US state-level regulation paused as lawmakers go into lockdown

Written by Freddie Dawson || 1st April 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

United States

COVID-19

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

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 || Business briefing |

North America

United States

Companies

Major brands

Business briefing

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 || Business briefing |

Europe

Scotland

United Kingdom

Companies

Health

Regulation and Legislation

Business briefing

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 || Business briefing |

EU

Europe

United Kingdom

Companies

Health

Policy and Politics

Business briefing

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 || Regulatory briefing |

Asia

Malaysia

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

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 || Business briefing |

North America

United States

Companies

Technology and Innovation

Business briefing

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 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

United Kingdom

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

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 || Regulatory briefing |

Asia

Philippines

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

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 || Regulatory briefing |

EU

Europe

United Kingdom

Heated tobacco

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

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 || Regulatory briefing |

Africa

Asia

India

South Africa

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

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 || Business briefing |

Asia

China

North America

United States

Policy and Politics

Business briefing

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 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

United Kingdom

Heated tobacco

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

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 || Regulatory briefing |

Asia

Indonesia

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

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 || Business briefing |

Asia

Japan

Heated tobacco

Marketing and Retailing

Technology and Innovation

Business briefing

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 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

Scotland

United Kingdom

Health

Heated tobacco

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

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 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

Iceland

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

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 || Regulatory briefing |

Asia

Hong Kong

Heated tobacco

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

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 || Regulatory briefing |

EU

Europe

Ireland

United Kingdom

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

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 |

EU

Europe

United Kingdom

Marketing and Retailing

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 || Business briefing |

North America

United States

Companies

Business briefing

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 || Regulatory briefing |

Australasia

New Zealand

Heated tobacco

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

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 || Business briefing |

Europe

United Kingdom

Companies

Regulation and Legislation

Business briefing

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 || Business briefing |

United Kingdom

Companies

Business briefing

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 || Business briefing |

Asia

Japan

Companies

Heated tobacco

Marketing and Retailing

Business briefing

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 |

Europe

United Kingdom

Companies

Flavours

Marketing and Retailing

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 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

Ireland

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

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 || Business briefing |

Europe

United Kingdom

Companies

Marketing and Retailing

Business briefing

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 || Business briefing |

United Kingdom

Companies

Business briefing

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 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

United Kingdom

Heated tobacco

Policy and Politics

Regulatory briefing

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 || Regulatory briefing |

EU

Europe

United Kingdom

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

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 || Regulatory briefing |

Australasia

New Zealand

Heated tobacco

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

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 ...

E-cigs are no threat to young people, ASH tells UK science committee

Written by Freddie Dawson || 28th March 2018 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

United Kingdom

Health

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Public health experts sought to reassure UK lawmakers that e-cigarettes did not pose a threat to the health of young people when they revealed the results of a survey showing just 4% of youngsters had taken up vaping,...

Cole-Bishop amendment fails once again to ride in on US spending bill

Written by Freddie Dawson || 22nd March 2018 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

United States

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Language changing the “grandfathering date” for vaping products has been dropped from the US Appropriations Bill as the government hurries again to avoid another shutdown ...

UK campaign names VApril as the month for smokers to switch

Written by Freddie Dawson || 22nd March 2018 || Business briefing |

Europe

United Kingdom

Health

Business briefing

A vaping awareness and education campaign has been launched by the UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA). VApril, which will take place over the month of April, aims to convince smokers to switch ...

BAT ready to invest tax savings in HnB and e-cigs

Written by Freddie Dawson || 1st March 2018 || Business briefing |

North America

United States

Companies

Business briefing

British American Tobacco (BAT) has announced it will invest half the money it has saved from US corporate tax restructuring in next generation products ...

British American Tobacco now claims to be the biggest reduced-risk tobacco company in the world

Written by Freddie Dawson || 23rd February 2018 || Business briefing |

Europe

North America

United Kingdom

United States

Companies

Heated tobacco

Business briefing

British American Tobacco claims to be the largest reduced-risk product company in the world following its acquisition of Reynolds American and says it will build on this through a variety of HnB, moist tobacco and oral tobacco brands...

Study suggests vape shops should link with medical professionals

Written by Freddie Dawson || 13th February 2018 || Marketing & retailing |

England

Europe

United Kingdom

Health

Marketing & retailing

A new study has found that found that a closer relationship with health professionals could lead to an increase in business – despite both staff and customers not considering smoking cessation as the main role of a vape...

Heat-not-burn products rise as cigarette sales fall in Japan

Written by Freddie Dawson || 9th February 2018 || Business briefing |

Asia

Japan

Companies

Heated tobacco

Marketing and Retailing

Technology and Innovation

Business briefing

Reduced-risk products have severely impacted sales of conventional cigarettes in Japan, according to Japan Tobacco. The firm says the total value of cigarette sales fell by 12.5% in 2017 ...

Online retailer aims for express e-cig deliveries

Written by Freddie Dawson || 4th December 2017 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |

Europe

United Kingdom

Companies

Marketing and Retailing

Business briefing

Marketing & retailing

A new website aiming to break into the British e-cigarette market with express deliveries has reached the halfway point in its crowd-funding round with under a month to go. Clouder – a UK-based third-party online aggregator for vape...

Doctors’ union joins the UK consensus backing e-cigs for smoking cessation

Written by Freddie Dawson || 30th November 2017 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

United Kingdom

Health

Regulatory briefing

The British Medical Association – the doctors’ trade union – has dropped its opposition to e-cigarettes and urged its members to recommend vaping as a means to quit smoking ...

It ain’t just what you sell, it’s the way that you sell it – and where

Written by Freddie Dawson || 29th November 2017 || Marketing & retailing |

United Kingdom

Companies

Marketing and Retailing

Marketing & retailing

An e-cig company could be selling the best item available in a category but if it is selling it through the wrong retail channel, it is likely to lose out, according to industry experts ...

Cessation studies so far ‘statistically insignificant’, says research expert

Written by Freddie Dawson || 27th November 2017 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

United Kingdom

Health

Regulatory briefing

New meta-analyses showing e-cigarettes as positive tools for smoking cessation are lacking – and that comes down to just one person in one controlled trial, according to an expert on health research ...

UK committee head says focus is on evidence, despite personal feelings

Written by Freddie Dawson || 25th November 2017 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

United Kingdom

Policy and Politics

Regulatory briefing

The head of Britain’s committee looking into the science behind e-cigarettes has confirmed his personal sympathy with vaping but maintains that he must focus on evidence and...

Experts urge transparency, independence for PMI’s foundation

Written by Freddie Dawson || 25th November 2017 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

North America

United Kingdom

United States

World

Companies

Health

Regulatory briefing

Foundation for a Smoke-Free World, the controversial research endowment fund initially endowed for $1bn by Philip Morris International (PMI), has committed to instituting “almost all” good-governance suggestions put to it by harm reduction...

Is shake and vape a ticking time-bomb for the vaping industry?

Written by Freddie Dawson || 22nd November 2017 || Business briefing |

EU

Europe

United Kingdom

Marketing and Retailing

Policy and Politics

Technology and Innovation

Business briefing

The increasingly popular practice of “shake and vape” poses a threat to the e-cigarette industry, according to speakers and delegates at a recent conference ...

Et tu brûlée? Expect complex desserts to be the flavour of 2018

Written by Freddie Dawson || 21st November 2017 || Business briefing |

Europe

United Kingdom

Marketing and Retailing

Technology and Innovation

Business briefing

Complex desserts in a shake and vape format will come to the fore next year according to experts at the Next Generation Nicotine Delivery Conference in London ...

KT&G launches HnB Lil in South Korea, challenging IQOS and Glo on price

Written by Freddie Dawson || 8th November 2017 || Business briefing |

Asia

South Korea

Heated tobacco

Marketing and Retailing

Business briefing

The biggest tobacco company in South Korea, KT&G, has launched its own heat-not-burn (HnB) device into the rapidly expanding tobacco alternatives market in the country, where it will compete with PMI’s IQOS and BAT’s Glo ...

Psychological Society joins lobbyists in urging UK to keep up support for e-cigs

Written by Freddie Dawson || 6th November 2017 || Regulatory briefing |

EU

Europe

United Kingdom

Health

Marketing and Retailing

Policy and Politics

Regulatory briefing

The UK government is being urged by both an all-party parliamentary lobby group and the British Psychological Society to keep promoting e-cigs as a means to stop smoking ...

No change ahead in e-cig advertising rules, UK minister tells MPs

Written by Freddie Dawson || 2nd November 2017 || Marketing & retailing |

Europe

United Kingdom

Heated tobacco

Marketing and Retailing

Policy and Politics

Marketing & retailing

The British government will not review permitted formats for e-cigarette advertising any time soon – but it will review the potential toxicity of Heat-not-Burn (HnB) tobacco products, a junior minister told concerned MPs ...

Imperial Brands purchases UK e-cigarette business Nerudia

Written by Freddie Dawson || 2nd November 2017 || Business briefing |

Europe

United Kingdom

Companies

Business briefing

Imperial Brands has acquired innovation and expertise in the vaping field with the purchase of Nerudia, a UK e-cigarette consultancy and e-liquid manufacturer ...