Market set to grow as regulations eased: Italy market report

Written by ECigIntelligence || 22nd May 2019 || Market reports |

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Italy

Marketing and Retailing

Market reports

In our latest look at the Italian market we investigate the impact of recent regulatory changes on the industry and vaping population ...

Snapshot: Italy, May 2019

Written by ECigIntelligence || 21st May 2019 || Market reports , Market Snapshots |

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Italy

Market Research

Market reports

Market Snapshots

This market snapshot for Italy covers key indicators: recent, present and forecast market size; regulation level; an overview of the top available brands, form factors, retail distribution, prices and affordability ...

The Lone Star State is not alone as Tobacco 21 wave spreads across US

Written by ECigIntelligence || 21st May 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

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Texas is set to become the next in a wave of states raising the minimum legal age to purchase tobacco and nicotine products from 18 to 21 ...

What will European elections mean for the future of e-cigarette regulation?

Written by ECigIntelligence || 20th May 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

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Europe

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The rising popularity of tobacco alternatives as well as new regulations on the way will make the e-cigarette issue hard to ignore after this week's European elections ...

Sharpless keeps the FDA on its chosen path against youth vaping ‘epidemic’

Written by ECigIntelligence || 16th May 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

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In the words of acting commissioner Ned Sharpless, the US FDA remains set on fighting the “epidemic of e-cigarette use by kids” and on “strategies to help those who are already addicted” ...

State governor asked to think again as Washington follows the tax trend

Written by ECigIntelligence || 15th May 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

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Vape shop owners and manufacturers in Washington State remain on edge as a controversial vaping tax has yet to be signed into law ...

Quebec may appeal after court strikes down its e-cig promotion bans

Written by ECigIntelligence || 14th May 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

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North America

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The government of Quebec must decide by early June whether to appeal against a Quebec Superior Court judgement that struck down several restrictions on promoting vaping ...

Health minister Blokhuis tells Dutch House why he won’t support vaping

Written by ECigIntelligence || 13th May 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

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Netherlands

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Dutch health secretary Paul Blokhuis has further defended his position that electronic cigarettes are not a successful tool for giving up smoking and provided details on upcoming regulations ...

California bill could ban disposable e-cigs, apply new manufacturing standards

Written by ECigIntelligence || 10th May 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

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North America

United States

Policy and Politics

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Regulatory briefing

The California state legislature is considering a proposed law that would have an important impact in the local e-cigarette industry. Senate bill 424 would ban disposable and other single-use nicotine products to any person “of any age” in...

Imperial reports the rise and rise of its next-generation products portfolio

Written by ECigIntelligence || 9th May 2019 || Business briefing |

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Imperial Brands will see its vapour and heated tobacco revenues rise by 245% over the course of the year, according to new financial information published this week ...

Key global e-cigarette markets database

Written by ECigIntelligence || 8th May 2019 || Databases |

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ECigIntelligence’s global e-cigarette market database, produced exclusively for Platinum subscribers, includes market size estimates; smoking rates; vaping statistics; form factors; online and offline pricing; distribution channels; brands and chains; and key...

Activists wary of industry-backed Arizona bill to raise legal sales age

Written by ECigIntelligence || 7th May 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

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North America

United States

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

An Arizona bill that has the support of the e-cigarette and tobacco industries would raise the state's minimum legal age for purchasing nicotine and tobacco products from 18 to 21, but tobacco control activists are wary ...

China issues new industry standards for e-cigarettes and e-liquids

Written by ECigIntelligence || 7th May 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

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China

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

China is set to enforce new industry standards for electronic cigarettes, laid out in detail in a recent submission to the World Trade Organization (WTO) ...

US regulatory Live Alerts monthly round-up: April 2019

Written by ECigIntelligence || 6th May 2019 || Live alerts US |

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All the stories from the ECigIntelligence daily US regulatory Live Alerts for January 2019 in one place, in alphabetical state order ...

Florida turns indoor vaping ban into law, other measures discussed

Written by ECigIntelligence || 6th May 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Florida

North America

United States

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Lawmakers in Florida are at the end of the state’s annual legislative session. During this year’s session, members of both chambers and political parties supported several measures that would restrict the sale and use of e-cigarettes across the...

New Zealand raises vaping awareness for smoking cessation

Written by ECigIntelligence || 3rd May 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Australasia

New Zealand

Policy and Politics

Public Health and Medicine

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

New Zealand has set in stone its objective of becoming a smoke-free country, and the latest measure to achieve this by 2025 is a plan to raise public awareness of vaping as a way to stop smoking ...

BAT faces complaint that social media promotion of Vype targets kids

Written by ECigIntelligence || 2nd May 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

United Kingdom

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is investigating a complaint that a social media campaign for Vype e-cigarettes targets children and young people ...

Poland plans 3% tobacco tax increase along with end of 0% e-liquid rate

Written by ECigIntelligence || 30th April 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

Poland

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The Polish Ministry of Finance has announced it will raise the excise tax on novel tobacco products by 3% next year as part of its plans to adjust the rates on alcohol and tobacco products in accordance with...

Researchers find bacteria and fungus in some leading brands of e-cigarettes

Written by ECigIntelligence || 26th April 2019 || Business briefing |

North America

United States

Public Health and Medicine

Business briefing

A US-based research team have reported that they found bacterial and fungal toxins in some of the country’s leading e-cigarette brands – though at lower levels than in traditional cigarettes ...

PMI subsidiary offers life insurance discount to smokers who switch

Written by ECigIntelligence || 25th April 2019 || Business briefing |

Europe

United Kingdom

Companies

Heated tobacco

Business briefing

PMI is getting into the life insurance business by creating a subsidiary which offers discounts for switching from smoking to heated tobacco or e-cigarettes ...

Bill in US Congress to ban flavours and online sales, raise age limit to 21

Written by ECigIntelligence || 24th April 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

United States

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

A bill has been proposed in the US Congress that would raise the minimum purchasing age for vapour products to 21 throughout the country, prohibit online e-cig sales, and ban flavours, including menthol ...

Swedish agencies cooperate on general advice for e-cig marketing

Written by ECigIntelligence || 19th April 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

Sweden

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The Swedish Consumer Agency is preparing general advice on the marketing of e-cigarettes and refill containers to be published once the new amendment of the Tobacco Act comes into force on 1st July ...

Smoking cessation services should use e-cigs more, say UK charities

Written by ECigIntelligence || 18th April 2019 || Business briefing |

Europe

United Kingdom

Public Health and Medicine

Business briefing

A report by two leading UK charities says stop smoking services should look for ways to integrate e-cigarettes into their work – especially for disadvantaged groups, who are more likely to be smokers ...

VApril is vaping awareness month as UK smokers are urged to switch

Written by ECigIntelligence || 9th April 2019 || Business briefing |

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Europe

United Kingdom

Policy and Politics

Public Health and Medicine

Business briefing

The UK Vape Industry Association (UKVIA) has again designated April as National Vaping Awareness Month, dedicated to helping smokers switch to e-cigarettes ...

Nicotine imports allowed under prescription: Australia regulatory report

Written by ECigIntelligence || 8th April 2019 || Regulatory reports |

Australasia

Australia

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory reports

In our latest look at e-cig regulations in Australia, we find that at the national level, nicotine is treated as a poison, and all nicotine-containing products for therapeutic use must be approved as “registered” medicines ...

Europe regulatory Live Alerts monthly round-up March 2019

Written by ECigIntelligence || 2nd April 2019 || Live alerts EU |

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Europe

Italy

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Live alerts EU

All the stories from the ECigIntelligence daily Europe regulatory Live Alerts for January 2019 in one place, in alphabetical country order ...

White House names sucrose expert, former marketing guru to replace Gottlieb

Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st April 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

United States

Regulatory briefing

Public-health experts and the e-cigarette industry alike today expressed shock at the announcement of the likely successor to outgoing FDA commissioner Scott...

Russian Duma considers its options for forthcoming e-cigarette regulation

Written by ECigIntelligence || 27th March 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

Russia

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The Russian State Duma could put forward this year a few bills that aim to regulate the production, promotion and use of vaping products ...

FDA and the US vapour industry watching each other’s moves closely

Written by ECigIntelligence || 25th March 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

United States

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

With an interim commissioner set to take over, the US FDA remains highly focused on the e-cigarette industry – while the industry itself is no doubt watching developments at the FDA just as closely ...

E-cigarettes could provide a silver lining for Austrian tobacconists

Written by ECigIntelligence || 25th March 2019 || Business briefing |

Austria

Europe

Heated tobacco

Marketing and Retailing

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Business briefing

Austrian tobacconists, hit by falling cigarette sales, could find salvation in the growing market for e-cigarettes and other tobacco alternatives ...

English hospitals slow to catch up with PHE advice on allowing vaping

Written by ECigIntelligence || 18th March 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

United Kingdom

Policy and Politics

Public Health and Medicine

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Most public hospitals in England ban vaping on their premises despite health advice from Public Health England (PHE) to allow it, according to a survey conducted by pro-smoking group Forest ...

‘FDA flavour restrictions could devastate industry’, trade body warns

Written by ECigIntelligence || 15th March 2019 || Business briefing |

North America

United States

Washington

Washington D.C.

Companies

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As much as 90% of the US e-cigarette market could be forced out of business by the FDA’s restrictions on flavours in e-liquids, according to an industry insider ...

Ferrari drops Mission Winnow team name and logo for Australian GP

Written by ECigIntelligence || 13th March 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Australasia

Australia

Companies

Heated tobacco

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

PMI and Ferrari have been forced to cancel their partnership for this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix, the opening race of the Formula 1 season. The Mission Winnow branding will, however, reappear for the rest of the season ...

Ireland’s health service denies backing e-cigs for smoking cessation

Written by ECigIntelligence || 11th March 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

Ireland

Policy and Politics

Public Health and Medicine

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Ireland’s Health Services Executive (HSE) has confirmed that it does not endorse e-cigarettes as an aid to help smokers give up, despite adding information on e-cigs to the government website on quitting smoking ...

‘Trump did right hiring Gottlieb to lead FDA,’ say Washington watchers

Written by ECigIntelligence || 8th March 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

United States

Washington D.C.

Policy and Politics

Public Health and Medicine

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

For once, Democrats and Republicans are in agreement: President Donald Trump was right to hire Scott Gottlieb to lead the US FDA. Politicians and policymakers reacted to Gottlieb’s resignation announcement on 5th March ...

IVG purchase plus VaporBeast adds up to a record year for Turning Point

Written by ECigIntelligence || 7th March 2019 || Business briefing |

North America

United States

Companies

Business briefing

Kentucky-based Turning Point Brands (TPB), owner of various e-liquid brands in the US, achieved a “solid” and “record” year in 2018, according to its latest financial results ...

Japan sets aside designated HnB and vaping areas in bars and diners

Written by ECigIntelligence || 6th March 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Asia

Japan

Heated tobacco

Public Health and Medicine

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Japan’s health authorities have issued new ordinances related to smoking areas, including the first designated signs to apply to dedicated areas for the use of heated tobacco products ...

Government guide calls for clearer labels: Belgium regulatory report

Written by ECigIntelligence || 5th March 2019 || Regulatory reports |

Belgium

Europe

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory reports

In our updated look at the regulatory landscape in Belgium we find that new product-specific regulation includes severe restrictions on retail, including an online sales ban, as well as product, packaging, labelling and advertising restrictions ...

Archive: US regulatory Live Alerts monthly round-up: February 2019

Written by ECigIntelligence || 4th March 2019 || Tracker and database archives |

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All the stories from the ECigIntelligence daily US regulatory Live Alerts for January 2019 in one place, in alphabetical state order ...

Official report gives e-cigs no credit for fall in French smoking rates

Written by ECigIntelligence || 4th March 2019 || Business briefing |

Europe

France

Policy and Politics

Public Health and Medicine

Business briefing

A report from the French Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction says smoking rates in France are falling fast – but does not credit e-cigarettes for the fall ...

Archive: Europe regulatory Live Alerts monthly round-up: February 2019

Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st March 2019 || Tracker and database archives |

EU

Europe

Italy

Marketing and Retailing

Policy and Politics

Public Health and Medicine

Regulation and Legislation

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Tracker and database archives

All the stories from the ECigIntelligence daily Europe regulatory Live Alerts for January 2019 in one place, in alphabetical country order ...

Under grilling, Gottlieb tells House subcommittee e-cigs are a top priority

Written by ECigIntelligence || 28th February 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

United States

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb was peppered with questions about vaping during a House appropriations subcommittee hearing on the status of operations at the FDA ...

Youth vaping ‘very low indeed’ among never-smokers, UK report concludes

Written by ECigIntelligence || 27th February 2019 || Business briefing |

Europe

United Kingdom

Policy and Politics

Public Health and Medicine

Regulation and Legislation

Business briefing

A report commissioned by Public Health England says e-cigarette use remained low among young people in Britain in 2018, but that the number of those who had tried vaping at least once had risen ...

EU tank, bottle and nicotine limits are far too low, say Swiss health experts

Written by ECigIntelligence || 21st February 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

EU

Europe

Switzerland

Policy and Politics

Public Health and Medicine

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Allowing e-cigarette tanks to be five times bigger than allowed in the EU would cut tobacco use and foster innovation to develop less harmful alternatives to smoking, a group of leading Swiss health experts claim ...

Updated database: US e-cig stakeholders

Written by ECigIntelligence || 14th February 2019 || Databases |

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Use our newly updated directory of stakeholders in the EU e-cigarette world to find the most relevant organisations in every...

BAT and PMI test the legal waters again with F1 sponsorships

Written by ECigIntelligence || 14th February 2019 || Business briefing |

Australasia

Australia

EU

Europe

United Kingdom

Companies

Heated tobacco

Regulation and Legislation

Business briefing

The now-controversial link between Big Tobacco and Formula 1 racing is being renewed, with tie-ups between two leading teams and two tobacco giants facing legal scrutiny ...

Gottlieb hints at harsh action ahead in the battle against youth vaping

Written by ECigIntelligence || 12th February 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

United States

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The US vaping industry is waiting for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to offer guidance on how it plans to tackle e-cigarette usage by children. It may not like it when it comes ...

Updated database: EU e-cig stakeholders

Written by ECigIntelligence || 7th February 2019 || Databases |

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Use our newly updated directory of stakeholders in the EU e-cigarette world to find the most relevant organisations in every...

Updated database: international e-cigarette stakeholders

Written by ECigIntelligence || 7th February 2019 || Databases |

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Use our newly updated directory of stakeholders in the European and Asian e-cigarette world to find the most relevant organisations in every...

E-cigs defined as tobacco products: Los Angeles regulatory report

Written by ECigIntelligence || 6th February 2019 || Regulatory reports |

California

North America

United States

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory reports

In our latest look at e-cig regulation in Los Angeles, we find that both Los Angeles City and Long Beach take an active approach towards e-cigarettes and include them in the definition of tobacco products ...