Market & regulatory data for the e-cigarette sector in Texas

US FDA and customs seize 1.4m illegal Chinese e-cig products worth over $18m

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 19th December 2023

In shipments from China arriving at Los Angeles International Airport, the joint operation found various brands of disposable e-cig products intended for distribution on the US market that did not have authorisation to be sold...

Aquios hopes to make a big splash with innovative water-based e-liquid range

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 28th April 2022

A new range of e-liquids containing 30% water – said to be the highest ever – could be the biggest innovation since the introduction of nicotine salts, the company behind it claims ...

One judge of three seems receptive to Triton's argument against FDA decision

Written by ECigIntelligence | 17th March 2022

E-liquid provider Triton Distribution may have made some progress in its attempt to convince a court that the US FDA was “arbitrary and capricious” in denying its flavoured vaping products application ...

US FDA rejects 4.5m PMTA applications from one single manufacturer

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 10th August 2021

A small manufacturer from Texas must remove millions of vaping products from the US market after the FDA issued a Refuse to File (RTF) letter rejecting most of its PMTAs ...

Industry and anti-tobacco opposed to vaping tax proposal in Texas legislature

Written by ECigIntelligence | 14th April 2021

A Texas House of Representatives committee hearing on Monday showcased a coincidence between the vapour industry and anti-tobacco groups: both camps are opposed to a bill, but for different reasons ...

Texas legislature to consider new e-cigarette tax for storage and use

Written by ECigIntelligence | 4th December 2020

New bills in both the Texas House and the Senate would impose a tax on vapour products, which lawmakers might find appealing given the budget crunch on the heels of the coronavirus pandemic ...

World No Tobacco Day 2020: the debate about harm reduction

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 31st May 2020

World No Tobacco Day provides an opportunity to consider the approach that public health authorities, policymakers, and advocates around the world have towards the role of tobacco-alternatives products ...

Juul suspends all sales in Indonesia, faces probe by coalition of US states

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 27th February 2020

Less than a year after launching in the country, Juul Labs is stopping selling all its products in Indonesia while it puts new measures in place to combat under-age purchases. Juul also faces further legal...

Heated exchanges as Texas senators call for more restrictions on vaping

Written by ECigIntelligence | 17th December 2019

Lawmakers in Texas are proposing further restrictions on e-cigarettes despite a recently implemented a statewide policy restricting vaping to those aged 21 and above ...

US lung disease outbreak: how far, if at all, is vaping really to blame?

Written by Barnaby Page | 22nd August 2019

News that an unexplained lung condition affecting more than 100 Americans is being linked to vaping could hardly have come at a worse time for the beleaguered e-cig sector ...

Vaping under suspicion, but no proof in US lung disease outbreak

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 21st August 2019

Unproven but strongly suggested links between vaping and severe health problems in young people have been breaking out all over the US, raising conflicting fears and unanswered questions ...

Texas chainstore experiment – is Juul ready to go into the retail business?

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 5th June 2019

Juul Labs, the most infamous emblem of the vaping industry for American regulators and control activists, is considering opening its own US stores ...

The Lone Star State is not alone as Tobacco 21 wave spreads across US

Written by ECigIntelligence | 21st May 2019

Texas is set to become the next in a wave of states raising the minimum legal age to purchase tobacco and nicotine products from 18 to 21 ...

Public opinion in Texas favours sin tax on tobacco to fund education

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 1st May 2019

More than two-thirds of voters in Texas reportedly favour the idea of using “sin” taxes on tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to help fund schools ...

Texas introduces bills to tax vaping products, ban enticing containers

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 10th April 2019

A bill in the Texas House of Representatives would ban the sale of vaping product containers with features that might entice young people, while others would impose e-liquid taxes ...

Illinois tries again as Tobacco 21 gains ground across several states

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 7th February 2019

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 ...

FDA files memo in opposition to public health coalition lawsuit

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 10th August 2018

This week, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) filed a memo in opposition to a motion for a summary judgment in US District Court in Maryland for a lawsuit against the tobacco deeming extensions....

FDA’s Gottlieb and Zeller seek to reduce red tape as part of future strategy

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 7th August 2018

Commissioner Gottlieb seemingly wants to streamline the premarket approval...

Native American tribes try the vaping trade – but some have reservations

Written by ECigIntelligence | 9th May 2018

A few Native American tribes are moving into the e-cig business, some buoyed by tax advantages – while others remain sceptical at best. Among those moving into the vapour trade are the Meskwaki tribe of...

Totally Wicked opts to stay in US after FDA postponement

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 4th December 2017

Totally Wicked has decided to not close its business in the US, following the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) decision to postpone important compliance...

Researchers contemplate attractions of menthol and other flavours

Written by ECigIntelligence | 6th December 2016

While menthol as a flavouring for cigarettes comes under increasing attack, researchers consider its use – and that of other flavours – in the e-cigarette...

State advertising restrictions running into constitutional problems

Written by Freddie Dawson | 25th March 2016

Attempts to regulate e-cigarette advertising in some U.S. states are falling foul of constitutional law, a new ECigIntelligence in-depth report...

In depth: U.S. e-cigarette laws – state-by-state comparison

Written by | 7th April 2015

Introduction • Age restrictions • Public place usage • Tax policy • Packaging/warning labels • Other regulatory...

While DC regulators ponder, states take the initiative

Written by | 10th March 2015

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is this week again hoping to gather more insight on e-cigarettes as it ponders the final form of its deeming...

Some states lack vape stores, but others have too many

Written by Barnaby Page | 23rd February 2015

Some U.S. states appear under-served by vape stores while others may have too many already, according to a new analysis by...

In depth: e-cigarette regulation in Texas, February 2015

Written by | 12th February 2015

Introduction • The matrix of authority • State government regulation • Local government regulation • Regulation by quasi-governmental institutions • Regulatory trends • Appendix: state law on tobacco and consumer...

Retailer gets e-cig ban amended after reporting decline in sales

Written by Barnaby Page | 20th May 2014

A Texas vape store has won a rare victory in persuading its city council to reverse a ban on using e-cigarettes in the retail outlets that sell...

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