 20th May 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
We summarise the essential requirements of the EU Tobacco Products Directive for e-cigarette...Only distant cousins: the TPD and the U.S. deeming regulations
Written by Barnaby Page || 20th May 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
Although the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) and the U.S. deeming regulations are coming into effect almost simultaneously this summer, their approaches could hardly be more...Distance sales bans set to transform a €140m online market
Written by Barnaby Page || 20th May 2016 || Market reports |
Eleven of the European Union’s 28 member states will ban online e-cigarette sales as part of their implementation of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD). We explore the likely...The EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD): essential facts
Written by Barnaby Page || 19th May 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
Essential facts about the new EU Tobacco Products Directive and its rules for e-cigarettes, which come into practical effect on 20th May...
U.S. health institutions accused of deceiving public over e-cig safety
Written by Barnaby Page || 17th May 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
Some of America’s most trusted public-health institutions have been accused of failing to tell consumes about the relative risk of smokeless nicotine products compared with cigarettes, a policy that is likely to cost...FDA to regulate zero-nicotine e-liquid, synthetic nicotine
Written by Barnaby Page || 13th May 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
How will the new U.S. deeming regulations cover nicotine-free e-liquids and synthetic...
The new deeming regulations: all our stories so far
Written by Barnaby Page || 13th May 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
This page provides you with links to all ECigIntelligence coverage of the U.S. deeming regulations published on 5th...
UK’s TPD transposition criticised and defended in parliament
Written by Barnaby Page || 11th May 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
British politicians this week called on the government to justify its implementation of the EU Tobacco Products Directive...
Thoughtful, puritanical, or just plain “huh”? How the media reacted
Written by Barnaby Page || 10th May 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
U.S. media reactions to the new deeming rule ran the gamut from praise for an FDA which had produced “sensible regulations”, to damning criticism for an agency which will supposedly do more to promote smoking than to stop...E-cig maker Nicopure files lawsuit against FDA deeming regulations
Written by Barnaby Page || 10th May 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
A U.S. e-cigarette maker has begun what may be the first of many lawsuits against the new deeming regulations from the Food and Drug Administration...PMTAs can use many kinds of scientific support, FDA says
Written by Barnaby Page || 10th May 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) believes most e-cigarette manufacturers will need to conduct fresh scientific research in order to obtain authorisation for their products under the newly-published deeming regulations – but not necessarily full-blown clinical...FDA will encourage sharing of scientific information on e-liquids
Written by Barnaby Page || 10th May 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
Compliance with the new U.S. deeming regulations could be eased by the sharing of information among manufacturers and other stakeholders, says the Food and Drug Administration...
Deeming regulations: no more store-branded e-liquids?
Written by Barnaby Page || 6th May 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
The era of vape stores producing their own e-liquids is likely to come to an end after the introduction of the deeming regulations in the U.S., the agency responsible for them predicts. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
The deeming regulations and the TPD: restrictive in different ways
Written by Barnaby Page || 6th May 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
While the U.S. deeming regulations and the EU’s TPD will come into effect almost simultaneously this summer, bringing some regulatory consistency and clarity to the world’s largest e-cigarette markets, their approaches could hardly be more...FDA faced hard decisions, criticism in crafting regulations
Written by Barnaby Page || 5th May 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
Striving for science-based policy-making in the deeming regulations, the FDA faced a tough task in attempting to corral the rapidly-developing and often contradictory data on e-cigarettes at the same time as it was dealing with pleas and criticisms...
Deeming regulations published – the key points
Written by Barnaby Page || 5th May 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today published its long-awaited deeming rule that bring e-cigarettes under federal regulation for the first...
E-cigs deserve support, urges UK’s Royal College of Physicians
Written by Barnaby Page || 28th April 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
Regulation of e-cigarettes should encourage vaping and reflect its low risk compared with smoking, Britain’s Royal College of Physicians (RCP) says...
Totting up the bill for Britain’s TPD transposition
Written by Barnaby Page || 26th April 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
The British government has itemised the costs it expects e-cig firms to face after its transposition of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) comes into full force next...
UK government believes advertising spend will plummet post-TPD
Written by Barnaby Page || 26th April 2016 || Business briefing |
The British e-cigarette industry’s advertising spend will drop by 90% after May’s arrival of new restrictions based on the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), according to a government...
Consumers unlikely to move from e-cigs to combustibles, study says
Written by Barnaby Page || 24th April 2016 || Business briefing |
E-cigarettes enjoy greater consumer loyalty than any other category of tobacco product, according to a group of American...
Australian regulator told to assess BAT’s Voke for OTC sales
Written by Barnaby Page || 24th April 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
Australia’s pharmaceuticals regulator has been ordered to consider an application from Nicovations to register its Voke nicotine inhalator as an over-the-counter...