Author: Freddie Dawson
Where do we go from here? How new rules will affect world vape markets
Written by Freddie Dawson || 31st January 2022 || Business briefing |
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 || 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 || 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 || 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 ...
UK parliament’s delayed e-cig inquiry is back in business
Written by Freddie Dawson || 26th October 2017 || Regulatory briefing |
A re-formed UK parliamentary committee is to examine the science behind e-cigarettes, with a view to informing future policy and regulation ...
Boom in IQOS figures reveals HnB’s growing share of world tobacco market
Written by Freddie Dawson || 26th October 2017 || Business briefing |
Heated tobacco continues to take up a greater and greater share of the total world tobacco market, according to new figures from Philip Morris International (PMI) outlining the success of its IQOS device ...
South Korea proposes HnB tax almost equal to tobacco
Written by Freddie Dawson || 23rd October 2017 || Regulatory briefing |
A new tax proposal for heat-not-burn (HnB) products in South Korea could leave them more expensive than their traditional cigarette counterparts....
Backbench tobacco debate disappoints UK e-cig industry
Written by Freddie Dawson || 20th October 2017 || Regulatory briefing |
A UK parliament backbench debate on the new tobacco control plan acknowledged the role e-cigarettes have played, and will continue to play, but did little to address the concerns of some industry stakeholders....
A NICE change – official UK health bodies back e-cigs for cessation
Written by Freddie Dawson || 18th October 2017 || Regulatory briefing |
New endorsements from public bodies in the UK could move e-cigarettes a step closer to being offered on prescription by NHS doctors as aids to quitting smoking ...
‘Doctor, doctor, your website’s too stylish’ – e-cig firm falls foul of advertising code
Written by Freddie Dawson || 10th October 2017 || Marketing & retailing |
A ruling by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority calls into question the line between fact and promotion when it comes to the fonts used on websites ...
Big Tobacco firms come to the rescue of major UK e-cigarette wholesaler
Written by Freddie Dawson || 9th October 2017 || Marketing & retailing |
A major UK distributor of tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, is to be kept afloat through loans from JTI and Imperial as it seeks to finalise its own acquisition ...
French firm aims to roll out its nicotine dosage device in Europe and US
Written by Freddie Dawson || 2nd October 2017 || Business briefing |
Enovap, an innovative French hardware manufacturer, has announced plans to move into the US market, where it hopes to apply its technology to medicinal cannabis use ...
UK advertising bodies consider allowing e-cig health claims
Written by Freddie Dawson || 15th September 2017 || Regulatory briefing |
The UK bodies in charge of advertising regulatory code have put forward a yes/no consultation on proposals to loosen restrictions on e-cigarette health claims in advertisements....
British MP seeks to free fruit, vegetables and e-cigs from EU shackles
Written by Freddie Dawson || 8th September 2017 || Regulatory briefing |
A new bill to liberate e-cigarettes in Britain from the EU TPD has been proposed by MP Christopher Chope, but questions remain over its seriousness. Still, the industry welcomes the opportunity for law-makers to debate the issue....
Domestic troubles send Malaysian manufacturers into foreign markets
Written by Freddie Dawson || 5th September 2017 || Business briefing |
Malaysian e-liquid manufacturers are looking at the European Union and other markets as regulatory uncertainty bites at home – but only the bigger players can afford the costs involved ...
WHO says taxes, not indoor vaping, should be used to encourage switching
Written by Freddie Dawson || 30th August 2017 || Regulatory briefing |
The World Health Organization says governments should consider banning vaping indoors but use other strategies, such as high taxes on cigarettes, to encourage smokers to switch ...
Scottish pharmacists may soften hard line on e-cigs after reviewing evidence
Written by Freddie Dawson || 30th August 2017 || Business briefing |
The Scottish Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has announced a review of evidence on e-cigarettes that could lead to a softening of its professional advice on vaping products ...
UK advertising watchdog rules: no print ads for nicotine-capable e-cigs
Written by Freddie Dawson || 22nd August 2017 || Regulatory briefing |
The UK Advertising Standards Authority has provided further clarity on what is and is not permitted in print media e-cigarette advertising with a ruling against a magazine ad for a vape store ...
BAT launches Glo and Dunhill Neostiks on the South Korean HnB market
Written by Freddie Dawson || 17th August 2017 || Business briefing |
British American Tobacco (BAT) has launched its Glo device in South Korea, joining Philip Morris International (PMI)'s iQOS in what could be a lively market for heated tobacco products ...
New senate proposal could finally see e-cigs regulated in the Philippines
Written by Freddie Dawson || 17th August 2017 || Regulatory briefing |
A new proposal for regulating e-cigarettes in the Philippines has been put forward by a political heavy-hitter in the country’s senate ...
Ireland “should not implement e-cigarette tax”, ministry says
Written by Freddie Dawson || 9th August 2017 || Regulatory briefing |
The Republic of Ireland is unlikely to introduce a tax on e-cigarettes or e-liquid in the near future, recent documents...
New Zealand clears a legal path for alternative tobacco products
Written by Freddie Dawson || 4th August 2017 || Regulatory briefing |
New Zealand is to introduce an amendment to existing laws that will enable the legal introduction of alternative tobacco products such as snus and heat-not-burn devices ...
UK e-liquid firm shows confidence by moving into much larger factory
Written by Freddie Dawson || 1st August 2017 || Business briefing |
A manufacturer and a retail chain have shown confidence in the growth of the UK e-cig market by expanding their businesses ...
The FDA’s new philosophy: ‘We need to take a fresh look at nicotine’
Written by Freddie Dawson || 31st July 2017 || Regulatory briefing |
Scott Gottlieb, commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), appeared on Friday to go further than any federal official – or most politicians – previously had in supporting alternative nicotine products for harm...
The complex Logic of branding revealed as JT puts out the Lites
Written by Freddie Dawson || 21st July 2017 || Marketing & retailing |
Logic has eaten E-Lites as parent company JT creates one unified global brand; but is it the right decision to put all your e-cig eggs in one branding basket? ...
British health ministry puts e-cigs at heart of anti-smoking plans
Written by Freddie Dawson || 18th July 2017 || Regulatory briefing |
UK Department of Health wants e-cigs excluded from smoke-free policies, a clear path to medical licensing – and maybe even a review of Britain’s TPD...
UK authority won’t close loophole in TPD rules that allows nicotine shots
Written by Freddie Dawson || 11th July 2017 || Regulatory briefing |
The UK authority that oversees compliance with the EU TPD has said it will allow nicotine shots, even though they are seen by many as exploiting a loophole ...
E-cigs helping Wales quit smoking, but health inequality remains a worry
Written by Freddie Dawson || 5th July 2017 || Business briefing |
A survey of public health in Wales has revealing some interesting figures on smoking and vaping and offered a clear recommendation of e-cigs for cessation...
UK watchdog says Vype website promotions are too promotional
Written by Freddie Dawson || 26th June 2017 || Marketing & retailing , Regulatory briefing |
The UK Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has ruled against a number of promotions on the Vype website, arguing that the claims and images went beyond offering factual...
Singapore plans to close a loophole and ban e-cigarettes completely
Written by Freddie Dawson || 21st June 2017 || Regulatory briefing |
Adding to existing restrictions, a new proposal to prohibit imports, possession and use seems likely to be passed by Singaporean...
UK official statistics office credits e-cigs for increase in quitting rates
Written by Freddie Dawson || 19th June 2017 || Regulatory briefing |
Vaping has contributed to significant increases in quitting conventional cigarettes, according to new statistics from a government body....
It’s confusion as usual after UK election, and no change for e-cigs
Written by Freddie Dawson || 15th June 2017 || Regulatory briefing |
The future of Britain’s involvement with the European Union, and with it the future of e-cig regulation in the country, remains as unclear as everything else after an inconclusive result in the UK’s latest general...
Local paper advertisement makes the UK rules clear – by breaking them
Written by Freddie Dawson || 13th June 2017 || Marketing & retailing , Regulatory briefing |
A ruling by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority against one vape store’s ad may be good news for others – because it clarifies what is acceptable in local...
Freed from ECIG, Britain’s VIP starts new life as subsidiary of BAT
Written by Freddie Dawson || 31st May 2017 || Business briefing |
The Nicoventures subsidiary of British American Tobacco (BAT) has bought British e-cig retailer and e-liquid brand VIP, just weeks after it went into insolvency over an unpaid tax...
Young people ‘remember e-cig ads better than tobacco advertising’
Written by Freddie Dawson || 30th May 2017 || Marketing & retailing , Regulatory briefing |
A new study shows that e-cigarette advertising is more successful at creating brand awareness among young Americans than other tobacco-related advertising, and appears to suggest that light regulation could make e-cig ads a route towards...
UK government asks how it should define HnB for tax purposes
Written by Freddie Dawson || 23rd May 2017 || Regulatory briefing |
As heated tobacco products pose new questions for regulators, the UK government is holding a public consultation on potential tax...
In UK, exclusive vapers overtake dual users amid cloud of mistrust
Written by Freddie Dawson || 10th May 2017 || Business briefing |
For the first time, UK vapers who use only e-cigarettes outnumber dual users. But the latest survey from Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) also reveals high levels of mistrust on safety issues....
Vape store openings buck the declining trend on UK high streets
Written by Freddie Dawson || 2nd May 2017 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Vape shops are thought to be the biggest contributors to maintaining business on UK high streets in 2016....
Manufacturers widen the net, selling other brands on their websites
Written by Freddie Dawson || 26th April 2017 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
E-cigarette manufacturers have started selling products from other firms on their own websites. But...
Taking e-cig advertising outdoors
Written by Freddie Dawson || 26th April 2017 || Market reports , Marketing & retailing |
Outdoor advertising is arguably the most important medium left open for e-cigarette companies looking to create brand awareness. But what can it actually do for a company and is it worth it?...
Irish retail brand makes ‘no-brainer’ move, rapidly expanding into UK
Written by Freddie Dawson || 18th April 2017 || Business briefing |
Irish retail brand Hale Vaping is expanding rapidly, opening new stores in both the Republic of Ireland and the UK....
‘Softly softly’ UK Trading Standards approach won’t keep everyone happy
Written by Freddie Dawson || 6th April 2017 || Marketing & retailing , Regulatory briefing |
Not all are happy about a decision to take it easy on violators of the EU Tobacco Products Directive when it formally comes into force in the UK in May....
‘Healthier than smoking’ flyer falls foul of UK advertising watchdog
Written by Freddie Dawson || 6th April 2017 || Regulatory briefing |
UK regulators have shown they will still clamp down on unauthorised e-cig health claims despite a consultation which appeared to suggest a softening of stance....
Frisco believes the future of synthetic nicotine could be a matter of taste
Written by Freddie Dawson || 6th April 2017 || Business briefing |
An American e-liquid company is looking to synthetic nicotine to improve flavour profiles but will have to convince consumers and retailers that the higher price-tag is worth...
Retailers have six months to register under terms of Scottish Health Act
Written by Freddie Dawson || 4th April 2017 || Regulatory briefing |
Scotland's Health Act has come into effect, compelling retailers to register if they intend to continue to sell e-cigarette products in the...
New Zealand to formally legalise e-cigs, but will ban much advertising
Written by Freddie Dawson || 29th March 2017 || Marketing & retailing , Regulatory briefing |
The government of New Zealand has confirmed that it plans to legalise nicotine-containing e-cigarettes, and embed harm reduction concepts into...
BAT scores a hit with Debrett’s guidance on the etiquette of vaping
Written by Freddie Dawson || 27th March 2017 || Business briefing |
BAT caught the attention of the British and international press by commissioning a vaping etiquette guide from...
Australia turns down appeal to reclassify nicotine for e-cigarette use
Written by Freddie Dawson || 23rd March 2017 || Regulatory briefing |
Australia will not re-classify nicotine to allow the domestic sale of e-cigarettes, having refused to legalise nicotine-containing e-liquid despite appeals to support vaping for harm...
UK APPG roundtable talks will take place under new secretariat
Written by Freddie Dawson || 23rd March 2017 || Business briefing |
The UK All Party Parliamentary Group for e-cigs will meet at the end of March 2017 for a roundtable. It switched its secretariat service provider in October 2016....
Vape House Marrakech hopes to cash in on European tourist trade
Written by Freddie Dawson || 21st March 2017 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Vape House, a European vape store chain, will open its first branch in Africa when it unveils a Marrakech store later this year, hoping to trade on European tourists avoiding TPD...
Electronic Cigarettes International Group files for bankruptcy
Written by Freddie Dawson || 18th March 2017 || Business briefing |
Electronic Cigarettes International Group (ECIG) has filed for bankruptcy, following shortly after its UK operation entered administrative...
UK parliament’s tech committee prepares to investigate e-cig science
Written by Freddie Dawson || 15th March 2017 || Regulatory briefing |
A UK parliamentary select committee is to launch an investigation into the science behind e-cigarettes....
Taiwan proposes total e-cigarette ban, despite hopes of lenient regime
Written by Freddie Dawson || 10th March 2017 || Regulatory briefing |
Taiwan is proposing a full ban on e-cigarettes, but intervention by the World Trade Organization could interfere with that plan....
VIP put in administration, placing parent firm ECIG’s future in doubt
Written by Freddie Dawson || 9th March 2017 || Business briefing |
British brand VIP has been placed in administration, casting doubt over the future financial situation of its American parent company, Electronic Cigarettes International Group....
Maori leader wants New Zealand to subsidise e-cigs for cessation
Written by Freddie Dawson || 6th March 2017 || Regulatory briefing |
A New Zealand political party has proposed providing some form of subsidy for e-cigarettes in pursuit of the country's goal of being smoke-free by 2025....
Scottish government consults over plan for extra advertising regulation
Written by Freddie Dawson || 6th March 2017 || Marketing & retailing , Regulatory briefing |
Scotland’s government is to launch a consultation over plans to regulate advertising and marketing of e-cigarettes more tightly than in the rest of the...NJOY enjoys a fresh start with $35m equity capital injection
Written by Freddie Dawson || 1st March 2017 || Business briefing |
NJOY, one of the best-known U.S. e-cig makers, has emerged successfully from last year's bankruptcy with a $35m injection of new equity capital....
Cole-Bishop ‘could save the industry’ – but it’s not a done deal yet
Written by Freddie Dawson || 27th February 2017 || Regulatory briefing |
The Cole-Bishop bill to bring forward the grandfathering date in the FDA deeming regulations could be a lifesaver for much of the U.S. e-cigarette industry - but it is not guaranteed a passage into...
Asia Pacific warms to heat-not-burn, but it’s not an easy road
Written by Freddie Dawson || 20th February 2017 || Business briefing |
Japan Tobacco and Philip Morris International are attempting to widen their distribution of heat-not-burn (HnB) products throughout Pacific Asia, but there have been problems along the way....
Advertisers get the message: Santa don’t vape – he’s in trouble deep
Written by Freddie Dawson || 17th February 2017 || Regulatory briefing |
A billboard advertisement showing Santa Claus vaping has been banned by UK regulators over concerns it might appeal to...
Vaping business ‘forced to close’ for passing on cessation claims from TV
Written by Freddie Dawson || 15th February 2017 || Regulatory briefing |
U.S. e-cigarette company claims fines levied against it for making smoking cessation claims have forced it out of business – even though such claims on its website came from legitimate U.S. TV shows and customer...
Safety tests highlight need for vigilance on e-cig chargers
Written by Freddie Dawson || 9th February 2017 || Regulatory briefing |
Recent reports of high failure rates among e-cigarette chargers tested by authorities in Wales highlight the need for vigilance by manufacturers to ensure their products meet safety...
Kentucky doubts: 64% believe e-cigs are no safer than smoking tobacco
Written by Freddie Dawson || 6th February 2017 || Business briefing |
A survey undertaken in the U.S. state of Kentucky will do nothing to cheer the e-cigarette industry, or public health professionals concerned at the cumulative effect of a long series of negative...
Appeal victory for manufacturers in Indiana ‘state monopoly’ row
Written by Freddie Dawson || 2nd February 2017 || Regulatory briefing |
A controversial Indiana law that gave one company a virtual monopoly of e-liquid manufacturing in the state has been struck down by a federal court of...
Rebels in two U.S. states refuse to give up the fight against e-cig taxes
Written by Freddie Dawson || 2nd February 2017 || Regulatory briefing |
Efforts by angry vaping associations to overturn controversial e-cig taxes in the U.S. states of Pennsylvania and Kansas continue, despite...
Blu believes ‘symbolic’ cigarette-shredding stayed right side of UK law
Written by Freddie Dawson || 31st January 2017 || Regulatory briefing |
Blu cigarette-shredding campaign flirts with smoking cessation claims while appearing to stay within the letter of the UK law....
Global Horizon joint venture could open up Chinese market to e-cigs
Written by Freddie Dawson || 31st January 2017 || Business briefing |
A new UK-Chinese joint venture could bring Blu to the Chinese domestic market. But are the pricing conditions favourable for such a move?...
Three ministries’ three-year plan for Malaysian regulation
Written by Freddie Dawson || 12th January 2017 || Regulatory briefing |
Malaysia at last has a plan for future e-cigarette regulation. Various duties have been given to three separate government ministries, which must now come back with firm proposals for implementation within the next three years....
Opinion: Pokémon Go promotion is no lure to catch innocent children
Written by Freddie Dawson || 12th January 2017 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Opinion: Vape shops aren't using Pokemon Go to lure kids in for a trial in nicotine. But they should be a bit more self-aware when planning promotions....
Brand awareness just isn’t a thing with U.S. schoolkid vapers
Written by Freddie Dawson || 12th January 2017 || Marketing & retailing , Regulatory briefing |
Most 11-18 year-olds who use e-cigarettes don't subscribe to any particular brand, a new analysis of U.S. survey data reveals – but those who do know what brand they vape tend to choose the most heavily advertised....
Turn up contrast for better e-cig advertising, research suggests
Written by Freddie Dawson || 12th January 2017 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Advertisements which highlight the differences between e-cigarettes and tobacco may be more effective at promoting e-cigs than those which play up their similarities, a new study suggests....
BAT to end involvement with Voke, returning rights to Kind Consumer
Written by Freddie Dawson || 11th January 2017 || Business briefing |
British American Tobacco has ceased its involvement in the commercialisation of the medically licensed Voke nicotine inhaler....
FDA workshop will look for answers to battery safety fears
Written by Freddie Dawson || 6th January 2017 || Regulatory briefing |
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is to hold a workshop on battery safety to learn more about the risks of malfunctions in e-cig power sources and how to prevent them. ...
Manufacturer claims synthetic nicotine producers are using tobacco
Written by Freddie Dawson || 29th December 2016 || Business briefing |
A manufacturer has developed a new synthetic nicotine test that it says shows concerns about a number of rival products....
Study casts doubt on difficulty in differentiating smoking and vaping
Written by Freddie Dawson || 22nd December 2016 || Marketing & retailing , Regulatory briefing |
A new small-scale study has cast some doubt on the difficulty of differentiating smoking and vaping as well as whether public vaping renormalises tobacco use....
PMI makes progress with big plans for reduced-risk portfolio
Written by Freddie Dawson || 22nd December 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Philip Morris International has expressed optimism about the entire reduced-risk products sector as it launches a new trial of its Mesh closed-system e-cigarette in the UK city of Birmingham....
Maker claims FDA statement “frees synthetic nicotine from deeming”
Written by Freddie Dawson || 20th December 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
A manufacturer has argued that recent court statements by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) show the agency does not have the authority to regulate vaping products that use synthetic nicotine. But will legislators and the courts...
Totally Wicked told sponsorship is legal, despite crossing borders
Written by Freddie Dawson || 19th December 2016 || Marketing & retailing , Regulatory briefing |
St Helens rugby league club is to rename its ground the Totally Wicked Stadium in a sponsorship deal which also includes shirt advertising - and could run foul of the European TPD ban on cross-border e-cig sponsorship....
Chinese authorities continue to duck challenge of e-cig regulation
Written by Freddie Dawson || 19th December 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
Chinese e-cig regulation has been delayed due to agencies passing the buck, researchers say. Future regulation may shade more towards pharmaceutical or tobacco controls, with significant implications for the tiny domestic industry either way....
U.S. youth vaping falls for first time as tobacco smoking reaches new low
Written by Freddie Dawson || 14th December 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
A drop in youth vaping has been recorded for the first time by a national U.S. survey, just days after the country’s surgeon general issued a high-profile report warning that use of e-cigarettes by young people was a...
U.S. surgeon general’s e-cig report focuses on youth and marketing
Written by Freddie Dawson || 8th December 2016 || Marketing & retailing , Regulatory briefing |
The Office of the Surgeon General has release a major report on youth and e-cigarettes with policy recommendations....
U.S. vape store customers appreciate expertise of retail staff
Written by Freddie Dawson || 7th December 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
U.S. vape shop customers prefer to use tank-devices with flavours other than tobacco, and choose to buy these products from specialists because of their expertise and knowledge, according to a new...
Next-gen chic: London and Milan stores for iQOS and Pebble
Written by Freddie Dawson || 5th December 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
British American Tobacco (BAT) has announced the opening of a retail store in Milan, Italy as part of the launch of its Vype Pebble e-cigarette. It follows closely on from Philip Morris International (PMI) opening a store in...
Indiana legislators vow to change e-liquid security requirements
Written by Freddie Dawson || 1st December 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
Indiana law-makers have promised to replace the state’s controversial e-liquid manufacturing law during the next legislative session. The law specifies security requirements for e-liquid makers which most have not been able to achieve. The Republican party, which holds the majority in...
Price named to take charge of U.S. health and e-cig regulation
Written by Freddie Dawson || 30th November 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
Donald Trump has nominated Georgia Congressman Tom Price, a former orthopaedic surgeon, to become U.S. health secretary, in charge of future regulation of e-cigarettes....
Lambs to the slaughter: Californian health campaign raises the baa
Written by Freddie Dawson || 25th November 2016 || Marketing & retailing , Regulatory briefing |
A new California public health campaign has labelled vapers as “stupid...
Fifty English local councils take action on under-age sales
Written by Freddie Dawson || 24th November 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
A new report shows that the sale of vaping products to under-18s is still happening in England and vape shops must accept some of the blame....
E-cig retailer VaporBeast acquired by tobacco company in $27m deal
Written by Freddie Dawson || 24th November 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
American e-cigarette retailer VaporBeast has been bought by a tobacco products company Turning Point Brands for around $27m...
ECIG reports growth in sales following recapitalisation
Written by Freddie Dawson || 24th November 2016 || Business briefing |
Electronic Cigarettes International Group (ECIGs) has announced third quarter financial results....
Public vaping bans can be bad for your health, researchers warn
Written by Freddie Dawson || 22nd November 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
Public vaping bans run contrary to best science and may have negative effects on public health, undermining efforts to combat smoking, according to a report by several leading academics....
Consortium’s $30m buyout of bankrupt NJOY approved by court
Written by Freddie Dawson || 18th November 2016 || Business briefing |
A buyer has been found for bankrupt NJOY after a court-approved auction process....
States cannot go further than FDA on labelling, judge says
Written by Freddie Dawson || 18th November 2016 || Marketing & retailing , Regulatory briefing |
A federal judge in California has said that e-cig products only have to comply with FDA rules on labelling, and that state law can’t impose more rigorous...
Reynolds expands U.S. distribution of Vuse Vibe tank system
Written by Freddie Dawson || 17th November 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co. has expanded U.S. distribution of its Vuse Vibe pre-filled tank system to more than 25,000 retail...
Welsh propose registry but no public vaping ban in new Public Health Bill
Written by Freddie Dawson || 15th November 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
The Welsh are attempting to pass the Public Health Bill once again. This time minus a ban on public vaping....
Totally Wicked to pull out of U.S. market, citing compliance burden
Written by Freddie Dawson || 14th November 2016 || Business briefing |
Totally Wicked will withdraw from the U.S. market by the summer of 2018 if no changes to the FDA deeming regulations are put in place before then....
E-cig brands “must be dramatic to stand out at conventions”
Written by Freddie Dawson || 10th November 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Companies must work harder to stand out at industry events or face becoming lost in a sea of competition, according to a recent award winner....
Can e-cigs be more profitable than tobacco in convenience stores?
Written by Freddie Dawson || 10th November 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Convenience stores can improve their business by stocking less tobacco and more e-cigarettes, a new report...
Industry cautiously optimistic on prospect of president Trump
Written by Freddie Dawson || 9th November 2016 || Business briefing |
The U.S. vaping industry has reacted with cautious optimism to Donald Trump’s surprise victory in the presidential...
BAT to start trials of Glo HnB product in Japanese stores
Written by Freddie Dawson || 8th November 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
BAT says its Glo heat-not-burn product will be available in Japan from mid-December. It is running a test trial in one city before launching the product nationwide....
Battery fires burn holes in e-cigarettes’ safety reputation
Written by Freddie Dawson || 7th November 2016 || Business briefing |
A growing number of reported e-cigarette battery incidents is leaving the industry facing a serious problem despite the low statistical probability of an event happening....
Blu launches TPD range, offers deep discounts on older product
Written by Freddie Dawson || 4th November 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Fontem’s Blu brand has launched a range of e-cigarettes compliant with the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) ahead of the May 2017...
Survey finds low usage in Philippines and India
Written by Freddie Dawson || 2nd November 2016 || Business briefing |
A new survey has found differing levels of awareness and e-cig use in the Philippines and India but neither market has really developed for vaping products as yet....
India bans e-cigarettes from checked baggage and in-flight use
Written by Freddie Dawson || 31st October 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
India has become the latest country to ban the presence of e-cigarettes in check-in baggage as well as explicitly ban their use on-board aircraft. ...
CDC finds high U.S. adult dual use and non-smoker vaper levels
Written by Freddie Dawson || 28th October 2016 || Business briefing |
New data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) seems to indicate that there are high levels of dual use amongst U.S. vapers and a significant percentage of vapers that have never smoked conventional cigarettes....
Confusion between smoking and nicotine “harms reputation of e-cigs”
Written by Freddie Dawson || 27th October 2016 || Business briefing |
Muddled definitions of addiction are undermining the recognition of e-cigarettes as reduced-risk products, according to specialists in harm...
Pax Labs acts to solve supply problems, end price gouging
Written by Freddie Dawson || 25th October 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Pax Labs has faced price gouging problems after mistakes led to insufficient demand. But it anticipates it will have fully fixed the problem by early next year....
Opinion: e-cig fears smoulder, but who remembers hoverboards?
Written by Freddie Dawson || 19th October 2016 || Business briefing |
Recent news reports have lambasted hoverboards over safety concerns - prompting multiple retailers to drop listings. But is the threat over-rated? There are some striking similarities to similar news reports on e-cigarettes....
E-cigarette researchers outraged by charities’ “threatening” letters
Written by Freddie Dawson || 11th October 2016 || Marketing & retailing , Regulatory briefing |
Scientists and researchers have said that anti-smoking charities are acting like the anti-Communist zealots of the 1950s McCarthy era in trying to keep them away from an international conference on tobacco and nicotine. One public-health expert said: “The...
Alliance challenges French ad ban on freedom of speech grounds
Written by Freddie Dawson || 7th October 2016 || Marketing & retailing , Regulatory briefing |
A ban on e-cigarette advertising in France has been challenged by an alliance of five pro-e-cig organisations, which plan to take the matter to the country’s highest...
Utah acts against “deceptive” e-cig firm which changed its name
Written by Freddie Dawson || 7th October 2016 || Marketing & retailing , Regulatory briefing |
The state of Utah is taking action for a second time against an e-cigarette company accused of unscrupulous and misleading selling...
UK advertising code could allow e-cig brands to make health claims
Written by Freddie Dawson || 6th October 2016 || Marketing & retailing , Regulatory briefing |
A new UK government body consultation will look at possibilities for new rules on e-cigarette advertising in the UK including whether limited health claims should be permitted for non-medically licensed e-cigs....
Pennsylvania takes step back from potentially devastating 40% tax
Written by Freddie Dawson || 6th October 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
A new bill repealing Pennsylvania's 40% retroactively applied e-cigarette tax has passed its first hurdle....
JAC Vapour advertising is linked to UK smoking cessation campaign
Written by Freddie Dawson || 4th October 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Scottish e-cig brand JAC Vapour is looking to take advantage of the growing support for e-cigarettes from Public Health England (PHE) by running an advertising promotion tied in to a national smoking cessation campaign....
JTI prepares Japan-wide Ploom Tech launch, but iQOS gains ground
Written by Freddie Dawson || 29th September 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Japan Tobacco (JTI) has ramped up production of its Ploom Tech e-cigarette in preparation for a nationwide launch across Japan, following successful trials in the city of...
JTI testing e-cigarette display shelves for retailers
Written by Freddie Dawson || 27th September 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Japan Tobacco International (JTI) wants to know whether tobacco shelves in stores can easily be modified to accommodate...
European e-cig firms face complex point-of-sale marketing rules
Written by Freddie Dawson || 26th September 2016 || Marketing & retailing , Regulatory briefing |
A new report shows how different point of sale advertising restrictions are in six EU member states....
Turkey blocks consumer access to online e-cigarette forum
Written by Freddie Dawson || 22nd September 2016 || Marketing & retailing , Regulatory briefing |
Turkey is preventing its citizens from accessing the country’s most popular vaping forum, amid an apparent stiffening of e-cigarette...
As regulation bites, many Polish Websites stop selling e-cigs
Written by Freddie Dawson || 18th September 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
A ban on distance sales in Poland is transforming a well-established e-cigarette market....
Malaysians vape for health and feel better, but will government listen?
Written by Freddie Dawson || 16th September 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
New research from Konstantinos Farsalinos could help to counter the misinformation on vaping that has become common in Malaysian policy...
Canadian research shows kids vape for coolness, adults for cessation
Written by Freddie Dawson || 15th September 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Two new studies out of Canada come to different conclusions for the motivations of adults and children in taking up vaping....
Tabloid journalists’ exposure to advertising study leads to hysteria
Written by Freddie Dawson || 14th September 2016 || Marketing & retailing , Regulatory briefing |
A new study investigating young people’s perceptions of vaping and smoking has generated dramatic media headlines in the UK despite the tentative nature of the research...
Taiwan may ban zero-nicotine e-cigs, but ease restrictions on others
Written by Freddie Dawson || 13th September 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
Taiwan may consider partial legalisation of nicotine e-cigs as part of a proposal to close loopholes in current laws, hoping to cut down on youth uptake....
SFATA appoints former state law-maker as its new director
Written by Freddie Dawson || 9th September 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
The Smoke Free Alternatives Trade Association (SFATA) has appointed a new executive director with sector and government experience....
Nicopure rebuts FDA criticisms of its legal arguments
Written by Freddie Dawson || 5th September 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
Nicopure has filed a reply to arguments from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that judges should drop a court challenge against the agency's regulations for e-cigarettes....
Opinion: fear of innovation will hit e-cigs as hard as aspartame
Written by Freddie Dawson || 5th September 2016 || Business briefing |
Will e-cigarettes face the same battle of public opinion as the sugar substitute aspartame?...
U.S. policy wrong on vaping and nicotine, says study
Written by Freddie Dawson || 2nd September 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
A new study shows that youth e-cig users in the U.S. vape for flavours and not nicotine. The result has serious implications for future policy making decisions and justifications....
Pax Labs appoints Deezer executive as CEO
Written by Freddie Dawson || 1st September 2016 || Business briefing |
Pax Labs has appointed a new chief executive officer (CEO) imported from the online music sector and is considering further international expansion as a way to maintain its ability to innovate in the e-cig sector. Tyler Goldman will...
U.S. FDA e-cig deeming regulations: information tracker
Written by Freddie Dawson || 1st September 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
A tracker containing links for all post-enforcement date U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) e-cigarette regulations....
The EU’s TPD: latest news, reports and trackers
Written by Freddie Dawson || 31st August 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
This page provides an updated repository for all major ECigIntelligence articles, reports and database trackers concerning the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) going back to 4th July 2016. Older articles dating to the start of the year can be...
TPD infringement proceedings initiated against 19 member states
Written by Freddie Dawson || 30th August 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
The EU has begun infringement proceedings against the majority of its member states for either tardy or poor transposition of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) into national regulations....
First victory for e-liquid firm against Indiana e-cig security law
Written by Freddie Dawson || 30th August 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
An e-liquid manufacturer has won an early victory in its court challenge of Indiana state manufacturing requirements....
U.S. DOT has no right to ban vaping, say plaintiffs in aviation case
Written by Freddie Dawson || 26th August 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
Two groups challenging the U.S. ban on in-flight vaping have filed their opening...
Most e-cig suppliers make false claims, U.S. researchers charge
Written by Freddie Dawson || 23rd August 2016 || Marketing & retailing , Regulatory briefing |
The majority of e-cig manufacturers and retailers have violated U.S. regulations about making health claims, according to a new...
Label changes do not require FDA approval, DC court rules
Written by Freddie Dawson || 22nd August 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
Tobacco companies will be able to amend product labels without having to go through a federal review process, following a mixed victory by the industry in...
U.S. Navy contemplates banning e-cigarettes on ships
Written by Freddie Dawson || 20th August 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
The U.S. Navy is considering banning the use of e-cigarettes on vessels following a recommendation from its Safety Center....
V2 introduces first mainstream e-cig with a touchscreen
Written by Freddie Dawson || 17th August 2016 || Business briefing |
Touchscreens on e-cigs could become widespread as manufacturers look for new ways to improve user experience and differentiate from the...
Many UK retailers found willing to sell e-cigarettes to under-18s
Written by Freddie Dawson || 16th August 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
Four out of ten English retailers are still unsure about age restrictions on e-cigarette products, according to a new...
New e-cigarette models will work only with synthetic nicotine
Written by Freddie Dawson || 16th August 2016 || Business briefing |
The first e-cigarette device which only works with synthetic nicotine is being developed through a partnership between two U.S. e-cig...
Proposal submitted to legalise nicotine e-liquid in Australia
Written by Freddie Dawson || 15th August 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
A proposal has been submitted to Australian health authorities that would change the legal status of nicotine containing e-liquids if approved....
E-cig supporters file amicus briefs in deeming regulations case
Written by Freddie Dawson || 12th August 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
A series of three amicus briefs have been submitted to an ongoing case against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) deeming regulations on e-cigarettes. These briefs – documents of unsolicited information submitted to the court by third...
Australian-U.S. study finds e-cig ads create desire in former smokers
Written by Freddie Dawson || 12th August 2016 || Marketing & retailing , Regulatory briefing |
A new study of former smokers found that they are reminded of smoking and have some desire to use an e-cig after viewing e-cigarette advertising....New TPD guide provides detailed state-by-state regulatory guidance
Written by Freddie Dawson || 10th August 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
A new guide from ECigIntelligence provides an in-depth state-by-state guide to EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) implementation....
UK GPs support e-cigs but not on prescription
Written by Freddie Dawson || 9th August 2016 || Business briefing |
UK doctors would consider recommending e-cigarettes for patients looking to quit smoking, but they would not want to see them available on National Health Service (NHS) prescriptions....
U.S. FDA e-cigarette regulations come into force
Written by Freddie Dawson || 8th August 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations for e-cigarettes come into force today....
Health and safety authorities advocate for e-cigs at home
Written by Freddie Dawson || 5th August 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
New advice from UK authorities advises consumers to switch from conventional smoking to vaping at home because of the reduced risk in fire as well as the health benefits for bystanders - particularly children....
An analysis of brand building: Gaïatrend and Alfaliquid
Written by Freddie Dawson || 4th August 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
A new e-liquid in the American market is banking on simplicity to set it apart from the crowd....
VMR anticipates lucrative but difficult Chinese domestic market
Written by Freddie Dawson || 4th August 2016 || Business briefing |
VMR anticipates great risk and greater potential in the Chinese domestic market....
New Zealand consults on legalising and taxing e-cigs
Written by Freddie Dawson || 3rd August 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
The New Zealand government wants opinions on the future of e-cig regulation and taxation....
Nerudia secures MHRA licence for medical-grade e-liquids
Written by Freddie Dawson || 27th July 2016 || Business briefing |
UK nicotine product specialist Nerudia has successfully secured a licence to manufacture pharmaceutical e-cig...
French manufacturer expands into U.S. despite regulatory fears
Written by Freddie Dawson || 26th July 2016 || Business briefing |
French e-liquid manufacturer Gaïatrend has strengthened its U.S. presence despite the uncertainty brought about by the FDA’s deeming regulations, and is confident they will be amended via one legal route or...
E-cigs on Twitter: negative sentiment versus enthusiastic bots
Written by Freddie Dawson || 21st July 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
A new study has found that Twitter messages have grown more negative in outlook over time and that a significant amount of the content is automatically generated....
Vape stores should be made to register, U.S. academics argue
Written by Freddie Dawson || 19th July 2016 || Marketing & retailing , Regulatory briefing |
A new study from North Dakota says few vape stores comply with the state’s public vaping laws....
UK government to consult on taxing heat-not-burn products
Written by Freddie Dawson || 19th July 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
The UK will launch a consultation on taxation for heat-not-burn products later this year....
Singapore convicts and fines three e-cigarette sellers
Written by Freddie Dawson || 18th July 2016 || Marketing & retailing , Regulatory briefing |
Three Singaporean e-cig retailers have been fined for attempting to import and sell e-cig hardware in the country....
Major Chinese trade association opts to join VTA in U.S.
Written by Freddie Dawson || 13th July 2016 || Business briefing |
The American arm of a major Chinese e-cigarette coalition has chosen to join the Vapor Technology Association...
No summer break for FDA’s lawyers as deeming cases mount up
Written by Freddie Dawson || 12th July 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this summer faces a welter of lawsuits against its deeming regulations, all of which have some features in common but also employ slightly different strategies in attacking the new rules for...
House of Lords decides not to censure UK’s TPD transposition
Written by Freddie Dawson || 8th July 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
A motion to record grievances over the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) and its UK implementation failed in the British House of Lords....
Brexit: call for UK to reverse ban on e-cig advertising
Written by Freddie Dawson || 1st July 2016 || Marketing & retailing , Regulatory briefing |
The Advertising Association in the UK has called for bans on e-cigarette advertising in various media to be lifted, while the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) found no problem with an advertisement in the recent “Just you and Blu”...
Some vapers jubilant over Brexit, but UK businesses not so sure
Written by Freddie Dawson || 29th June 2016 || Business briefing |
British e-cigarette businesses have reacted cautiously to the UK referendum vote in favour of leaving the European Union, although some users have seen it as a triumph for...
Cabrera steps down from SFATA; no successor yet named
Written by Freddie Dawson || 28th June 2016 || Business briefing |
Cynthia Cabrera is stepping down as executive director, CEO and president of the Smoke Free Alternatives Trade Association...
Scottish-themed e-liquid is vivid orange, and not made from girders
Written by Freddie Dawson || 27th June 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
A new e-liquid flavour is targeting one of the narrowest niches yet addressed by the e-cigarette industry: fans of the Scottish soft drink...
British Medical Association calls for public vaping ban
Written by Freddie Dawson || 23rd June 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
The British Medical Association is going against the trend of UK professional medical bodies and sticking to a more sceptical line on e-cigarettes, backing a public vaping...
UK and U.S. studies report opposite findings on gateway effect
Written by Freddie Dawson || 23rd June 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
Two new studies have reached profoundly different conclusions on the relationship between e-cig usage by young people and their take-up up of conventional tobacco – differences that may be partially explained by one coming from the U.S. and...
British TV switched off, but Blu’s cattle herder keeps going
Written by Freddie Dawson || 22nd June 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Last month’s e-cigarette commercials on British TV as part of Blu’s “Just you and Blu” campaign will probably prove to be the last ever in the country, but the Imperial Brands subsidiary is continuing with advertising in...
Australian watchdog takes retailers to court over safety claims
Written by Freddie Dawson || 21st June 2016 || Marketing & retailing , Regulatory briefing |
Two e-cigarette retailers face Australian court proceedings after the country’s consumer watchdog filed charges alleging they had made false and misleading claims about the safety of their...
All UK “lite” brands will have to change their names
Written by Freddie Dawson || 17th June 2016 || Marketing & retailing , Regulatory briefing |
All British e-cigarette brands marketed as “lite” will have to change their names in order to comply with the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), at an estimated cost of £23m (€30m,...
Study: British youth do not perceive e-cigs as linked to tobacco
Written by Freddie Dawson || 14th June 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
Young vapers in the UK do not see e-cigarettes primarily as substitutes for conventional tobacco products and are attracted to them for different reasons, according to a new...
Deeming regulations: many vapers ignorant, majority blissful
Written by Freddie Dawson || 14th June 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
The majority of American vapers were unaware of the new deeming regulations for e-cigarettes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) until they were published last month – and many may remain so, a new survey seems...
Altria praised for handling of Green Smoke product recall
Written by Freddie Dawson || 13th June 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Altria subsidiary Nu Mark has successfully launched a recall for some of its Green Smoke chargers. But is all of the industry ready to act if things go suddenly wrong?...
Can social media shed light on the state of vaping?
Written by Freddie Dawson || 8th June 2016 || Marketing & retailing , Regulatory briefing |
Two new studies have set out to demonstrate the assistance that mass data sets from the Internet can give to future e-cigarette...
European parliamentarians call for review of TPD science
Written by Freddie Dawson || 7th June 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
Two British members of the European Parliament have asked the EU to take the first steps in reassessing the scientific information that supports its Tobacco Products Directive...
Signs of policy relaxation in New Zealand, but Australia remains strict
Written by Freddie Dawson || 6th June 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
The attitudes of New Zealand’s policy-makers to e-cigarettes seem to be growing more liberal than those of their counterparts in Australia, with the smaller nation edging toward greater tolerance of vaping while the larger maintains an unforgiving...
Online age verification: industry-body members no better than others
Written by Freddie Dawson || 29th May 2016 || Marketing & retailing , Regulatory briefing |
Membership in a trade association is no guarantee that online e-cigarette sellers will adopt measures such as warning labels and age verification, according to a new U.S. study, despite industry bodies often arguing that their members lead the...
European user numbers reveal differing national patterns
Written by Freddie Dawson || 26th May 2016 || Business briefing |
The number of people in Europe who had tried an e-cigarette doubled between 2012 and...
Studies on youth and advertising rely on already-familiar data
Written by Freddie Dawson || 26th May 2016 || Marketing & retailing , Regulatory briefing |
Two new studies on the correlation between youth vaping and e-cigarette advertising are likely to be used to support calls for regulation of marketing – but they may add less to the debate than they seem, being based...
Plans for vaping ban in Wales are officially abandoned
Written by Freddie Dawson || 24th May 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
The proposed Welsh public vaping ban is officially dead....
Two more British hospitals relent on vaping prohibitions
Written by Freddie Dawson || 24th May 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
Two large hospitals in England have become the country’s first to reverse vaping...
Do you want to build a vapour business? Don’t choose Malaysia
Written by Freddie Dawson || 23rd May 2016 || Business briefing |
A massive decline in Malaysian vaper numbers has been confirmed by a local industry...British e-cig industry reluctantly, resentfully ready for TPD
Written by Freddie Dawson || 20th May 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
UK e-cig firms feel as prepared as they can be for the implementation of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), but many would still have liked to see it overturned by the European Court of Justice in the...
Anger, disappointment and fear for the future in America’s vape stores
Written by Freddie Dawson || 14th May 2016 || Business briefing |
Small independent vape stores in the U.S. are almost universally negative in their reaction to the new deeming...
Some are sanguine, but PMTA fine print causes concern
Written by Freddie Dawson || 12th May 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
Some larger independent e-cigarette companies support the new rules from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), despite the debate over them being widely portrayed as an argument between Big Tobacco and health organisations on one side versus...Deeming regulations: mixed views from industry, health experts
Written by Freddie Dawson || 6th May 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
Initial industry reaction broke down largely along expected lines - with many of the usual faces popping in with early assessments. Further reaction is expected as more people get to grips with the massive U.S. Food and Drug...
European court upholds TPD, dismisses all arguments
Written by Freddie Dawson || 4th May 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) has ruled against the British e-cigarette company Totally Wicked in its quest to overturn article 20 of the EU Tobacco Products Directive...
Lawsuit challenges U.S. ban on in-flight vaping
Written by Freddie Dawson || 3rd May 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
A legal challenge has been mounted against the recent U.S. ban on using e-cigarettes aboard...
New e-cig design gets round TPD’s tank size limits
Written by Freddie Dawson || 2nd May 2016 || Business briefing |
E-cigarette designers may have found a way around the restrictions on maximum e-liquid tank size in the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive...
BAT acquires UK e-cigarette company Ten Motives
Written by Freddie Dawson || 27th April 2016 || Business briefing |
British American Tobacco has announced the acquisition of Ten Motives, considered to be the UK's largest independent e-cigarette company....
ISO to start work on international e-cigarette standard in October
Written by Freddie Dawson || 25th April 2016 || Business briefing |
The first meeting of an ISO standards committee covering e-cigarettes will take place on 24th October in Osaka,...
New Chinese trade body promises standardisation, lobbying
Written by Freddie Dawson || 22nd April 2016 || Business briefing |
A new trade association for the e-cigarette industry in China plans to lobby local and national governments to improve the business...
CDC’s numbers reignite debate on youth vaping in the U.S.
Written by Freddie Dawson || 22nd April 2016 || Regulatory briefing |
New numbers on U.S. youth tobacco use from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have caused consternation on both sides of the e-cigarette debate, focused on whether growing numbers of young vapers represent an achievement or...