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New York expands flavours ban to menthol; Washington to follow

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

Governor Andrew Cuomo has accepted the recommendation of New York State’s health authorities to extend the recently announced ban on e-cigarette flavours to menthol ...

Snapshot: Israel, September 2019

Written by ECigIntelligence || 30th September 2019 || Market reports , Market Snapshots |

This ECigIntelligence market snapshot for Israel covers key indicators such as recent, present and predicted market size, an indication of regulation level and an overview of the top available brands ...

Greek clampdown in the name of ‘public health and human rights’

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

The new chairman of the Greek Committee of Experts on Tobacco Control has backed the government’s commitment to enforcing and strengthening the existing smoking and vaping restrictions ...

Russia approves progressive tax increase for vaping products and HnB

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

The Russian Duma has adopted a new bill that amends the tax code for 2020, increasing excise tax applied to electronic cigarettes ...

US industry alarmed for the vaping future; lung cases rise to over 800

Written by ECigIntelligence || 27th September 2019 || News analysis |

While the CDC has raised the number of suspected lung disease cases to 805, key industry figures admit that vaping in the US is at a crossroads – and the next steps could prove vital ...

Sharpless: ‘PMTA policy doesn’t mean flavoured e-cigs can never be sold’

Written by ECigIntelligence || 26th September 2019 || News analysis |

Acting US FDA commissioner Ned Sharpless told a House hearing there would be no blanket e-cigarette flavour ban in response to the country’s outbreak of lung illness ...

Altria/PMI re-merger talks end without an agreement

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

Re-merger talks between tobacco giants Altria and Philip Morris International (PMI) have ended, with both companies citing difficulties in reaching a deal ...

South Korea cracks down on public smoking, vaping and HnB use

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

Local authorities across South Korea are carrying out patrols to enforce regulations against smoking, vaping and use of heat-not-burn (HnB) products in a wide range of public places ...

Tasmania holds back a decision on raising purchasing age to 21

Written by ECigIntelligence || 23rd September 2019 || News analysis |

The parliament of the Australian island state of Tasmania has delayed a bill to ban the sale of tobacco products and e-cigarettes to under-21s ...

Big Tobacco job cuts highlight growing pressure on combustibles business

Written by ECigIntelligence || 19th September 2019 || News analysis |

A wave of workforce cuts by major companies such as British American Tobacco (BAT) and Japan Tobacco International (JTI) may be just the tip of the iceberg for Big Tobacco ...

Spanish campaign attacks smoking and e-cigs in one powerful blast

Written by ECigIntelligence || 19th September 2019 || Marketing & retailing , News analysis |

A new anti-smoking campaign by the Spanish government takes on smoking, vaping, heated tobacco and hookahs under the motto “El tabaco ata y te mata” (“Tobacco ties and kills you”) ...

India: the axe falls, with nationwide e-cig ban taking immediate effect

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

The Indian government has imposed a nationwide ban on e-cigarettes. All production, manufacture, storage, import, export, sale, transport, distribution and advertising of e-cigs is prohibited immediately ...

New York joins the prohibition on flavours by order of the governor

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

New York state has adopted an emergency regulation banning the the sale of flavoured e-cigarettes immediately, following governor Andrew Cuomo’s request ...

Snapshot: Greece, September 2019

Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th September 2019 || Market reports , Market Snapshots |

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

How ‘health emergency’ rules allowed state governor to ban e-cig flavours

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

How can Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer justify her “emergency rules” action against flavoured e-cigarettes? ECigIntelligence has obtained a copy of the regulations that explain it ...

Political voices in the Netherlands raised against promotion of e-cigs

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

Dutch politicians are concerned at how online retailers promote e-cigs. The Socialist Party has warned that regulations are routinely breached, with misleading advertising and sales to minors ...

‘Gateway’ fear as Germany’s second city reveals rise in teenage vaping

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

Figures released by the Hamburg city council show an increase in vaping by minors – and come with a warning by the researchers about the possibility of youth vaping leading on to smoking ...

Aligning with nationwide restrictions: Texas regulatory report

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

Texas has become the 15th US state to align with nationwide regulations by raising the age to 21 for being able to purchase tobacco and tobacco-related products ...

From info to melodrama – how states communicate about lung disease

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

Public health authorities across the 50 US states are using language that ranges from moderate to dramatic in the advice they offer about the recent outbreak of lung illness ...

Polish poll shows under-24s use e-cigs more often; smoking prevalence falls

Written by ECigIntelligence || 13th September 2019 || News analysis |

A recent report released by Poland’s state-run Public Opinion Research Centre (CBOS) shows that vaping is gaining popularity in people up to 24 years...

Dubai vape show organisers fear effects of UAE’s 100% e-cig tax

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

Organisers of a major vape trade show to be held in Dubai next year fear the introduction of a “sin tax” on e-cigarettes in the United Arab Emirates will hit a market that was only legalised in April...

Philippines vapour industry faces hike in taxes before they even come in

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

Barely a month after Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte signed a law setting taxes on heated tobacco and vaping products, the House of Representatives has opted to change the entire tax structure ...

Snapshot: Ireland, September 2019

Written by ECigIntelligence || 10th September 2019 || Market reports , Market Snapshots |

This ECigIntelligence market snapshot for Ireland covers key indicators such as recent, present and predicted market size, an indication of regulation level and an overview of the top available brands ...

Michigan flavour ban stokes mixed feelings

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

Since Michigan Democrat Governor Gretchen Whitmer used her executive authority as governor to ban flavoured e-cigarettes, the public health community has applauded her...

Scientific e-cig review eagerly awaited by German government

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

German scientists are reviewing the current state of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco devices for a forthcoming report expected to help the federal government shape future legislative approaches ...

Little progress in lung disease probes; NY finds illegal additive in e-liquid samples

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

Across the US, hundreds of cases of respiratory complications linked to vaping are causing alarm; the public wants...

CBD in e-liquids: a guide for the EU

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

The legal status of CBD for vaping is not as cut-and-dried as you might hope, even though vaping products havea clear regulatory regime in Europe ...

Brazil to launch public consultation on approach to e-cigarette regulation

Written by ECigIntelligence || 5th September 2019 || News analysis |

The Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency, ANVISA, is to launch a public consultation as a step towards deciding whether to amend the national ban e-cigs and heated tobacco ...

New tax rate due in 2020: Poland regulatory report

Written by ECigIntelligence || 4th September 2019 || Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

A new tax regime in Poland has been delayed until 2020, while the notification process has been tightened up but some areas of reguation still appear open to interpretation ...

Vaping bills on the table as US Congress gets back to business

Written by ECigIntelligence || 3rd September 2019 || News analysis |

The US Congress resumes activity this week after the summer break with at least 12 active vaping bills ...

Closed systems drive growth: Germany market report

Written by ECigIntelligence || 2nd September 2019 || Country market reports , Market reports |

Vaping growth in Germany may be slowing, but the market is broadening thanks to Juul and myblu – so there is reason for optimism. Meanwhile, IQOS struggles compared to other EU...

Vaping and HnB tax revenues rocketing in crisis-hit Italy

Written by ECigIntelligence || 2nd September 2019 || News analysis |

Tax revenues from e-cigarettes and heat-not-burn (HnB) products raised €172.6m in Italy in 2018, a big increase over previous years. Meanwhile, there are fresh doubts over the political future ...

Juul-backed group sues San Francisco over ballot wording on city e-cig ban

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

The Juul-backed Coalition for Reasonable Vaping Regulation has filed a lawsuit against the city and county of San Francisco over the wording of a ballot proposition against the city-wide e-cig ban ...

$200bn PMI/Altria re-merger plan risks US regulatory retaliation

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

The potential $200bn re-merger of PMI and Altria may risk a tightening in regulation of the vaping industry in the US, amid increasing concerns over e-cigarette use by young people ...

Chinese e-cig imports into US rocket even as Trump’s tariffs war rages

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

While relations between the two countries are soured by Donald Trump’s tariffs announcements, e-cigarette imports into the US from China have increased dramatically ...

FDA’s proposed additions to harmful constituents list spread confusion

Written by ECigIntelligence || 27th August 2019 || News analysis |

The possible addition of another 19 toxins to the US list of harmful and potentially harmful constituents (HPHCs) is generating uncertainty among vaping companies ...

India faces tough nationwide ban within days on all e-cigs and HnB

Written by ECigIntelligence || 27th August 2019 || News analysis |

The Indian government is to introduce a fully-fledged ban on e-cigarettes across the country through an executive order that could come into force within days ...

French government leaves e-cigs out of new round of anti-tobacco funding

Written by ECigIntelligence || 26th August 2019 || News analysis |

The vaping industry has been excluded from the list of beneficiaries of a €120m French government fund for projects fighting addiction – to the disappointment of some ...

Death in Illinois triggers public wave of concern and official anxiety

Written by ECigIntelligence || 26th August 2019 || News analysis |

The death of an Illinois vaper, announced on Friday by the state’s Department of Public Health, has prompted a considerable response by public health leaders and tobacco control groups ...

Totally Wicked finds shelf-space on the UK high street with WHSmith

Written by ECigIntelligence || 23rd August 2019 || Marketing & retailing , News analysis |

Vaping products from Totally Wicked are now available from UK high street newspaper and stationery retailer WHSmith ...

Myblu takes over Germany’s busiest station, with new ad limits ahead

Written by ECigIntelligence || 23rd August 2019 || Marketing & retailing , News analysis |

Huge ads for Myblu are turning heads at Hamburg central railway station – before a pending update of German advertising law that could spell an end to such campaigns ...

Teen seizure reports: the mothers, the media and the uncertain facts

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

Concerned mothers across the US, perhaps taking their lead from the news, blame vaping for seizures apparently suffered by their teenage children. The evidence, however, is far from clear ...

Snapshot: Romania, August 2019

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

This ECigIntelligence market snapshot for Romania covers key indicators such as recent, present and predicted market size, an indication of regulation level and an overview of the top available brands ...

BAT South Africa is given the go-ahead for merger with Twisp

Written by ECigIntelligence || 20th August 2019 || News analysis |

South Africa’s Competition Tribunal has approved a merger between British American Tobacco South Africa (BATSA) and the country’s leading e-cigarette manufacturer, Twisp ...

Snapshot: South Africa, July 2019

Written by ECigIntelligence || 19th August 2019 || Market reports , Market Snapshots |

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

Swiss national committee proposes age limit and ad restrictions

Written by ECigIntelligence || 19th August 2019 || News analysis |

Minors would no longer be able to buy tobacco or e-cigarettes in Switzerland under a new proposal by the Council of States’ social security and public health committee ...

Brazil opens debate about possible legalisation of e-cigarettes

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

Brazil has held its first hearing on the possible legalisation of e-cigs, with an intense debate about changing the 2009 resolution that forbids their advertising, import, and sale ...

Online sales dominate: China market report

Written by ECigIntelligence || 14th August 2019 || Country market reports , Market reports |

In our latest look at the market in China, we focus on online sales and look at which sites dominate, which brands and form factors are popular and how the future...

BAT launches hybrid pod in Korea amid rumours of new tax scheme

Written by ECigIntelligence || 14th August 2019 || Marketing & retailing , News analysis |

British American Tobacco (BAT) has launched Glo Sens in Korea, a new hybrid pod product which combines vaping technology with real...

Indian court rules against Maharashtra e-cig seizure

Written by ECigIntelligence || 12th August 2019 || News analysis |

Indian tobacco and e-cig manufacturer Godfrey Phillips India Limited (GPI) won a reprieve after an Indian court prevented the Maharashtra state government from taking action against the company ...

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