Author: Lorraine Mullaney
Concerned US vape stores diversify in response to FDA’s PMTA regulation
Written by Lorraine Mullaney || 22nd September 2020 || Business briefing |
US vape stores are diversifying into CBD and oral nicotine, while others fear being blamed by customers for reduced choice as FDA premarket tobacco product regulations cause products to disappear from the shelves ...
NHS Scotland suggests a review of support for e-cigs as cessation tool
Written by Lorraine Mullaney || 15th July 2020 || Regulatory briefing |
Around half Scotland's health community would allow vaping in hospital grounds, a survey found. But there was a call for a review of the advice supporting e-cigarettes as a smoking cessation tool ...
Misleading cases: how EVALI sparked an epidemic of misinformation
Written by Lorraine Mullaney || 17th February 2020 || Business briefing |
While nicotine vaping has been largely acquitted of involvement in the US outbreak of vape-related lung disease, will the torrent of misinformation that followed have a long-term impact on the e-cig sector? ...
Should doctors be asking more questions about vaping habits?
Written by Lorraine Mullaney || 8th January 2020 || Regulatory briefing |
With vaping becoming part of the lifestyle of more people, is it time healthcare professionals routinely asked questions about it, as they might about smoking, alcohol or diet? ...
CDC and FDA shift emphasis to THC, but public still believes nicotine more dangerous
Written by Lorraine Mullaney || 4th October 2019 || Business briefing |
The American public believes nicotine e-cigarettes to be more dangerous than THC vaping, even as official statements on the recent outbreak of lung disease start to emphasise the role of cannabis and play down the involvement of nicotine...
Study urges caution on legalising e-cigarettes to cut smoking rates
Written by Lorraine Mullaney || 24th September 2019 || Regulatory briefing |
Legalising e-cigarettes in countries where they are currently banned may not be the best available approach to reducing smoking, a recent study suggests ...
Research says flavours motivate vaping – and kids like fruit
Written by Lorraine Mullaney || 17th September 2019 || Business briefing |
In the midst of US president Donald Trump’s declared crackdown on flavoured e-cigarettes, new research finds flavours have a strong appeal to vapers and play a part in initiating e-cig use ...
Rise in passive vaping triggers further negative publicity for e-cigarettes
Written by Lorraine Mullaney || 4th September 2019 || Business briefing |
It has been reported that increasing numbers of US school students are being exposed to second-hand vapour from e-cigarettes, triggering negative publicity for the industry ...
Australian public dazed and confused by regulatory complexity
Written by Lorraine Mullaney || 16th August 2019 || Regulatory briefing |
Public confusion about regulation has led Australians to inadvertently break the law on vaping products, according to a recent study which also blamed inconsistent information being disseminated in the media ...
Young people ‘aren’t prompted to smoke just by seeing vapour’
Written by Lorraine Mullaney || 13th August 2019 || Regulatory briefing |
A group of US academics and scientists joined forces to explore how anti-vaping public service announcements (PSAs) impacted 21-to-30-year-olds who were either smokers or dual users of both e-cigarettes and...
‘More clinical research is needed’ to earn public and regulators’ trust
Written by Lorraine Mullaney || 1st July 2019 || Business briefing |
Industry must continue investigating the science of vaping to satisfy regulators’ concerns and build trust, according to a senior scientist at British American Tobacco (BAT) ...
Poland regulatory report: e-cigs regulated as tobacco
Written by Lorraine Mullaney || 30th September 2016 || Regulatory reports |
Recent legislation transposes the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive into Polish law and regulates e-cigarettes in the same way as tobacco.This means advertising and vaping are banned in public places are banned, in line with the restrictions on...
Croatia regulatory report: TPD finally being transposed
Written by Lorraine Mullaney || 23rd September 2016 || Regulatory reports |
E-cigarette products are in the process of being regulated in Croatia, by transposing the Tobacco Product Directive (TPD), once the government is established. We expect the Draft Act on Restriction of the Use of Tobacco Products to be...
Malta regulatory report: cross-border sales permitted, some ads banned
Written by Lorraine Mullaney || 16th September 2016 || Regulatory reports |
Malta has imposed the TPD’s restrictions on advertising, product labelling and packaging. The authorities’ move to ban vaping in the same premises as smoking has been challenged in court so no legal nationwide restriction currently...
India: potential for growth but tobacco remains competitive
Written by Lorraine Mullaney || 2nd September 2016 || Market reports |
The e-cigarette market is highly undeveloped in India with an estimated 15,000-50,000 vapers. As the country is developing rapidly, it has the potential to grow but the market is complex and...
The TPD’s impact on product design explained
Written by Lorraine Mullaney || 1st September 2016 || Regulatory reports |
The Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) has important implications for the products that are allowed on the e-cig market, because it prescribes their characteristics, such as the permitted concentration of nicotine or the size of...
The TPD and product labelling: information requests and doubts
Written by Lorraine Mullaney || 1st September 2016 || Regulatory reports |
Article 20 of the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) imposes information requirements and restrictions on the labelling of e-cigarette products. These new rules affect bottles, packaging and...
Russia: regulations expected by 2017
Written by Lorraine Mullaney || 5th August 2016 || Regulatory reports |
There may be more recent ECigIntelligence reports on this territory. Please visit the home page for Russia or the advanced search page. Executive summary • E-cigarette products are mainly unregulated in Russia, aside from general consumer...
Vape store photo gallery: UK
Written by Lorraine Mullaney || 22nd July 2016 || Market reports |
Our world store of vape stores ends back in the UK. See how e-cig retailers do point of sale, advertising and promotions in store – and on double-decker...
Vape store photo gallery: Portugal
Written by Lorraine Mullaney || 22nd July 2016 || Market reports |
Next to Spain is Portugal. How differently do Portuguese retailers display their products and point of sale? We take a glimpse at a few...
Vape store photo gallery: Spain
Written by Lorraine Mullaney || 22nd July 2016 || Market reports |
We head south to see how Spain's e-cigarette retailers lay out their wares. How hot are Spanish vape product displays and point of...
Vape store photo gallery: Russia
Written by Lorraine Mullaney || 22nd July 2016 || Market reports |
Our global tour of vape stores continues as we take a virtual trip to Russia to view various displays, point of sale and retailers in this massive e-cig...
Vape store photo gallery: Poland
Written by Lorraine Mullaney || 15th July 2016 || Market reports |
This photo gallery heads to Eastern Europe to catch a glimpse of Polish vape retailers' point of sale, product display and shop...
Vape store photo gallery: Japan
Written by Lorraine Mullaney || 15th July 2016 || Market reports |
From shop fronts to point of sale, see how vape stores do e-cigarette sales in...
Vape store photo gallery: Italy
Written by Lorraine Mullaney || 15th July 2016 || Market reports |
Italy is famous for its style and its vape stores are no exception. Browse through our photo gallery of shop fronts and e-cig...
Trade fair photo gallery: China
Written by Lorraine Mullaney || 15th July 2016 || Market reports |
Take a virtual trip to the Shenzen trade fair to see how the Chinese vape stores lay out their...
Vape store photo gallery: Greece
Written by Lorraine Mullaney || 8th July 2016 || Market reports |
These photos give you a glimpse into how Greek retailers promote their e-cig products through instore point of sale and window...
Vape store photo gallery: Belgium
Written by Lorraine Mullaney || 8th July 2016 || Market reports |
A snapshot of how some Belgian e-cig retailers approach point of sale, product and window...
Vape store photo gallery: Bulgaria
Written by Lorraine Mullaney || 8th July 2016 || Market reports |
A visual taster of how some of Bulgaria's e-cig retailers do point of sale, product and window...
Vape store photo gallery: France
Written by Lorraine Mullaney || 8th July 2016 || Market reports |
Take a visual tour of some of France’s vape stores and see how French retailers do point of sale, product and window...