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‘Bad legal advice’ led Smoore to pursue patent case it was never going to win

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 6th April 2023

A claim by Smoore Technology that 38 cannabis companies infringed the Chinese firm’s patents had very little chance of success with the US International Trade Commission, according to legal experts ...

Study finds young vapers ARE more likely to try smoking – but very few continue

Written by ECigIntelligence | 5th April 2023

Young people who vape are more likely to become regular smokers than those who don’t – but the numbers are so small they don't affect the trend of declining smoking among US youth ...

Proposed UK ban on disposable vapes appears to be headed for the bin

Written by ECigIntelligence | 28th March 2023

Political support for a proposed bill to ban disposable vaping devices in the UK appears to be waning ...

US appeals court rules for Reynolds menthol vape after recent FDA denial

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 24th March 2023

A US court has allowed RJ Reynolds Vapor Company to continue selling its Vuse menthol e-cigarette products after the FDA issued marketing denial orders against them last week ...

US FDA refuses 17m products for lack of environmental assessment with PMTA

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 24th March 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has refused marketing authorisation for around 17m e-liquid products because the company behind the application did not provide the required environmental assessments ...

Heated tobacco case shows age matters in British ads for e-cigarette products

Written by Freddie Dawson | 23rd March 2023

Companies dealing in e-cigarette products must be extremely careful with all age-related details when it comes to website illustrations and endorsements, a new UK ruling against a heated tobacco company demonstrates ...

E-cigs, including disposables, continue to avoid UK tax as tobacco rates are raised

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 21st March 2023

UK smokers are facing a hike in the price of tobacco following last week’s Spring Budget – but no tax on vaping products was announced, leaving them much more affordable than other alternatives ...

Malaysia’s e-cig sellers looking forward to the prospect of legality and taxation

Written by ECigIntelligence | 21st March 2023

The Malaysian government looks set to impose a lower rate of excise duty than previously proposed on nicotine vaping products as it embarks on a plan to provide the e-cigarette industry with much-needed regulation ...

Meta removes Australian lobby group’s Facebook ads encouraging vape sales

Written by ECigIntelligence | 20th March 2023

A British American Tobacco initiative ran a series of adverts last year that encouraged visitors to a link where they could sign a petition for the government to let retailers sell nicotine vaping products, and...

US FDA issues MDOs for Vuse menthol e-cigs but OKs Copenhagen snuff as MRTP

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 17th March 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration has issued marketing denial orders against two menthol e-cigarette products currently marketed by RJ Reynolds Vapor Company under the Vuse Solo brand ...

UK vape maker Supreme and French e-cig wholesaler sign €4.5m agreement

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 17th March 2023

UK vaping manufacturer Supreme has signed an agreement to sell the intellectual property of its T-Juice e-liquids to French e-cigarette wholesaler La Vape for €4.5m ...

Elf Bar acts fast to avoid recall notice, but oversized vapes still can’t be sold in UK

Written by Freddie Dawson | 16th March 2023

Reports that Elf Bar has been the subject of a mandatory recall of its UK products that did not meet regulations are false – but so are suggestions that the vapes can still be sold...

FDA’s new standards could be too costly and too late for smaller manufacturers

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 15th March 2023

Fears have been raised that new product standards proposed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to protect consumer health may be costly to implement and overly burdensome for smaller companies ...

Russia to introduce single regulator to tighten up nicotine and tobacco sectors

Written by ECigIntelligence | 9th March 2023

The Russian Ministry of Finance announced in February that it would submit a bill to the parliament this month to establish a single regulator for the alcohol, tobacco and nicotine industries ...

Finnish working group puts the case for tougher restrictions on nicotine products

Written by ECigIntelligence | 8th March 2023

Raising the minimum purchasing age for e-cigarette products, restrictions on imports, and further extensions of vape-free environments are among suggestions under consideration in Finland ...

Altria commits to $2.75bn Njoy purchase, banking on FDA-approved US vape sales

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 8th March 2023

Tobacco giant Altria has confirmed a previously reported rumour by signing an agreement to buy e-cigarette maker Njoy for at least $2.75bn ...

Altria cuts its losses on Juul, accepting a 98% collapse in its $12.8bn investment

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 6th March 2023

Altria has swapped its 35% stake in Juul Labs for heated tobacco intellectual property rights, ending an investment which plummeted in value from $12.8bn to only $250m in just over four years ...

TPD, advertising limits and tax – Europe’s ‘three levers’ against tobacco and e-cigs

Written by ECigIntelligence | 6th March 2023

Europe is at the forefront of the fight against smoking and is now seriously tackling new products, including e-cigarettes, according to a leading European Commission health official ...

Nicotine-free e-liquids could face EU duty to close shake-and-vape tax dodge

Written by Freddie Dawson | 6th March 2023

European authorities will likely look to impose a tax on nicotine-free e-liquids in the upcoming revision of the EU Tobacco Excise Directive (TED) ...

Big Tobacco still laying out the road towards a promised smokeless future

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 3rd March 2023

Big Tobacco’s 2022 full-year results show that their collective commitment to transition away from combustible products is not just the companies blowing smoke ...

Has the rumour mill got it badly wrong in predicting a UK tax on vaping products?

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 2nd March 2023

Rumours stirred up by recent media reports that the UK is set to impose a tax on e-cigarette products are overblown and appear to be well wide of the mark ...

Bill to put pressure on FDA catches rising tide of US opinion against disposables

Written by ECigIntelligence | 2nd March 2023

A bill has been introduced in the US House of Representatives aiming to force the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take stiffer action against disposable e-cigarettes ...

MEPs are less confident about e-cigs, but more knowledge brings more acceptance

Written by ECigIntelligence | 2nd March 2023

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are less aware of key issues surrounding new nicotine products than in previous years and often less confident in their views, according to new research ...

German calls for EU ban on disposables gather momentum as Bundesrat votes

Written by ECigIntelligence | 1st March 2023

Germany’s Bundesrat is preparing to vote on Bavaria’s widely supported call for disposable e-cigarettes to be outlawed at both national and European-wide level ...

Tobacco giant Altria ‘in $2.75bn bid to buy Njoy’ while preparing to pull out of Juul

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 28th February 2023

Altria is reported to be in advanced talks to buy e-cigarette company Njoy for around $2.75bn and plans to divest its stake in Juul Labs. Nothing has been finalised, but an announcement could come this...

Under-fire CTP ‘committed to addressing all Reagan-Udall recommendations’

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 28th February 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced its plans to address the recommendations put forward in a damning independent review of its Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) ...

Turning Point Brands seeks a turning point of its own after 2022 decreases

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 27th February 2023

Turning Point Brands (TPB) has blamed the continuing “challenging regulatory environment” in the US that affected its NewGen segment for declines over the course of 2022 ...

Marketing vapes to children in UK ‘appalling’ and ‘utterly unacceptable’

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 24th February 2023

England’s chief medical officer, Chris Whitty, has urged the UK government should be “much more serious” in its attempt to reduce vaping and smoking among children ...

Four small firms hit as US FDA takes a new step in war on unauthorised vapes

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 23rd February 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has for the first time filed civil money penalty (CMP) complaints against four small vaping companies for manufacturing and selling e-liquids without marketing authorisation ...

Mission Impossible? It’s sure to be tough at the top for new CTP science chief

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 22nd February 2023

Matthew Farrelly will have a lot on his desk, and a lot of big calls to make, as the new director of the Office of Science at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Center...

No health or safety risk but Elf Bar recalls disposables with tanks too big for UK

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 21st February 2023

The UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has met Elf Bar to discuss action the company is taking after some of its disposables were found to have bigger tanks than are allowed in...

Israel slashes taxes on vaping products but they’re still the world’s highest

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 17th February 2023

Although Israel has just adopted a significant reduction from the previous tax rate on vaping products, the country still has the highest duty rates on them in the world ...

French anti-tobacco campaigners call for ban on all non-tobacco flavours in e-cigs

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 15th February 2023

A French anti-smoking group has called for a ban on non-tobacco flavours in all nicotine products, including e-cigarettes, while accusing tobacconists of flouting advertising rules ...

Thinking outside the box: EU plans big shake-up of packaging and waste rules

Written by ECigIntelligence | 15th February 2023

The European Commission has issued a proposal for a revision of EU legislation on packaging and packaging waste, which could have profound long-term consequences for the vaping industry ...

German committee to discuss a ban as Euro pressure grows on single-use vapes

Written by Fernanda Tucunduva | 14th February 2023

Germany could end up lobbying for an EU-wide ban on disposable e-cigarettes if the government follows through on a Bavarian initiative which has rapidly gained support from other states ...

BAT sees big growth across all three new categories, led by Vuse showing in US

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 9th February 2023

British American Tobacco (BAT) enjoyed a 37% rise last year in revenues from novel products, with growing contributions across all three of its new categories, led by its vapour brand Vuse ...

Disposables vs the environment: how some UK companies are facing the issues

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 7th February 2023

A solution to the environmental impact of disposable vaping products must be found if the industry wants to avoid seeing product bans pop up in more jurisdictions. Such a solution could come from the UK...

Italy reduces excise tax on e-cigs but targets them in anti-addiction measures

Written by ECigIntelligence | 2nd February 2023

Italy’s Budget Law for 2023, approved by the parliament on 29th December, has updated the excise tax on e-liquids with and without nicotine, slowing down the 2021 Budget Law planned increase ...

Indonesia makes long-awaited progress in its tobacco regulation revision plan

Written by ECigIntelligence | 1st February 2023

After years of political debate, Indonesia is finally making progress towards regulating e-cigarettes as well as heated tobacco products, which are regulated the same in the country ...

Reynolds prepares to appeal against US FDA denial of Vuse menthol PMTAs

Written by ECigIntelligence | 31st January 2023

RJ Reynolds Vapor Company plans to challenge the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s rejection of its Vuse menthol vape cartridges, joining a judicial fight that has had mixed results for other companies ...

Netherlands further tightens ban on all non-tobacco-flavoured e-cigarettes

Written by ECigIntelligence | 30th January 2023

The Netherlands, usually considered quite permissive with a relatively laissez-faire attitude, is employing stricter flavour bans in an attempt to curb youth vaping ...

Health professionals call on Australian government to tighten vaping rules

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 27th January 2023

Several Australian public health bodies have urged the government to ban flavours in e-cigarettes, reduce their nicotine concentration, and prohibit the sale of disposables ...

Juul awaits final approval for proposed $255m settlement in US class action case

Written by ECigIntelligence | 26th January 2023

Juul Labs seeks to pay $255m to resolve claims that it deceptively marketed e-cigarettes, ending a significant class action lawsuit that’s part of an even bigger legal case against the company ...

US FDA denies two Vuse menthol e-cig products, cites public health standards

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 25th January 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration has denied the premarket tobacco product applications of two menthol e-cigarette products by RJ Reynolds Vapor Company, following the agency’s determination that these products do not meet public health standards...

Tax sorted – now Russia’s legal vaping industry faces fresh existential threat

Written by ECigIntelligence | 24th January 2023

While a new tax regime, with duty no longer applying to devices, may be welcome, Russia’s vaping industry now faces a renewed threat of a total e-cigarette ban ...

E-cigarettes could face new restrictions under Morocco’s tobacco regime

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 24th January 2023

Morocco is considering including e-cigarettes under its regulatory regime for tobacco, increasing possible fines for advertising, imposing restrictions on public use, and establishing a minimum purchase age ...

Belgium places nicotine-free e-liquids under tobacco product regulations

Written by ECigIntelligence | 23rd January 2023

A decree issued by Belgium’s Ministry of Health has set out new rules for nicotine-free e-liquids, equating them with tobacco products because “they may entail similar health risks and social consequences” ...

More US states seek bans on flavoured tobacco others call ‘nanny state policies’

Written by ECigIntelligence | 20th January 2023

The latest salvos in the US war on youth tobacco use come in the form of more bans on flavoured tobacco products, this time in states including Maine and Ohio ...

Disposable vapes under fire in the UK as Waitrose bans them from its shelves

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 16th January 2023

UK supermarket chain Waitrose’s recent announcement that it would stop stocking disposable vaping devices in a bid to curb youth vaping rates as well as pollution was met with criticism for its alleged incoherence ...

Tighter regulations and flavour ban impact Chinese vape companies

Written by ECigIntelligence | 13th January 2023

The number of companies involved in the Chinese vaping market may be far lower than previously thought, with some having left the market and others never having been active at all ...

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