Written by Freddie Dawson || 11th July 2017 || News analysis |
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 ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 5th July 2017 || News analysis |
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...
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...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 15th June 2017 || News analysis |
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...
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...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 31st May 2017 || News analysis |
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...
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...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 10th May 2017 || News analysis |
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....
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?...
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....
Written by Freddie Dawson || 6th April 2017 || News analysis |
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....
Written by Freddie Dawson || 6th April 2017 || News analysis |
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...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 23rd March 2017 || News analysis |
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...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 23rd March 2017 || News analysis |
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, 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...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 9th March 2017 || News analysis |
British brand VIP has been placed in administration, casting doubt over the future financial situation of its American parent company, Electronic Cigarettes International Group....
Written by Freddie Dawson || 6th March 2017 || News analysis |
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....
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...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 27th February 2017 || News analysis |
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...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 20th February 2017 || News analysis |
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....
Written by Freddie Dawson || 15th February 2017 || News analysis |
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...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 9th February 2017 || News analysis |
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...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 6th February 2017 || News analysis |
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...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 2nd February 2017 || News analysis |
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...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 12th January 2017 || News analysis |
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: 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....
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....
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....
Written by Freddie Dawson || 6th January 2017 || News analysis |
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. ...
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....
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....