FDA offers vape stores guidance on what counts as ‘modification’

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 26th March 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

United States

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The US FDA has issued guidance to help vape shops that sell newly deemed products navigate the agency's enforcement of the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C) and its specific requirements ...

FDA and the US vapour industry watching each other’s moves closely

Written by ECigIntelligence || 25th March 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

United States

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

With an interim commissioner set to take over, the US FDA remains highly focused on the e-cigarette industry – while the industry itself is no doubt watching developments at the FDA just as closely ...

Not everyone’s happy as Greece moves to regulate nicotine-free e-cigs

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 21st March 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

EU

Europe

Greece

Policy and Politics

Public Health and Medicine

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

After being for some time the only EU member state to allow only nicotine-containing e-cigarettes on the market, Greece has taken a step forward by regulating the sale of nicotine-free vapour products ...

EU science committee to report on vaping risks for revision of TPD

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 20th March 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

EU

Europe

Policy and Politics

Public Health and Medicine

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Europe’s health authorities have commissioned a science committee to gather evidence on the health risks of e-cigarettes for the coming revision of the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) ...

San Francisco considers e-cig ban, FDA looks at stopping the sale of pods

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 20th March 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

United States

Marketing and Retailing

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Pressure on the US vapour industry has increased yet again. Local legislators in San Francisco are attempting to ban e-cig sales entirely, while the FDA commissioner is pondering more action against pods ...

High Court judge puts off Indian e-cig ban pending further hearing in May

Written by Marija Obradovic || 19th March 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Asia

India

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The Delhi High Court has granted interim relief to e-cigarette vendors in India, delaying until 17th May the effects of a government circular calling for a nationwide ban on vaping products ...

English hospitals slow to catch up with PHE advice on allowing vaping

Written by ECigIntelligence || 18th March 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

United Kingdom

Policy and Politics

Public Health and Medicine

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Most public hospitals in England ban vaping on their premises despite health advice from Public Health England (PHE) to allow it, according to a survey conducted by pro-smoking group Forest ...

E-cigs and HnB could get some relief from a new Estonian government

Written by Marija Obradovic || 14th March 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Estonia

Europe

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

With talks still ongoing to form a government following Estonia’s parliamentary elections, there is hope for a policy change on e-cigarettes and heated tobacco in one of the most restrictive vapour markets ...

FDA demands early PMTAs for flavoured e-cigs, sets limits on retail

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 13th March 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

United States

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The US FDA has spelled out details of its planned crackdown on flavoured e-cigarettes, including retail restrictions and an earlier PMTA deadline for most flavoured...

Ferrari drops Mission Winnow team name and logo for Australian GP

Written by ECigIntelligence || 13th March 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Australasia

Australia

Companies

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

PMI and Ferrari have been forced to cancel their partnership for this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix, the opening race of the Formula 1 season. The Mission Winnow branding will, however, reappear for the rest of the season ...

Cancer Institute head Sharpless to follow Gottlieb as acting FDA chief

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 12th March 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

United States

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The next head of the US FDA has been named. Norman "Ned" Sharpless, director of the National Cancer Institute, will take over when Scott Gottlieb steps down next month – but only as acting commissioner ...

Juul and vape association on opposite sides over New York’s tobacco 21 bill

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 12th March 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

New York

North America

United States

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

A bill in support of “tobacco 21” regulations passed the New York state Assembly and was delivered to the Senate, with opposition from industry associations – and support from Juul ...

FDA’s $6.1bn funding request includes $100m in user fees for e-cig regulation

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 12th March 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

United States

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Outgoing US FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb’s $6.1bn funding request for fiscal year 2020 includes for the first time an element aimed specifically at the development of e-cigarette regulation ...

Ireland’s health service denies backing e-cigs for smoking cessation

Written by ECigIntelligence || 11th March 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

Ireland

Policy and Politics

Public Health and Medicine

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Ireland’s Health Services Executive (HSE) has confirmed that it does not endorse e-cigarettes as an aid to help smokers give up, despite adding information on e-cigs to the government website on quitting smoking ...

‘Trump did right hiring Gottlieb to lead FDA,’ say Washington watchers

Written by ECigIntelligence || 8th March 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

United States

Washington D.C.

Policy and Politics

Public Health and Medicine

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

For once, Democrats and Republicans are in agreement: President Donald Trump was right to hire Scott Gottlieb to lead the US FDA. Politicians and policymakers reacted to Gottlieb’s resignation announcement on 5th March ...

Mixed responses to Gottlieb’s departure from the FDA hot-seat

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 7th March 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

United States

Policy and Politics

Public Health and Medicine

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The news that Scott Gottlieb would be stepping down as FDA commissioner has elicited a predictably mixed response from those involved in US public health, tobacco control and the vaping industry ...

Japan sets aside designated HnB and vaping areas in bars and diners

Written by ECigIntelligence || 6th March 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Asia

Japan

Public Health and Medicine

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Japan’s health authorities have issued new ordinances related to smoking areas, including the first designated signs to apply to dedicated areas for the use of heated tobacco products ...

Exit Gottlieb, the ‘friend of vaping’ who became its outspoken foe

Written by Aidan Semmens || 6th March 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

United States

Policy and Politics

Public Health and Medicine

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Almost all news coverage of Scott Gottlieb’s shock resignation as FDA commissioner depicts him as the enemy of e-cigs and speaks of his “unfinished fight against vaping” – but it wasn’t always that way ...

Scott Gottlieb, frequent critic of vaping, resigns from FDA

Written by Barnaby Page || 6th March 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

United States

Policy and Politics

Regulatory briefing

Scott Gottlieb, commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and vocal critic of e-cigarettes, has resigned and will leave office in about a month; no successor has been named ...

Spanish public backs restrictions on vaping to match limits on smoking

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 5th March 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

Spain

Public Health and Medicine

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

A new survey reveals that more than half of Spaniards would restrict the use of vaping and novel tobacco products in public places in the same way as smoking ...

Gottlieb names chains accused of flouting rules on sales to youth

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 5th March 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

United States

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb has announced new action against retailers selling tobacco products to minors and e-cig manufacturers who fail to comply with labelling and advertising regulations ...

Under grilling, Gottlieb tells House subcommittee e-cigs are a top priority

Written by ECigIntelligence || 28th February 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

United States

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb was peppered with questions about vaping during a House appropriations subcommittee hearing on the status of operations at the FDA ...

German court issues injunctions against Amazon over e-cig sales

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 28th February 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

Germany

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main in Germany has awarded two injunctions against the sale and advertising of e-cigarettes through online retailer Amazon, the law magazine LHR reports ...

Broadcast and internet regulator calls for clampdown on e-cig advertising

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 25th February 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

United States

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

A top official at the US agency that regulates interstate broadcast and electronic communication has described e-cigs as the “modern equivalent” of traditional cigarettes and called for a clampdown on advertising them ...

EU tank, bottle and nicotine limits are far too low, say Swiss health experts

Written by ECigIntelligence || 21st February 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

EU

Europe

Switzerland

Policy and Politics

Public Health and Medicine

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Allowing e-cigarette tanks to be five times bigger than allowed in the EU would cut tobacco use and foster innovation to develop less harmful alternatives to smoking, a group of leading Swiss health experts claim ...

Citizens’ Initiative calls for European VPD (Vaping Products Directive)

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 20th February 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

EU

Europe

Germany

Italy

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The European Commission has officially registered a European Citizens’ Initiative which calls for Article 20 of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) to be replaced by “bespoke legislation” for vaping products ...

United Arab Emirates prepares to legalise e-cigarettes from April

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 19th February 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Asia

Bahrain

Kuwait

Middle East

Oman

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

United Arab Emirates

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The existing ban on the sale of electronic cigarettes in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be lifted from mid-April, the Emirates Authority for Standardisation (ESMA) has confirmed ...

Decree brings regulation of e-cigs and HnB to Belarus for the first time

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 18th February 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Belarus

Europe

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

A new decree in Belarus regulates electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco for the first time in the country, introducing a number of restrictions after years of no regulation ...

Party puts German notification question on the political agenda

Written by Berta Camps Bisbal || 14th February 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

EU

Europe

Germany

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

A controversy over the way the six-month delay between notification and placing an e-cigarette product on the market is enforced in Germany has been brought into the political arena by a parliamentary question ...

Gottlieb hints at harsh action ahead in the battle against youth vaping

Written by ECigIntelligence || 12th February 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

United States

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The US vaping industry is waiting for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to offer guidance on how it plans to tackle e-cigarette usage by children. It may not like it when it comes ...

Nicotine, the US surgeon general, and the true science of addiction

Written by Barnaby Page || 11th February 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

United States

Public Health and Medicine

Regulatory briefing

Is nicotine really as addictive as heroin, as the US surgeon general claims? And what does that really mean, anyway? ECigIntelligence pits the scientific evidence against the easy soundbite ...

US FDA committee approves snuff reduced-risk claim

Written by Barnaby Page || 8th February 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

United States

Companies

Marketing and Retailing

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

A science committee at the FDA has approved a reduced-risk claim for snuff, a decision which may raise hopes that the agency is willing to accept some tobacco products as safer than others ...

FDA seeks ‘no sale of tobacco’ orders against Walgreens and Circle K

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 8th February 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Florida

North America

United States

Companies

Policy and Politics

Public Health and Medicine

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seeking no tobacco sale orders (NTSO) against Walgreens and Circle K for selling combustibles and cigars to...

Illinois tries again as Tobacco 21 gains ground across several states

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 7th February 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Connecticut

Delaware

Illinois

North America

South Carolina

Texas

United States

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Several US states have recently introduced initiatives aimed at fighting what health regulators have termed the “youth vaping epidemic” by increasing the purchasing age for tobacco and vaping products to 21 ...

Canada plans clampdown on advertising to cut youth vaping

Written by ECigIntelligence || 6th February 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Canada

North America

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Less than a year after Canada adopted its first legislation regulating vaping products, the government has served notice of plans to tighten restrictions on advertising, in a bid to tackle youth vaping ...

EU commissioner speaks out against rise of vaping by young people

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 5th February 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

EU

Europe

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The European Union’s commissioner for health and food safety, Vytenis Andriukaitis, has expressed concern about the use of electronic cigarettes and new tobacco products by young people ...

US states place e-cigarette taxes among budget proposals

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 4th February 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Massachusetts

Montana

North America

Rhode Island

United States

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

State budget proposals for the 2020 fiscal year that would apply new taxes to e-cigarette products are under consideration in a number of US states, including Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Montana ...

Poland establishes excise stamp fees; vape industry takes the hit

Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st February 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

Poland

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The Polish Ministry of Finance has extended its 0% excise tax on e-liquids and novel tobacco products until the end of June...

Nicotine or non-nicotine – Estonia refuses to recognise a difference

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 30th January 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Estonia

Europe

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Estonian health officials have justified to ECigIntelligence their interpretation of the country’s law as imposing exactly the same rules on vaping products both with and without nicotine ...

Connecticut Democrat fires first shot in 2019 Congress war on vaping

Written by ECigIntelligence || 30th January 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

United States

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

What is expected to be an assault on the e-cigarette industry in the 116th US Congress began when a congresswoman introduced a bill to protect school-age children from dangers associated with vaping ...

New UK guidance on notification procedure and requirements

Written by ECigIntelligence || 29th January 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

EU

Europe

United Kingdom

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued new guidance to companies on how to comply with national notification regulations ...

Sweden equates e-cigs with smoking in new law restricting public use

Written by ECigIntelligence || 28th January 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

Sweden

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Sweden is to ban vaping on public transport, at playgrounds, sports arenas and other outdoor spaces under a new law equating the use of e-cigarettes with smoking combustible tobacco ...

Swedish Chemicals Agency swings in line with TPD

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 25th January 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

EU

Europe

Sweden

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The Swedish Chemicals Agency has changed its interpretation regarding e-liquids with nicotine concentration over 17 mg/ml. As ECigIntelligence reported a few months ago, authorities required both producers and consumers to obtain a permit for the sale and use of...

Governor Cuomo announces plans to curb vaping in New York State

Written by Berta Camps Bisbal || 24th January 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

New York

North America

United States

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has recently announced part of a comprehensive plan to reduce the use of tobacco products and electronic cigarettes. As a statement of intent, Governor Cuomo then presented his $152.3 billion state budget for...

EU science committee: e-cigs are ‘emerging public health issue’

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 22nd January 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

EU

Europe

Public Health and Medicine

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The European Commission Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks has identified e-cigs as one of the main emerging health-related issues in Europe ...

Austria beefs up regulatory stance with Non-Smoking Act

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 21st January 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Austria

EU

Europe

Policy and Politics

Public Health and Medicine

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Austria has recently tightened up its regulatory stance with the Non Smoking Act (Nichtraucherschutzgesetz) restricting the purchasing age for e-cigs and similar tobacco products to 18 years old, from 1st January 2019. Previously, the minimum age for buying...

Experts, smokers and vapers to clarify UK research priorities

Written by Barnaby Page || 18th January 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

England

EU

Europe

Northern Ireland

Scotland

United Kingdom

Wales

Market Research

Public Health and Medicine

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

British smokers and vapers, as well as medical experts, are being asked to help define priorities for scientific research on e-cigarettes. The E-cigarettes Priority Setting Partnership project is beginning its open consultation with an online survey consisting of just...

Youth vaping ‘an existential threat’ to US e-cig industry, warns Gottlieb

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 16th January 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

North America

United States

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The entire US e-cigarette industry could be wrecked by the country’s youth vaping “epidemic”, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Scott Gottlieb has warned ...

French advisory council recommends e-cigs as aids to quitting smoking

Written by ECigIntelligence || 14th January 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

France

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

E-cigarettes should be used in France to help smokers quit the habit, says an official consultative assembly that reports to the prime minister, National Assembly and Senate ...

Israel adopts plain packaging and ad restrictions, prepares flavour ban

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 8th January 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Asia

Israel

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, has passed a law requiring plain packaging for e-cigarettes. It will also bring in new restrictions on the advertising and marketing, equating e-cigs with combustible tobacco ...