Author: Barnaby Page

Video presentation: disharmony and the EU TPD

Written by Barnaby Page || 30th June 2016 || News analysis |

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...

Third Indian state bans e-cigs, citing youth addiction

Written by Barnaby Page || 21st June 2016 || News analysis |

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...

Opinion: how big is the risk of diacetyl litigation?

Written by Barnaby Page || 26th May 2016 || News analysis |

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...

TPD does a good job on nicotine safety, says European Commission

Written by Barnaby Page || 20th May 2016 || News analysis |

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,...

Right on deadline, Ireland transposes the TPD

Written by Barnaby Page || 20th May 2016 || News analysis |

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...

PMTAs can use many kinds of scientific support, FDA says

Written by Barnaby Page || 10th May 2016 || News analysis |

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...

Deeming regulations: no more store-branded e-liquids?

Written by Barnaby Page || 6th May 2016 || News analysis |

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)...