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Pennsylvania medical cannabis vape recall linked to added flavours?

Written by ECigIntelligence | 13th May 2022

A widespread recall of medical cannabis vaping products in the US state of Pennsylvania has given rise to questions about the role flavour additives play in product safety and has left patients with more questions...

New research suggests a link between vape heating mechanisms and EVALI

Written by ECigIntelligence | 6th May 2022

The heating mechanisms of vaping devices may have played a part in the vaping-associated lung injury (EVALI) crisis, new research suggests. Initial theories on the August 2019 outbreak of EVALI in the US quickly linked...

BAT takes Danish government to court, claiming e-cig restrictions are illegal

Written by ECigIntelligence | 4th May 2022

British American Tobacco (BAT) and its subsidiaries Nicoventures and House of Prince have sued the Danish government over legislation which came into force in 2021 ...

China bans synthetic nicotine, while new e-cig standard could affect global market

Written by ECigIntelligence | 3rd May 2022

Synthetic nicotine, and nicotine-free e-liquids, will be banned in China from 1st October, when the country’s standard for e-cigarettes takes effect, potentially have a major impact on worldwide supplies ...

First of US FDA’s court-ordered status reports on pending PMTAs expected

Written by ECigIntelligence | 29th April 2022

The first report on the status of US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) is expected today, 29th April, following an order from a federal judge ...

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 ...

It’s a yes from the FDA: Njoy granted PMTA for nicotine salts pod system

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 27th April 2022

A modern pod system using nicotine salts from a non–Big Tobacco company has been authorised by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) through the premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) pathway ...

Health agency consultants recommend preserving Brazilian e-cigarette ban

Written by ECigIntelligence | 26th April 2022

A long-anticipated report on possible future e-cigarette regulation will not make pleasant reading for Brazil’s vaping industry and its supporters ...

Smoore puts faith in new testing lab to meet Chinese and export standards

Written by ECigIntelligence | 26th April 2022

Chinese e-cigarette company Smoore has opened what it is calling the vaping industry’s first laboratory to test for extractable and leachable (E&L) substances ...

Vive la Veev – PMI plans more e-cigarette roll-outs after good first quarter results

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 25th April 2022

Philip Morris International (PMI) is continuing to support sales and promotion of its Iqos Veev vaping product, with further market roll-outs planned this year ...

Misinformation and bad press 'have turned people off the safer alternative'

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 21st April 2022

Public opinion is turning against vaping due to misinformation and negative coverage from the media, according to John Dunne, director general of the UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) ...

BAT fine demonstrates French tobacco advertising law does apply to vaping

Written by ECigIntelligence | 20th April 2022

Anti-tobacco campaigners are happy with the €100,000 fine levied against British American Tobacco (BAT) for illegally advertising its Vype vaping products (now called Vuse) in France ...

Vape stores fall behind non-specialists for the first time for UK e-cig sales

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 19th April 2022

Specialist vape stores are no longer the most popular channel for the purchase of vaping products in the UK, according to figures from Smoking in England, which gathers together data for policymakers and others ...

Major supermarket deals help make it a good year for UK discount brand 88Vape

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 14th April 2022

The UK supplier behind low-cost e-liquid brand 88Vape expects to post a decent rise in revenue from its vaping division for the year ended 31st March ...

South Africa takes 'precautionary' steps towards a flat rate tax on all e-liquids

Written by ECigIntelligence | 12th April 2022

South Africa is looking to introduce taxes on vaping products as part of tobacco control measures in line with World Health Organization (WHO) guidance ...

FDA's marketing denials for Myblu 'very ominous news' for US vaping industry

Written by ECigIntelligence | 11th April 2022

The company that makes the Myblu vaping pod has a 30-day window to challenge the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s denial of premarket tobacco applications (PMTAs) for the device and flavoured refills ...

Canada announces new federal excise duty and coordinated vaping tax regime

Written by ECigIntelligence | 8th April 2022

The Canadian government has announced a new federal excise duty on vaping products and is inviting provincial governments to participate in a new, coordinated, vaping taxation regime ...

Warning on youth vaping 'a desperate effort to maintain a crisis narrative'

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 7th April 2022

A study warning that vaping may have countered the decline in US youth nicotine usage has been strongly criticised by two professors of health psychology for flawed methods and wrong focus ...

Canadian government under fire from both sides on 'too narrow' law review

Written by ECigIntelligence | 5th April 2022

Critics say Canada’s long-awaited review of vaping law focuses too much on youth use of e-cigarettes, and those on both sides of the debate say it should go further on issues such as smoking...

Idaho denies local governments the right to be tougher than the state on vaping

Written by ECigIntelligence | 4th April 2022

Local governments in the US state of Idaho will not be able to impose heavier e-cigarette regulation than the state already requires, following the governor’s signing of Senate Bill 1285 ...

Italian retailers wait for April ruling on selling e-liquid without a tax stamp

Written by ECigIntelligence | 1st April 2022

Italian vape retailers must wait for a second ruling in mid-April to see if they are permitted to sell e-liquids without a tax stamp, though they have at least been buoyed by an initial ruling...

Departments of health and education join call for veto of Philippine vaping bill

Written by ECigIntelligence | 1st April 2022

The Department of Health (DOH) and medical groups in the Philippines have found an ally in the Department of Education (DepEd) after the latter backed the DOH’s appeal to president Rodrigo Duterte to veto the...

Synthetic and 'natural' nicotine – the real difference is just a matter of bureaucracy

Written by ECigIntelligence | 31st March 2022

While synthetic nicotine has become the focus of much controversy, demonised as a public health risk, its currently poor reputation derives more from bureaucracy than from the substance itself ...

FDA’s decision on Logic gives way to concerns over pending PMTAs

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 30th March 2022

The recent decision by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Logic’s products has raised some concerns among experts on how the federal agency will address the pending premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) ...

UK Department of Health publishes its long-awaited review of tobacco law

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 29th March 2022

The UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published its post-implementation review of the country’s tobacco legislation, concluding that the existing rules work and should be retained ...

China’s upcoming ban on e-cigarette flavours could hurt domestic producers

Written by ECigIntelligence | 29th March 2022

Beijing has recently announced a set of regulations that will tighten control on the vaping industry, and experts say China’s new and tightened scrutiny on e-cigarettes will likely hurt domestic producers ...

'Outdated and near-useless' – US FTC vape market report is greeted with scorn

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 28th March 2022

A recent report by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on e-cig sales and advertising has been roundly criticised for showing an outdated picture of the vaping market in the US ...

Canada's Tobacco and Vaping Products Act undergoes public consultation

Written by Marija Obradovic | 25th March 2022

Health Canada has launched a consultation on the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act (TVPA) asking citizens, experts, vapers and other industry members to share their perspectives about e-cigarettes ...

FDA authorises some tobacco-flavoured Logic vape products, but denies others

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 25th March 2022

The FDA has authorised the marketing of several tobacco-flavoured e-cigarette products from Logic Technology Development, under the brands Logic Power and Logic Pro, but the agency also issued marketing denial orders for other products from the same...

Mital likely to step up from No 2 role when Zeller retires as CTP director

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 25th March 2022

Michele Mital, deputy director of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) since 2018, looks the most likely candidate to take the CTP reins from retiring director Mitch Zeller ...

Milestones ahead as the US FDA takes charge of synthetic nicotine regulation

Written by ECigIntelligence | 23rd March 2022

ECigIntelligence has put together a timeline outlining the major points to look out for over the summer as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) brings synthetic nicotine into the PMTA process ...

US vape companies braced for the worst after rule change on synthetic nicotine

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 22nd March 2022

Experts fear the decision to treat synthetic nicotine the same as tobacco products could devastate parts of the US vaping industry that have come to rely on it, with some businesses forced to close and...

Analysis: The PATH study may have lost its way on quitting smoking with e-cigs

Written by ECigIntelligence | 18th March 2022

A study that recently drew attention for concluding that vaping was a less successful cessation method than nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) or even going cold turkey may be undermined by potential flaws ...

Vape advocates say Brexit provides UK with an opportunity it hasn't yet taken

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 18th March 2022

Industry insiders have suggested the UK government should raise the nicotine limit for e-cigarettes, promote vaping, and legalise snus as part of the country’s post-Brexit regulatory reforms ...

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 youth vaping continues to drop, but it still beats smoking, CDC survey reports

Written by Barnaby Page | 17th March 2022

E-cigarettes remain by far the most popular means of nicotine consumption among US high school and middle school students, ahead of combustible cigarettes ...

Denmark aims to lead Europe towards its own 'nicotine-free generation 2010+'

Written by Marija Obradovic | 16th March 2022

Denmark could become the first country in Europe to impose a generational limit on access to tobacco and nicotine products ...

China to ban e-cig flavours – and RELX is perfectly relaxed about the new rules

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 15th March 2022

All e-liquid flavours other than tobacco will be banned in China from 1st May, according to the country’s Tobacco Monopoly Administration, which has confirmed administrative measures for e-cigarettes proposed in December ...

US Congress passes omnibus bill, putting synthetic nicotine under FDA jurisdiction

Written by ECigIntelligence | 14th March 2022

Synthetic nicotine vaping products will likely require the same authorisations as those made with tobacco-derived nicotine – leading to a massive shake-up of the US vaping market – after Congress passed its omnibus spending bill...

UK urged by associations and public health officials to cut vaping VAT

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 11th March 2022

The Local Government Association (LGA) has urged the UK government to cut value-added tax (VAT) on vaping products as part of a plan to help smokers quit ...

Letters to lawmakers urge action on PMTAs, flavours and synthetic nicotine

Written by ECigIntelligence | 11th March 2022

Multiple letters from lobbying associations have urged US officials to act on vaping regulation in general and synthetic nicotine in particular ...

Is the upcoming Swiss vaping taxation helpful or hurtful to public health?

Written by ECigIntelligence | 9th March 2022

Swiss stakeholders have less than a month left to comment on a proposal by the Federal Council to tax electronic cigarettes at a rate that is 77% less than the levy on regular cigarettes – in...

Teen vaping increased in New Zealand amid public health experts’ concerns

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 9th March 2022

The percentage of teen vapers in New Zealand rose significantly in 2021, accompanied by a decline in smoking rates among 13- and 14-year-olds ...

Iceland to regulate e-cigs, focusing on flavours that may attract children

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 2nd March 2022

A delayed bill to restrict the marketing of flavoured e-cigarettes “that may appeal to children” in Iceland will be introduced to the country’s parliament in March ...

Turning Point blames US regulation for drop in vapour product sales and profit

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 1st March 2022

The legal challenges faced by the vaping industry in the US impacted Turning Point Brands’ vapour portfolio in 2021, with a significant drop in the last quarter’s net sales and gross profit ...

What goes up must come down – Italy restores e-liquid tax to previous level

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 24th February 2022

Tax on vaping products in Italy will return to 2021 levels from 1st April after the Senate passed a bill containing a measure to lower the excise duties on e-liquids ...

Australian authorised vaping prescribers skyrocket, but so do black markets

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 24th February 2022

The number of authorised prescribers for nicotine vaping products in Australia has skyrocketed since regulations changed. However, critics say this has also led to a booming black market ...

Scottish government opens consultation on possible further restrictions to vaping

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 23rd February 2022

The Scottish government has opened a public consultation on the potential tightening of its rules for advertising and promoting vaping products ...

Judge dismisses FTC's allegation that Altria-Juul deal broke anti-trust laws

Written by ECigIntelligence | 23rd February 2022

Altria Group says a judge has dismissed the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC)’s claim that its investment in Juul Labs violates anti-trust laws ...

Malaysia planning birthdate ban on e-cig sales – with vaping industry support

Written by ECigIntelligence | 22nd February 2022

Malaysia’s new law to ban tobacco and nicotine sales to those born after 2005 will include vaping products, according to industry sources – some of whom back the plan ...

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