Written by Freddie Dawson || 17th August 2017 || News analysis |
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 ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 4th August 2017 || News analysis |
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 ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 31st July 2017 || News analysis |
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...
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? ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 18th July 2017 || News analysis |
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...
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....