Freddie Dawson, Author at ECigIntelligence

UK advertising watchdog cracks the whip against promotion of vaping on TikTok

Written by Freddie Dawson || 16th May 2023 || News analysis |

The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has confirmed that commercially associated vaping posts should not appear on the social media site TikTok ...

Big Tobacco accused of doing too little, too slowly in switch to reduced risk

Written by Freddie Dawson || 9th May 2023 || News analysis |

Tobacco companies are not doing enough to transition to reduced risk products and are not phasing out conventional cigarettes quickly enough, according to the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World (FSFW) ...

PMI ends interest in US vaping market, outsources manufacturing elsewhere

Written by Freddie Dawson || 28th April 2023 || News analysis |

Philip Morris International will scale back and partially outsource its vaping business, instead focusing on other tobacco alternatives that can help it become a majority smoke-free revenue company by 2025 ...

Heated tobacco case shows age matters in British ads for e-cigarette products

Written by Freddie Dawson || 23rd March 2023 || News analysis |

Companies dealing in e-cigarette products must be extremely careful with all age-related details when it comes to website illustrations and endorsements, a new UK ruling against a heated tobacco company demonstrates ...

Elf Bar acts fast to avoid recall notice, but oversized vapes still can’t be sold in UK

Written by Freddie Dawson || 16th March 2023 || News analysis |

Reports that Elf Bar has been the subject of a mandatory recall of its UK products that did not meet regulations are false – but so are suggestions that the vapes can still be sold ...

Nicotine-free e-liquids could face EU duty to close shake-and-vape tax dodge

Written by Freddie Dawson || 6th March 2023 || News analysis |

European authorities will likely look to impose a tax on nicotine-free e-liquids in the upcoming revision of the EU Tobacco Excise Directive (TED) ...

While growth in e-cigarettes slows, other tobacco alternatives are catching up fast

Written by Freddie Dawson || 18th January 2023 || Blogs |

ECigIntelligence predicted a year ago that increasing restrictions and taxes on vaping products would drive more users to other tobacco alternatives in 2022. And it does appear that this has been the case ...

Italy’s new government scraps planned increases in e-liquid excise duties

Written by Freddie Dawson || 8th December 2022 || News analysis |

Excise duties on cigarettes in Italy will increase from 1st January, while those on heated tobacco and e-liquids will not rise at the rate previously laid out, under the new Italian government’s 2023 Budget Bill. The newly formed right-wing coalition...

Tighter controls at home may encourage Chinese e-cig firms to focus on exports

Written by Freddie Dawson || 17th November 2022 || News analysis |

Domestic tax provisions and tightened regulations have led to Chinese e-cigarette brands looking to new international markets as higher prices and flavour limits mean fewer vapers at home, according to experts ...

E-cig tax should be easy to implement, but will new rules affect Chinese market?

Written by Freddie Dawson || 16th November 2022 || News analysis |

China’s new e-cigarette tax should not prove too heavy an administrative burden, according to experts. But it remains unclear what impact new regulations brought in earlier this year will have on the domestic market ...

Deal or no deal? Juul reportedly ‘thinking about’ filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Written by Freddie Dawson || 5th October 2022 || News analysis |

Juul Labs may be considering Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, according to a report citing unnamed sources ...

Altria ends agreement with Juul in US, freeing up both companies to compete

Written by Freddie Dawson || 30th September 2022 || News analysis |

Altria has disclosed in a filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it is ending its non-compete agreement with Juul ...

Prohibition Juice fails with court claim that US FDA overstepped its authority

Written by Freddie Dawson || 6th September 2022 || News analysis |

Prohibition Juice has failed in an attempt to get the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s authority over vaping products curtailed ...

FDA chief Califf orders external review of ‘stressed’ Center for Tobacco Products

Written by Freddie Dawson || 20th July 2022 || News analysis |

US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Robert Califf has authorised an external review of the Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), citing a “series of challenges that have...stressed the agency’s operations” ...

Huge disparities in access to stop-smoking services across England

Written by Freddie Dawson || 8th July 2022 || News analysis |

Public health in the North of England continues to be ignored in favour of supporting more affluent and Tory-leaning areas in the South and Midlands, according to a new survey ...

Regulations and apathy throw obstacles in the way of e-cig recycling efforts

Written by Freddie Dawson || 27th June 2022 || News analysis |

Efforts to increase recycling of vaping products have been stymied by unintended consequences of unrelated regulations as well as a lack of consumer interest ...

Health, environment damage: e-cigs and vaping products ‘are not the solution’

Written by Freddie Dawson || 3rd June 2022 || News analysis |

Next-generation tobacco products such as e-cigarettes and smokeless tobacco alternatives are not the solution to damage caused by the tobacco industry to both public health and the environment, according to speakers at a World Health Organization (WHO) conference...

Reynolds sees further PMTA success with six new product authorisations

Written by Freddie Dawson || 13th May 2022 || News analysis |

RJ Reynolds has received a second round of authorisations for devices and cartridges from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Vuse vaping brand ...

Where do we go from here? How new rules will affect world vape markets

Written by Freddie Dawson || 31st January 2022 || News analysis |

Consumers will continue to increasingly spread usage out over different alternative nicotine products, partly driven by further, stricter vaping regulation across the globe throughout 2022, ECigIntelligence predicts ...

US state-level regulation paused as lawmakers go into lockdown

Written by Freddie Dawson || 1st April 2020 || News analysis |

With president Donald Trump announcing social distancing and other measures being extended until the end of April it seems unlikely many US state legislatures will choose to end their adjournments soon ...

Charlie’s Chalk Dust will sell CBD
e-liquid after takeover by drinks firm

Written by Freddie Dawson || 8th May 2019 || News analysis |

Charlie’s Chalk Dust, one of the best known American e-liquid brands, has announced its entry into the CBD sector following its acquisition by a drinks company with CBD interests ...

Scottish prisons will offer four e-cigarette brands free to inmates

Written by Freddie Dawson || 18th September 2018 || News analysis |

Four companies have been chosen to provide the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) with e-cigarettes and e-liquids in closed pods. Prisoners will be offered free vaping starter kits from late September ...

BAT under fire for seeking contracts with UK stop smoking services

Written by Freddie Dawson || 13th September 2018 || News analysis |

British American Tobacco (BAT) has been criticised in local and national government circles for attempting to win contracts with local smoking cessation services in the UK ...

Labelling guidelines – first step on the road to Malaysian regulation?

Written by Freddie Dawson || 10th September 2018 || News analysis |

Malaysian manufacturers of e-liquids are now required to adhere to new labelling guidelines. At present, the rules apply only to non-nicotine liquids – but there are hopes they may be the first step towards wider regulation ...

‘Not patently obvious’ – board awards Fontem a win over Reynolds

Written by Freddie Dawson || 4th September 2018 || News analysis |

In a patent appeal case that could have wide implications for the e-cig industry, Fontem Ventures has scored a significant victory in one of its ongoing intellectual property disputes with RJ Reynolds ...

UK government has no intention of taxing vaping…yet

Written by Freddie Dawson || 24th August 2018 || News analysis |

The UK treasury has confirmed that it has “no current plans” to introduce a tax on vaping products, despite reports in some media that taxation was being prepared to help prop up the ailing NHS ...

Philippines looks set for new stance on vaping but future still unclear

Written by Freddie Dawson || 21st August 2018 || News analysis |

The Philippines could be set to take a liberal stance on e-cigarettes after the House of Representatives passed a non-binding resolution urging the Philippine Department of Health to focus on e-cigarettes to aid smoking cessation ...

MPs back easing of e-cig regulation – but leave the door open to taxes

Written by Freddie Dawson || 17th August 2018 || News analysis |

Conclusions and recommendations from the Parliamentary Science and Technology Committee investigation into e-cigarettes have confirmed yet again the UK’s status as the most vape-friendly major market ...

‘Make your voice heard’ as India and South Africa mull over regulation

Written by Freddie Dawson || 18th July 2018 || News analysis |

Members of the e-cigarette industry in South Africa and India, or looking to do business in those countries, have been urged to submit comments to the various bodies preparing legislation there ...

Will vaping industry take a beating in tariffs round two or three?

Written by Freddie Dawson || 16th July 2018 || News analysis |

The initial round of trade tariffs imposed on China by the Trump administration is not expected to have much impact on the vapour industry – but a forthcoming second round could specifically include vaping products ...

UK’s tax plans include a new category for heated tobacco

Written by Freddie Dawson || 9th July 2018 || News analysis |

Heated-tobacco products are to receive their own taxation category and rate in the UK. A rate and commencement date for the duty on tobacco consumables for heat-not-burn (HnB) products will be announced in the autumn budget ...

Indonesia delays e-liquid tax to October due to ‘a lot of use’

Written by Freddie Dawson || 7th July 2018 || News analysis |

The full implementation of a 57% tax on e-liquid in Indonesia has been delayed until 1st October 2018. The tax was originally scheduled to come into force on 1st July ...

Japanese firm launches independent rival device to heat IQOS Heets

Written by Freddie Dawson || 4th July 2018 || News analysis |

A new heated-tobacco device which uses PMI’s tobacco consumables Heets will be officially launched on the Japanese market later this month by Jouz, a new independent company ...

Scots to consult on their vision for a tobacco-free future

Written by Freddie Dawson || 27th June 2018 || News analysis |

The Scottish government will consult on a range of new regulations for reduced-risk products, including further restrictions on e-cig advertising, banning some flavours in Hnb products, and banning their public use ...

Iceland regulates e-cigs for the first time

Written by Freddie Dawson || 22nd June 2018 || News analysis |

Iceland passed a new law to specifically regulate and potentially tax e-cigarettes for the first time at a legislative session held last...

Hong Kong moves towards legal HnB, while keeping e-cigs tightly controlled

Written by Freddie Dawson || 20th June 2018 || News analysis |

Hong Kong plans to regulate HnB products in the same way as conventional cigarettes, lifting a rarely-enforced ban. But the current heavy restrictions on nicotine-containing e-cigarettes will remain ...

Industry association accuses UK Trading Standards of poor enforcement

Written by Freddie Dawson || 18th June 2018 || News analysis |

The Independent British Vape Trade Association (IBVTA) says its members are losing business to companies selling illegal products – while in Ireland official inspections found a low level of compliance with regulations ...

Big Pharma squares up to vaping association in the parliamentary ring

Written by Freddie Dawson || 21st May 2018 || Marketing & retailing |

A vaping versus pharma fight over advertising has emerged in evidence being given to the UK government, with Johnson & Johnson for Big Pharma taking on the UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) ...

Turning Point moves further into e-cigs, buying Vapor Supply for $4.8m

Written by Freddie Dawson || 21st May 2018 || News analysis |

E-cigarettes now make up more than a third of net sales for US tobacco products supplier Turning Point Brands (TPB) – and are likely to account for an even larger proportion soon following the recent acquisition of Vapor...

New Zealand gives the all-clear to vaping and HnB – but ads are out

Written by Freddie Dawson || 16th May 2018 || News analysis |

E-cigarettes and heated tobacco can continue to be sold in New Zealand under current regulations, the country’s government has formally announced ...

Njoy preparing to take the medical licensing route in the UK

Written by Freddie Dawson || 14th May 2018 || News analysis |

British e-cig maker Njoy Innovations is ready to produce a medically licensed e-cigarette, according to evidence supplied to a group of UK members of parliament...

Supreme confidence misplaced – stock market flotation called off

Written by Freddie Dawson || 9th May 2018 || News analysis |

Supreme, the company behind the 88Vape and Kik e-cigarette brands, has shelved its plan to float on London’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM) stock exchange ...

Big in Japan – now JTI and BAT plan to make HnB bigger

Written by Freddie Dawson || 7th May 2018 || News analysis |

British American Tobacco (BAT) and Japan Tobacco International (JTI) are both planning further investment in reduced-risk products following successful Japanese launches ...

As British as roast beef – UK reveals its dream vaping flavours

Written by Freddie Dawson || 7th May 2018 || Marketing & retailing |

In another media coup for British American Tobacco (BAT) and its subsidiary VIP, a light-hearted survey of vaper flavour wish lists has been making the news rounds. And it turns out Brits just love their roast dinners ...

‘Let’s have a policy’ – Irish senators adopt very different lines on vaping

Written by Freddie Dawson || 4th May 2018 || News analysis |

A number of Irish senators have started to take notice of e-cigarettes – with very mixed reactions. While some have called for vaping to be encouraged as an aid to smoking cessation, others want it banned in public...

Dinner Lady aims to reach mass UK market with supermarket tie-up

Written by Freddie Dawson || 4th May 2018 || News analysis |

Vape Dinner Lady has agreed a national rollout with UK supermarket Asda for the most popular items in its e-liquid range and the company is trialling a dedicated shelving unit for further additions ...

Company behind 88Vape prepares to float on London stock market

Written by Freddie Dawson || 3rd May 2018 || News analysis |

Supreme – the company behind the UK e-cigarette brands KiK and 88Vape – says its flotation on the AIM (Alternative Investment Market) stock exchange in London should go ahead in the next few days ...

UK ministers consider advertising policy – both their own and PMI’s

Written by Freddie Dawson || 30th April 2018 || News analysis |

The UK government is keeping an eye on the advertising of heated tobacco products such as IQOS, while defending reduced budgets for its own smoking cessation advertising ...

No short-fill shortfall – agency takes on added staff to handle notifications

Written by Freddie Dawson || 18th April 2018 || News analysis |

So-called “short-fill” products have not affected the number of nicotine-containing e-liquids being notified in the UK, according to an expert from the agency in charge ...

Legal victory means PMI can sell Heets in New Zealand after all

Written by Freddie Dawson || 29th March 2018 || News analysis |

Philip Morris International (PMI) has won the right to sell and market heat-not-burn Heets sticks in New Zealand in a surprise legal ruling against the Ministry of Health ...

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