Written by ECigIntelligence || 20th January 2025 || News analysis |
The Polish Ministry of Health has submitted a draft bill to the Council of Ministers aiming to ban the sale of all types of e-cigarettes and e-liquids to under-18s ...
ECigIntelligence analysts make two riskier predictions: Argentina will move to legalise and regulate nicotine alternatives, and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) will take steps to regulate them in 2025 ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 27th December 2024 || News analysis |
Mexico has become the first country to enshrine a ban on vapes, e-cigarettes and similar devices in its constitution, aiming to safeguard public health at an unprecedented legal level ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 20th December 2024 || News analysis |
A new tax on single-use e-cigs in Morocco has drawn mixed responses, as some political parties called for more stringent measures to tackle the increasing popularity of vaping ...
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Written by ECigIntelligence || 19th December 2024 || Podcasts |
Join the Tamarind Intelligence leadership team for an insightful round-table discussion with four industry experts. They reflect on the highlights and challenges of 2024 in the reduced-risk nicotine sector and share their predictions for...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 9th December 2024 || News analysis |
An Iraqi bill that would define electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) – including e-cigarette devices – and bring them under the tobacco regime is now overdue for a vote ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 28th November 2024 || News analysis |
Nicotine alternatives remain unregulated in Panama following a 14th May Supreme Court decision declaring a 2022 law unconstitutional that banned e-cigarettes, heated tobacco and similar devices ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 18th November 2024 || News analysis |
Poland’s health minister, Izabela Leszczyna, has announced that her ministry is drafting legislation to ban e-cigarettes with flavours as well as synthetic nicotine pouches ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 8th November 2024 || News analysis |
Peru has taken a bold step in public health regulation with new legislation aimed at curbing the impact of tobacco and nicotine products as Congress approves strict guidelines for their use ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 5th November 2024 || News analysis |
Costa Rica is advancing legislation aimed at strengthening its regulatory framework for the vaping industry, with a new amendment that will comprehensively replace the existing law ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 25th October 2024 || News analysis |
A rule banning grocery stores of 400 sq m+ from selling tobacco products, tobacco-related products and e-cigs has been called arbitrary and without justification on public health grounds in a recent court challenge ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 22nd October 2024 || News analysis |
In a significant step to restrict the online sale of nicotine products, Italy has banned online sales of nicotine-containing e-cigarettes, indicating a shift towards stricter regulations ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 10th October 2024 || News analysis |
Anti-smoking groups are calling on Canada’s addictions minister Ya’ara Saks to resign if she doesn’t move quickly to restrict flavoured vaping products ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 8th October 2024 || News analysis |
The Polish government has unveiled plans to extend the country’s excise tax to vaping devices, to be adopted by the Council of Ministers in the fourth quarter of 2024 and take effect in the first quarter of 2025...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 7th October 2024 || News analysis |
Malaysian e-cigarette groups and health associations welcomed the enactment this month of a new tobacco law that includes vape liquids and devices, but they expressed concern about the lack of clarity on some aspects ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 27th September 2024 || News analysis |
In a significant legislative move, the South African Parliament has revived the Control of Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill, signalling a renewed commitment to stringent tobacco and e-cigarette regulations ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 25th September 2024 || News analysis |
After years of pledging to regulate e-cigarettes and tobacco products, Indonesia has finally taken decisive action. However, a move to tighten regulations on packaging has raised concerns among industry stakeholders ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 16th September 2024 || News analysis |
Arguments made by Italian tax companies that the minimum excise duty on conventional cigarettes may favour larger corporations and disadvantage smaller brands could also indirectly apply to alternative nicotine products ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 2nd September 2024 || News analysis |
In a landmark move aimed at bolstering public health and tightening regulations on the tobacco industry, the Kenyan parliament is proposing three-year jail terms for individuals promoting nicotine products, including pouches and vapes ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 30th August 2024 || News analysis |
Nicotine pouch sales have been growing dramatically, fuelled by celebrity marketing activity. However, it appears little of that growth is due to cannibalising sales from vaping ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 23rd August 2024 || News analysis |
Data suggests growth in the uptake of disposable vaping devices in the UK is slowing and use is stabilising, bringing into question the usefulness of a ban on these products in the country ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 23rd August 2024 || News analysis |
Businesses that lead product innovation with what the consumer wants will be one step ahead when it comes to taking a next-generation product to market – particularly when making PMTAs in the US ...
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the ECigIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding e-cigarettes and vaping ...
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the ECigIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding e-cigarettes and vaping ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 30th July 2024 || News analysis |
A citizens’ initiative to achieve a nicotine-free generation, which aims to ban the sale of nicotine-containing products to those born on or after 1st January 2012 and has been admitted to the House of Representatives, is unlikely to...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 29th July 2024 || News analysis |
Tobacco companies are trying to get out of obligations to pay agreed settlements over illicit marketing practices, officials in Minnesota allege, and the state is taking companies to court over attempts to minimise payments ...
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the ECigIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding e-cigarettes and vaping ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th July 2024 || News analysis |
The election of Claudia Sheinbaum as Mexico’s president is seen as a negative result for the tobacco alternatives sector, given her support for a constitutional ban on vapes and similar devices ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th July 2024 || News analysis |
The Polish Ministry of Finance has unveiled plans to amend the country’s excise tax legislation, declaring it will significantly increase the rates on e-liquids, novel tobacco products (NTPs), cigarettes and tobacco in 2025 ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 16th July 2024 || News analysis |
Following the unexpected approval of Njoy’s menthol e-cigarette products, it is no clearer whether the decision by the US Food and Drug Administration was down to science or politics ...
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Written by ECigIntelligence || 11th July 2024 || News analysis |
The Greens party supported the passing of the amended reforms limiting the sale of vaping products to pharmacies in Australia, despite it being unclear whether the majority of its voters agreed with the revised model ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 10th July 2024 || News analysis |
Tax evasion has been put forward as the newest reason to ban disposable vapes in the Philippines. Finance secretary Ralph Recto proposed the ban, citing the non-payment of taxes and the lack of business registration ...
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Written by ECigIntelligence || 4th July 2024 || News analysis |
The Polish government has released the details of its planned legislation to curb e-cigarette consumption among under-age people by regulating nicotine-free e-liquids. The draft act amending the Act on the Restriction of the Use of Tobacco and Related Products...
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Written by ECigIntelligence || 2nd July 2024 || News analysis |
The tobacco industry, public health groups, and the World Health Organization have all recently drawn attention to nicotine analogues – what are these compounds and why the attention? ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st July 2024 || News analysis |
As the Canadian government prepares for potential national restrictions on flavoured vaping products, a new study reveals one of the country’s largest provinces is having difficulty enforcing existing restrictions ...
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Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th June 2024 || News analysis |
Nearly 2m lives in selected Middle Eastern countries could be saved by tobacco harm reduction, according to a new report that was launched at the World Vape Show in Dubai this month ...
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Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the ECigIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding e-cigarettes and vaping ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 6th June 2024 || News analysis |
New data presented last month by the UK’s Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) shows a continued increase in the number of adults that think vaping is as or more harmful than smoking ...
Written by ECigIntelligence || 5th June 2024 || News analysis |
E-cigarettes have recently become a preferred alternative to traditional cigarettes among elite youth in Malawi, after public health warnings about the effects of tobacco consumption ...
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Written by ECigIntelligence || 31st May 2024 || News analysis |
Starting next year, Sweden plans to tie the taxation of e-liquids to the Consumer Price Index, a move that is expected to lead to a slight increase in e-liquid prices...
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Written by ECigIntelligence || 28th May 2024 || News analysis |
Relative harm is a far more important consideration than absolute harm when it comes to deciding whether to use e-cigarettes to quit smoking, according to addiction specialist Garrett McGovern ...