Written by Freddie Dawson || 15th October 2015 || News analysis |
U.S. software company Avalara is offering what it claims to be the first tax compliance package specifically for the e-cigarette industry. Could it herald more support products from companies looking to the sector as an opportunity?...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 15th October 2015 || News analysis |
Chinese e-cigarette manufacturer Kimree is taking an unusual marketing approach in pitching a new range directly at tobacco companies, saying its products will help to compensate for revenue lost when consumers turn to...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 15th October 2015 || News analysis |
A new Welsh survey has found little use of e-cigarettes among consumers who have never smoked. But is the evidence enough to prevent a proposed public vaping ban from coming into force?...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 2nd October 2015 || News analysis |
American e-cigarette manufacturer Mistic E-Cigs is to sell starter kits, sub-ohm tanks and e-liquids through a range of mainstream mass retailers, in an expansion beyond the vape store and online...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 30th September 2015 || News analysis |
While some critics fear that exposure to e-cigarettes and e-cig advertising among young people can lead to them taking up nicotine, a new study in Scotland suggests that awareness doesn’t always mean...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 28th September 2015 || News analysis |
The Totally Wicked lawsuit seeking to strike down article 20 of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) goes to the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) this...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 23rd September 2015 || News analysis |
The Irish government has decided not to extend the country’s smoking ban to e-cigarettes, citing the lack of evidence for harm – but the advertising self-regulatory body in Ireland has taken a slightly harder...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 22nd September 2015 || News analysis |
British American Tobacco (BAT) is expanding its presence in the international e-cigarette market through the acquisition of Poland’s major supplier and formalising its co-operation with U.S. tobacco firm Reynolds...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 17th September 2015 || News analysis |
The U.S. National Park Service (NPS) has banned the use of electronic cigarettes in park concessions, as well as within all government facilities and vehicles. But the prohibition does not apply...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 15th September 2015 || News analysis |
U.S. smoking-alternatives maker Pax Labs is bringing its Pax 2 heat-not-burn device to European markets, with the product for sale online in Germany and the UK from today and expected to be in stores by...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 11th September 2015 || News analysis |
British politicians this week heard praise from e-cigarette advocates for the recent endorsement of e-cigs by Public Health England (PHE), but some proponents argued that PHE’s backing was too little too late and failed to address serious short-term...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 17th August 2015 || News analysis |
New studies attempting to determine causes of youth e-cigarette use have found some correlation with factors such as vaping or smoking by other household members, peer pressure, economic deprivation and...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 14th August 2015 || News analysis |
Four e-cigarette firms have filed a lawsuit challenging strict manufacturing regulations that are proposed for e-cigarettes in the state of Indiana – and their success or failure could have repercussions across the...
Pax Labs will ensure all future advertising campaigns feature models that look more than 30 after hearing feedback from its first Juul e-cigarette campaign....
Written by Freddie Dawson || 5th August 2015 || News analysis |
Malaysia is expected to unveil proposals for regulating e-cigarettes in the next couple months. It is thought that the country will encourage its growing e-cigarette industry, and not impose a ban like some of its southeast Asian neighbours....
Contents1 Executive summary2 Regulatory landscape3 Current national regulatory framework4 Age restrictions5 Packaging and product restrictions6 Public usage7 Advertising and marketing restrictions8 Taxation9 Case law10 Enforcement11 The missing pieces from the TPD jigsaw12 Graphic: how e-cigarette regulation will change...
Russia has a developing e-cigarette market with a strong cigalike presence, but it lacks strict tobacco controls. This has had an impact on its early development....
Written by Freddie Dawson || 23rd July 2015 || News analysis |
Organisers and visitors at a New Jersey e-cigarette expo face fines totalling $50,000 for vaping indoors, following the event management’s apparent misunderstanding of the state’s laws on e-cig use in public...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 15th July 2015 || News analysis |
Members of the British parliament plan to contest a ban on vaping within the halls of the Palace of Westminster, the famous London complex where they...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 9th July 2015 || News analysis |
A Florida cancer research centre has been given $3.6m (€3.3m) for a long-running study of how e-cigarettes are used by consumers and whether they help vapers quit...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 6th July 2015 || News analysis |
U.S. e-cig maker Pax Labs has secured $46.7m (€42.3m) in funding, which it will use to finance expansion plans including increased availability of its products and a new advertising...
European consumers see TV ads for e-cigarettes nearly as often as point-of-sale promotions, but there is a significant divide between east and west in terms of frequency and impact, according to a new...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 29th June 2015 || News analysis |
Awareness and use of e-cigarettes in the EU continues to grow, leading to a 10% success rate amongst users attempting to quit conventional tobacco. But health concerns are increasing...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 23rd June 2015 || News analysis |
E-cigs will soon be prohibited from being carried inside checked-in baggage destined for the cargo hold of airplanes, as a UN agency modifies guidance to include the devices on the dangerous goods list....
Written by Freddie Dawson || 2nd June 2015 || News analysis |
The British parliament has banned vaping in the corridors of power. But parliamentary groups discussing e-cigarettes are still going strong and planning their strategies....
Written by Freddie Dawson || 1st June 2015 || News analysis |
Portugal’s taxation policy on e-cigarettes has kept the market relatively small – and its full impact has not yet been felt by vapers or companies in the sector, according to research from...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 27th May 2015 || News analysis |
The Lorillard-Reynolds American merger has finally been passed by Federal Trade Commission (FTC). It still needs to undergo a public vote before being finally approved....
Written by Freddie Dawson || 18th May 2015 || News analysis |
The academics behind a controversial study of formaldehyde levels in e-cigarettes have said that they are not opposed to the products, but are still prepared to defend their work despite criticism that it created unrealistic fears over e-cig...