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Graphic: Taobao and Tmall – top 30 online retailers, China August 2019

Written by ECigIntelligence || 7th November 2019 || |

This graphic comes from the ECigIntelligence August 2019 China online market report, which looks at the main outlets for e-cig sales in the country and breaks down the market in great...

San Francisco votes 4/1 in favour of citywide e-cigarette ban

Written by ECigIntelligence || 6th November 2019 || News analysis |

Voters in San Francisco have opted overwhelmingly to confirm the ban on the sale, distribution or manufacture of e-cigarette products in the city, which will now come into effect on 1st January ...

Graphic: key online outlet sales, China August 2019

Written by ECigIntelligence || 6th November 2019 || News analysis |

This graphic comes from the ECigIntelligence August 2019 China online market report, which looks at the main outlets for e-cig sales in the country and breaks down the market in great...

Lung illness and the reaction to it are hitting US vaping retail sector hard

Written by ECigIntelligence || 5th November 2019 || Marketing & retailing , News analysis |

The outbreak of vape-related lung illness across the US is having a damaging effect on e-cig retail, from small vape stores hit by plummeting receipts to big store chains emptying their shelves of vapour products ...

ECigIntelligence US vape store survey 2019 – the main findings

Written by ECigIntelligence || 5th November 2019 || Market reports , Topic market reports |

The 2019 ECigIntelligence survey of US vape stores explores the sector’s early reactions to the bringing forward of the PMTA deadline to May 2020, and what they expect to do in response ...

In depth: the US FDA’s new PMTA rules

Written by ECigIntelligence || 5th November 2019 || Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |

The US FDA's new proposed rule for PMTAs provides details of how to structure the application as well as what to include. This report looks at this rule in detail ...

Graphic: E-liquid analysis, Indonesia July 2019

Written by ECigIntelligence || 5th November 2019 || Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |

This graphic comes from the ECigIntelligence July 2019 Indonesia market report, which revealed the intricacies of the market and the catalysts for future...

Graphic: E-cig market size, Indonesia July 2019

Written by ECigIntelligence || 4th November 2019 || Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |

This graphic comes from the ECigIntelligence July 2019 Indonesia market report, which revealed the intricacies of the market and the catalysts for future...

German vapers warned about dangers of DIY and unregulated liquids

Written by ECigIntelligence || 4th November 2019 || News analysis |

Germany’s leading authority on the safety of food and chemical products has issued a warning against do-it-yourself mixing of e-liquids and urged vapers to stick to legally regulated products ...

Altria’s smokeless portfolio performs well despite taking hit on Juul

Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st November 2019 || News analysis |

Altria’s global net revenues rose 0.3% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2019 to $6.86bn, primarily due to higher net revenues in the smokeless products segment ...

JTI lowers its 2019 forecast as Japanese Ploom Tech sales fall

Written by ECigIntelligence || 31st October 2019 || News analysis |

Falling sales of Japan Tobacco’s heated tobacco device Ploom Tech have hit the company’s total revenue from reduced risk products, which fell by JPY7.1bn ($65.7m) to JPY17.8bn ($164.6m) in Q3 2019 ...

Chinese tobacco monopoly says it is working to ‘step up’ e-cig regulation

Written by ECigIntelligence || 31st October 2019 || News analysis |

China's state tobacco monopoly is studying plans to tighten regulations on the sale and use of e-cigarettes, after a government adviser publicly declared support for an outright ban on vaping products ...

Juul will ‘vigorously’ fight sacked executive’s claim that it knowingly sold ‘unsafe’ pods

Written by ECigIntelligence || 30th October 2019 || News analysis |

Juul Labs has described as “baseless” a claim by a former executive of the company that it knowingly sent to market around a million contaminated e-cigarette pods ...

Court halts Utah flavour ban, while Michigan governor files appeal

Written by ECigIntelligence || 30th October 2019 || News analysis |

The wave of executive actions against vaping across US states continues to be followed by a wave of judicial actions to stop it, with Michigan, Rhode Island and Utah the latest states embroiled in litigation ...

Top five vape store chains: UK market report

Written by ECigIntelligence || 29th October 2019 || Market reports , Topic market reports |

In this UK market report, we identify the big five vape store chains and look at where they are focused, where else they sell products and how future growth is shaping up ...

Italy suspends sales of Salt Life 1000 mg nic salt for safety testing

Written by ECigIntelligence || 29th October 2019 || Marketing & retailing , News analysis |

The Italian Ministry of Health has banned sales of a nicotine salt product from Milan-based company Blendfeel while tests are carried out to ascertain its safety for consumers ...

Ontario bans e-cig promotion in c-stores, Alberta plans tax

Written by ECigIntelligence || 29th October 2019 || News analysis |

Promotion of vaping products in convenience stores and gas stations is to be banned in Ontario from 1st January, while Alberta could become the first province in Canada to tax e-cigarettes ...

Turkey preparing to get even tougher on e-cig imports and public vaping

Written by ECigIntelligence || 28th October 2019 || News analysis |

The Turkish Ministry of Health is drafting a new proposal to clamp down on public vaping and the importing of vapour devices, officials have confirmed to ECigIntelligence ...

Ireland takes another step towards banning e-cigarette sales to under-18s

Written by ECigIntelligence || 28th October 2019 || News analysis |

The Irish government has approved a proposal put forward by health minister Simon Harris to ban sales of vaping products to under-18s ...

FDA orders Eonsmoke to remove nearly 100 products from US market

Written by ECigIntelligence || 25th October 2019 || Marketing & retailing , News analysis |

New Jersey e-liquid manufacturer Eonsmoke has been ordered by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to remove from the market 96 products that do not have a marketing authorisation order ...

Most US smokers ‘favour lower nicotine levels in combustibles’

Written by ECigIntelligence || 25th October 2019 || News analysis |

More than four out of five adult smokers in the US favour requiring tobacco companies to lower the levels of nicotine in cigarettes to make them less addictive, researchers have found ...

South Korea tightens e-cig rules in wake of first death linked to vaping

Written by ECigIntelligence || 24th October 2019 || News analysis |

South Korea’s Ministry of Health and Welfare has announced a set of measures to restrict imports, sales and use of e-cigarettes and recommended users to stop vaping to avoid “lung damage and death” ...

Could Colorado marijuana additives rules give a vital lead on lung illness?

Written by ECigIntelligence || 24th October 2019 || News analysis |

Rules proposed by the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division could provide a national US model on product safety in the light of the on-going vape-related lung illness outbreak ...

Los Angeles city council to consider e-cig ban ‘until FDA approval’

Written by ECigIntelligence || 24th October 2019 || News analysis |

A motion from a Los Angeles councilmember is requesting the city attorney to prohibit the sale of all e-cigarettes and vaping devices in LA until they are approved by the US FDA ...

Experts call for better scientific practices in e-cigarette research

Written by ECigIntelligence || 22nd October 2019 || News analysis |

Two UK professors of psychology have called for e-cigarette research to adopt "open science" practices to improve the standard of research and to prevent bias ...

Israel may be hit with all-out e-cig ban until parliament decides on new law

Written by ECigIntelligence || 21st October 2019 || News analysis |

Israel’s Ministry of Health is considering issuing an emergency regulation that would ban e-cigarettes in the country until parliament, the Knesset, discusses new legislation ...

German talks prepare for outdoor ad ban – but will it include e-cigs?

Written by ECigIntelligence || 18th October 2019 || News analysis |

A number of MPs from Germany’s ruling coalition have emphasised their willingness to reach agreement quickly on a federal ban on outdoor advertising of tobacco products ...

PMI chief Calantzopoulos talks up ‘exciting global growth’ of HnB

Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th October 2019 || News analysis |

Philip Morris International (PMI) has posted an 84.8% year-on-year increase in heated tobacco shipments in the third quarter of 2019 to nearly 16bn units, while its shipments of conventional cigarettes went down by 5.9% ...

Parliamentary committee discusses TPD-like regulation in Ukraine

Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th October 2019 || News analysis |

A new bill that would regulate nicotine-containing products in Ukraine in line with the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) has been registered in the country’s parliament ...

Governor to appeal after court halts Michigan’s ban on flavoured e-cigs

Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th October 2019 || News analysis |

The ban on flavoured nicotine e-cigarettes in Michigan has been put on hold after a judge issued an injunction barring governor Gretchen Whitmer from enforcing the prohibition until further notice ...

Smoking and vaping restricted equally: Montenegro regulatory report

Written by ECigIntelligence || 16th October 2019 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

As Montenegro prepares to potentially join the EU we find that the country is already bringing its vaping regulations in line with the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) ...

Greek parliament gives green light to tighter rules on smoking and vaping

Written by ECigIntelligence || 16th October 2019 || News analysis |

A new anti-smoking law that adds to the list of public places where smoking and vaping are banned has been passed by the Greek parliament ...

Graphic: IQOS market share in Germany, Sept 2019

Written by ECigIntelligence || 16th October 2019 || News analysis |

This graphic comes from the ECigIntelligence September 2019 Germany market report, where we learned that the country’s e-cig market growth has come from closed...

Researchers find possible flaw in argument for low-nicotine e-cigs

Written by ECigIntelligence || 15th October 2019 || News analysis |

E-cigs that don’t deliver enough nicotine may do more harm than good by encouraging the use of tobacco, according to a new US study. We report on this and other research into vaping prevalence and behaviour ...

Reynolds American files 150,000-page PMTA submission for Vuse

Written by ECigIntelligence || 15th October 2019 || News analysis |

Reynolds American has submitted a premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for authorisation to continue marketing Vuse e-cigarettes in the US ...

First state to ban flavoured nicotine e-cigs: Michigan regulatory report

Written by ECigIntelligence || 15th October 2019 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

In September, Michigan became the first US state to announce a ban on flavoured nicotine vaping products. This report provides further in-depth informaton about the current regulatory landscape in the state ...

Arizona governor opposes flavour bans, backs campaign against kids’ use

Written by ECigIntelligence || 15th October 2019 || News analysis |

Arizona governor Doug Ducey is holding out against the national trend towards banning flavoured vaping products, but backing a hard-hitting anti-vape campaign aimed at children ...

Graphic: E-liquid formats and pricing in Germany, Sept 2019

Written by ECigIntelligence || 15th October 2019 || News analysis |

This graphic comes from the ECigIntelligence September 2019 Germany market report, where we learned that the country's e-cig market growth has come from closed...

Graphic: Italian vape stores and population by region, June 2019

Written by ECigIntelligence || 14th October 2019 || News analysis |

This graphic comes from the ECigIntelligence June 2019 Italy market report, in which we learned that the retail landscape in the country is dominated by independent...

Graphic: Italian vape store distribution, June 2019

Written by ECigIntelligence || 14th October 2019 || News analysis |

This graphic comes from the ECigIntelligence June 2019 Italy market report, in which we learned that the retail landscape in the country is dominated by independent...

Canada takes measured approach to lung illness, with federal/provincial task group

Written by ECigIntelligence || 14th October 2019 || News analysis |

Faced with its first case of a vaping-related illness, Canada’s public health agency is calling on provincial authorities to report cases that could be linked to vaping and has set up a joint federal/provincial task group ...

Individual US state executive actions against flavoured vaping products

Written by ECigIntelligence || 11th October 2019 || Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |

With fear running high over the US outbreak of vaping-related lung illness, a number of states have leapt ahead of promised federal action to clamp down themselves on flavoured e-cigarette products ...

Montana bans flavoured e-liquids as lung injury cases approach 1300

Written by ECigIntelligence || 11th October 2019 || News analysis |

Flavoured vaping products, including those containing CBD and THC, are to be banned in Montana under a 120-day emergency rule from 22nd October ...

Graphic: Italian vape store distribution and density, June 2019

Written by ECigIntelligence || 11th October 2019 || News analysis |

This graphic comes from the ECigIntelligence June 2019 Italy market report, in which we learned that the retail landscape in the country is dominated by independent...

Graphic: US smoke stores and head shops vape brands survey, June 2019

Written by ECigIntelligence || 11th October 2019 || News analysis |

This graphic comes from the ECigIntelligence June 2019 survey of US head shops and smoke stores which revealed the popularity of open systems; we spoke to 148 stores across 13...

German court confirms marketing ban on Juul over missing waste symbol

Written by ECigIntelligence || 10th October 2019 || News analysis |

The district court in the western German city of Düsseldorf has upheld a ruling temporarily banning Juul Labs from marketing its flavoured pods in the country ...

Study suggests US teachers need to be more alert to use of Juul in school

Written by ECigIntelligence || 10th October 2019 || News analysis |

The use of Juul and other e-cigarettes has risen to “epidemic levels” among students in the US, yet there is a lack of awareness and response within schools, according to a new survey ...

Colombia moves towards legislation equating vapes with combustibles

Written by ECigIntelligence || 10th October 2019 || News analysis |

Legislation to restrict the use of e-cigarettes in Colombia is picking up momentum, with a final vote in Congress expected by the end of the year ...

Graphic: UK pre-filled pod starter kits – brands, products and prices, May 2019

Written by ECigIntelligence || 10th October 2019 || News analysis |

This graphic comes from the ECigIntelligence May 2019 UK market report which explored e-liquids and hardware available to UK consumers online, finding that the number of open pods were increasing...

Graphic: Starter kits on top five UK online retailers, May 2019

Written by ECigIntelligence || 9th October 2019 || News analysis |

This graphic comes from the ECigIntelligence May 2019 UK market report which explored e-liquids and hardware available to UK consumers online, finding that the number of open pods were increasing...

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