Daniel Mollenkamp, Author at ECigIntelligence

San Francisco moves towards e-cig sales prohibition ‘until FDA acts’

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 10th June 2019 || News analysis |

Legislators in San Francisco have advanced a bill to ban the sale of e-cigs in the city until the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reviewed the products ...

Texas chainstore experiment – is Juul ready to go into the retail business?

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 5th June 2019 || News analysis |

Juul Labs, the most infamous emblem of the vaping industry for American regulators and control activists, is considering opening its own US stores ...

Seeking enlightenment, FDA plans to visit vape factories

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 24th May 2019 || News analysis |

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plans to visit vapour manufacturers in an effort to better understand the development, manufacturing, and testing of electronic delivery nicotine systems, as it pushes forward in its regulation of the...

IQOS reaction: ‘Approval works for PMI, but what about the little guy?’

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 2nd May 2019 || News analysis |

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 ...

Public opinion in Texas favours sin tax on tobacco to fund education

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 1st May 2019 || News analysis |

More than two-thirds of voters in Texas reportedly favour the idea of using “sin” taxes on tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to help fund schools ...

FDA gives the green light for IQOS roll-out onto the US market

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 30th April 2019 || News analysis |

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 ...

Altria Q1 results reveal slowdown in vapour, further fall in combustibles

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 29th April 2019 || News analysis |

Altria’s 2019 first quarter results revealed a continuing decline in combustibles sales. Results for the e-vapour category also slowed, which the company blames on efforts to prevent youth access and appeal ...

FDA orders 12 major store chains to stop selling tobacco products to kids

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 17th April 2019 || News analysis |

The US FDA has written to 12 well-known convenience store chains – including Walmart, Kroger, and Family Dollar – accusing them of selling tobacco products to minors and ordering them to stop ...

Wisconsin budget proposes to apply 71% tobacco tax to e-cig products

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 12th April 2019 || News analysis |

The $83.4bn, two-year Wisconsin state budget proposal for 2020-2021 proposes a tax of 71% on e-cigs products, by placing them under the existing state tobacco tax ...

Harm reduction picture ‘lacking a few pieces’, says JTI vice-president

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 11th April 2019 || News analysis |

Research into e-cigarettes reaffirms that the scientific basis for harm reduction is essentially sound although gaps in knowledge remain, according to Ian Jones, vice-president of Japan Tobacco International (JTI) ...

Texas introduces bills to tax vaping products, ban enticing containers

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 10th April 2019 || News analysis |

A bill in the Texas House of Representatives would ban the sale of vaping product containers with features that might entice young people, while others would impose e-liquid taxes ...

FDA announces seizures may be linked with e-cigarettes – or maybe not

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 4th April 2019 || News analysis |

Outgoing US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Scott Gottlieb has linked e-cigarettes with a “potential emerging safety issue” after reports linking vaping with seizures, particularly among young people ...

Florida on Tobacco 21 road, moves ahead with workplace vaping ban

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 3rd April 2019 || News analysis |

Florida appears to be on the road towards joining the Tobacco 21 movement, while another bill also moving through the state legislature would ban indoor vaping at work ...

Gottlieb reaches out to vape industry with new rule on SE requirements

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 28th March 2019 || News analysis |

The US FDA has issued a proposed rule to establish requirements for the content and format of substantial equivalence (SE) reports for tobacco products ...

FDA offers vape stores guidance on what counts as ‘modification’

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 26th March 2019 || News analysis |

The US FDA has issued guidance to help vape shops that sell newly deemed products navigate the agency's enforcement of the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C) and its specific requirements ...

San Francisco considers e-cig ban, FDA looks at stopping the sale of pods

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 20th March 2019 || News analysis |

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 against pods ...

FDA demands early PMTAs for flavoured e-cigs, sets limits on retail

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 13th March 2019 || News analysis |

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...

Cancer Institute head Sharpless to follow Gottlieb as acting FDA chief

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 12th March 2019 || News analysis |

The next head of the US FDA has been named. Norman "Ned" Sharpless, director of the National Cancer Institute, will take over when Scott Gottlieb steps down next month – but only as acting commissioner ...

Juul and vape association on opposite sides over New York’s tobacco 21 bill

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 12th March 2019 || News analysis |

A bill in support of “tobacco 21” regulations passed the New York state Assembly and was delivered to the Senate, with opposition from industry associations – and support from Juul ...

FDA’s $6.1bn funding request includes $100m in user fees for e-cig regulation

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 12th March 2019 || News analysis |

Outgoing US FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb’s $6.1bn funding request for fiscal year 2020 includes for the first time an element aimed specifically at the development of e-cigarette regulation ...

Mixed responses to Gottlieb’s departure from the FDA hot-seat

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 7th March 2019 || News analysis |

The news that Scott Gottlieb would be stepping down as FDA commissioner has elicited a predictably mixed response from those involved in US public health, tobacco control and the vaping industry ...

Next-generation products drive profits for British American Tobacco

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 1st March 2019 || News analysis |

British American Tobacco’s (BAT) 2018 financial results were driven by its reduced risk portfolio, which includes products such as Vuse and Vype and Glo ...

Trial ‘shows switching to Juul reduces toxins like stopping smoking’

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 25th February 2019 || News analysis |

A clinical trial funded by Juul purports to show that switching to the company’s e-cigarette products reduces the risk of toxins in a similar manner to stopping smoking altogether ...

Broadcast and internet regulator calls for clampdown on e-cig advertising

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 25th February 2019 || News analysis |

A top official at the US agency that regulates interstate broadcast and electronic communication has described e-cigs as the “modern equivalent” of traditional cigarettes and called for a clampdown on advertising them ...

PMI credits ‘robust’ performance for revenue growth

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 8th February 2019 || News analysis |

Executives at Philip Morris International (PMI) say the company closed out a “challenging” year with a “robust” performance, with a net revenue of $29.6bn in 2018, up 3.1% on the previous year ...

FDA seeks ‘no sale of tobacco’ orders against Walgreens and Circle K

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 8th February 2019 || News analysis |

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seeking no tobacco sale orders (NTSO) against Walgreens and Circle K for selling combustibles and cigars to...

Illinois tries again as Tobacco 21 gains ground across several states

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 7th February 2019 || News analysis |

Several US states have recently introduced initiatives aimed at fighting what health regulators have termed the “youth vaping epidemic” by increasing the purchasing age for tobacco and vaping products to 21 ...

US states place e-cigarette taxes among budget proposals

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 4th February 2019 || News analysis |

State budget proposals for the 2020 fiscal year that would apply new taxes to e-cigarette products are under consideration in a number of US states, including Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Montana ...

The future is not in combustibles, as Altria’s sales continue to decline

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 1st February 2019 || News analysis |

The 2018 results from the Altria Group, announced this week, revealed a slump in sales of combustibles, as company turns its attention to alternative sectors for continued...

Youth vaping ‘an existential threat’ to US e-cig industry, warns Gottlieb

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 16th January 2019 || News analysis |

The entire US e-cigarette industry could be wrecked by the country’s youth vaping “epidemic”, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Scott Gottlieb has warned ...

US International Trade Commission investigates 23 over ‘Juul-like’ e-cigs

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 9th January 2019 || News analysis |

The US International Trade Commission (ITC) is investigating 23 companies, including five in China and one in Uruguay, for US patent infringement of Juul’s e-cigarette cartridges and components ...

Vape shop sues state authority over ‘censorship’ of e-liquid labels

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 2nd January 2019 || News analysis |

Oregon’s restrictions on packaging have gone too far, amounting to unconstitutional censorship, according to representatives who filed a lawsuit against the state health authority ...

Industry and stakeholders react to US Surgeon General’s advisory

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 21st December 2018 || News analysis |

Tuesday’s advisory on e-cigarettes from US Surgeon General Jerome Adams sparked a response from relevant actors for the industry that fell along the usual lines; industry members indicated displeasure with the advisory, while some tobacco control groups and...

‘We must protect our children’ from ‘historic epidemic’ – US surgeon general

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 18th December 2018 || News analysis |

US Surgeon General Jerome Adams picked up the now familiar language of FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb when he declared youth vaping “officially an epidemic” in an advisory on e-cigs ...

Californian senators aim to get ahead of the FDA with flavours ban

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 12th December 2018 || News analysis |

California legislators are aiming to ban flavoured e-liquids and tobacco, singling out “fruit, chocolate, vanilla, honey, candy, cocoa, dessert, alcoholic beverage, menthol, mint, wintergreen, herb or spice” flavours ...

Good science supports e-cig flavours, claims industry association

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 11th December 2018 || News analysis |

While the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it is committed to science-based regulation, one industry association is using the existing science on flavours to fight against the agency’s policy plans ...

Altria kills off MarkTen and Green Smoke brands, buys into cannabis

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 7th December 2018 || News analysis |

US tobacco giant Altria is to stop selling its MarkTen and Green Smoke e-cig brands, just days after speculation emerged that it was close to buying a substantial stake in Juul Labs. The company is also investing heavily...

Is Juul’s social media blackout simply good PR at little cost?

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 4th December 2018 || News analysis |

Juul’s decision to scale down its social media activities may only be scratching the surface – because almost all of its online presence comes from enthusiasts, not the company itself ...

Avail adopts pharma’s strategy – and pharma business strategist

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 27th November 2018 || News analysis |

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 regulation work in their favour ...

Brands leap to toe the FDA’s not-yet-drawn line on youth access

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 22nd November 2018 || News analysis |

A number of vaping manufacturers will restrict advertising and sales in support of the US FDA campaign against youth access to e-cigarettes – before they even know full details of the agency’s plans ...

Vitamin vapes – trending now, but do they actually work?

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 20th November 2018 || News analysis |

A long-standing niche habit of vaping vitamins appears to be becoming a trend in the US. The big question, though, is: Does it work? And the answer appears to be: Probably not really ...

CDC: high school vaping up by 78% in a year, flavours used more widely

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 16th November 2018 || News analysis |

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released long-anticipated new figures from the National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS), showing a sharp year-on-year increase in the number of high school and middle school students who vape...

Gottlieb proposes limiting flavour sales to adults-only premises

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 15th November 2018 || News analysis |

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be revisiting its compliance policy around the deeming for flavours other than menthol, mint, and tobacco ...

Juul heads the rush to fall in line with FDA restrictions on flavour sales

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 13th November 2018 || News analysis |

Some members of the American vaping industry appear to be embracing the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s restrictions on flavours, expected to be officially announced today ...

Florida passes the bundle, Montana and South Dakota reject taxes

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 7th November 2018 || News analysis |

Florida’s amendment which controversially bundled an offshore drilling ban with an indoor vaping ban was passed by voters on midterm election day with around 68% approval. But in Montana and South Dakota tax plans were rejected ...

Altria’s e-vapour profile will barely be dented by dropping pods and flavours

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 5th November 2018 || News analysis |

Altria’s third-quarter results indicate that 80% of its volume from vapour products will survive its commitment to remove most of its non-tobacco e-liquids and pods from the US market ...

Strong language: Gottlieb upgrades youth use from ‘epidemic’ to ‘tragedy’

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 31st October 2018 || News analysis |

The language used by US FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb to describe youth vaping is getting stronger. What he formerly called an “epidemic” has become a “tragedy” in latest statement on the issue ...

San Fran ban inspires California trend against flavoured e-liquids

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 29th October 2018 || News analysis |

After passing a public vote this summer, the San Francisco ban on e-liquid flavours has had a wildfire-like effect in California. The various bans affect all flavours except tobacco-flavoured e-liquids ...

Altria to stop selling pods and many flavours in US

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 26th October 2018 || News analysis |

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...

FDA could ban c-stores from selling flavoured e-cigs, says Gottlieb

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 23rd October 2018 || News analysis |

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 ...

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