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Imperial remains bullish despite drop in revenue from next generation products

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 16th November 2021

Imperial Brands registered a dip in revenues from its next generation products (NGP) portfolio but said it looks forward to expanding product trials in new countries and consolidating European and US markets ...

Flavour ban advocate Califf picked by Biden to take charge of US FDA again

Written by ECigIntelligence | 15th November 2021

A 70-year-old cardiologist who has backed a flavour ban on vaping products has been nominated by president Joe Biden to return to the role of commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...

COP9 ends with calls to put tobacco-alternatives at centre of 2023 session

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 12th November 2021

The all-online COP9 finished without any major decision, but with calls for serious attention to be given to novel and emerging tobacco products at COP10 in 2023 ...

Appeals court grants another company a stay of US FDA's marketing denial order

Written by ECigIntelligence | 11th November 2021

A US court has granted another stay request to a company that sued the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) after the agency issued a marketing denial order (MDO) for its flavoured vaping products ...

'Only tobacco firms will be able to take advantage of UK medical licensing'

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 9th November 2021

Some manufacturers may struggle to overcome certain regulatory hurdles to licensing e-cigarettes in the UK as medical products – leaving the field to tobacco companies – experts warn ...

As COP9 begins, scientists urge WHO to abandon its 'irrational' approach

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 8th November 2021

Experts have urged the parties to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) to embrace a “more assertive” stance on smoke-free alternatives ...

Swiss parliament adopts youth sales ban, advertising and packaging restrictions

Written by ECigIntelligence | 4th November 2021

The Swiss Federal Assembly has adopted a longstanding bill equating e-cigarettes with traditional tobacco, despite divisions between political parties over the right approach to tobacco alternatives ...

Manufacturer sues FDA for 'irreparable harm' despite PMTA reconsideration

Written by ECigIntelligence | 3rd November 2021

Florida-based e-cigarette manufacturer Bidi Vapor has taken the US FDA to court claiming “continued irreparable harm” from being given a marketing denial order (MDO) for its vaping products ...

UK health authorities pave the way for prescription-only stronger e-cigs

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 2nd November 2021

The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is backing the idea of e-cigarettes as a licensed therapy, available on prescription for smokers who want to quit ...

Court allows firm to continue e-cig sales after 'inadequate' FDA denial order

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 29th October 2021

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit concluded that the FDA “inadequately addressed or explained” a PMTA that resulted in a MDO, and decided to temporary allow a company from Texas to keep...

Delaying COP9 talks on novel products 'may damage tobacco control', warns EU

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 29th October 2021

European countries have publicly expressed disagreement with the World Health Organization (WHO)’s decision to postpone discussions of novel tobacco products, keeping them out of the upcoming COP9 ...

Mixed reactions as Northern Ireland prepares to ban vaping in cars with kids

Written by ECigIntelligence | 27th October 2021

Northern Ireland’s Department of Health has presented plans to implement a smoking and vaping ban in private cars when children are present and to ban the sale of nicotine e-liquids to...

Hong Kong council approves 'milestone' ban on e-cigarette imports and sales

Written by ECigIntelligence | 25th October 2021

Hong Kong’s lawmakers have passed a bill banning the import and sale of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products ...

Mexico’s Supreme Court rules against unconstitutional decree banning e-cigs

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 22nd October 2021

The federal high court in Mexico ruled this week against the 2020 presidential decree banning vaping products after concluding that such prohibition violates the “freedom of trade” ...

PMI on track to submit PMTA to market its new Iqos vapour device in the US

Written by ECigIntelligence | 21st October 2021

PMI is planning to submit a premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the second half of next year for its new e-vapour device the Iqos Veev ...

FDA technical review throws light on agency’s priorities for e-cigarettes

Written by Barnaby Page | 20th October 2021

While some of the biggest players in the US vapour market wait for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to decide whether their products can remain on sale, the agency has provided some insight into...

Vaping products make up 36% of patent applications for alternatives to smoking

Written by ECigIntelligence | 18th October 2021

Patents for tobacco alternatives have been booming in recent times as tobacco companies position themselves as contributors to a smoke-free world, with a 9.1% year-on-year increase in patents related to vaping ...

PMTAs: after the Reynolds approvals, which way will the FDA go next?

Written by ECigIntelligence | 15th October 2021

“The importance of the FDA authorising a vaping product as ‘appropriate for the protection of public health’ should not be understated,” said Greg Conley, president of the American Vaping Association ...

Kyrgyzstan bans vaping in public places and prepares new e-cig restrictions

Written by ECigIntelligence | 15th October 2021

The use of e-cigarettes and tobacco in public places became illegal this week in Kyrgyzstan – where there is also a proposal to ban both disposable and open-system e-cigs ...

Why do official figures show a 40% drop in a year in number of young US vapers?

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 13th October 2021

New figures from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that there are currently around 2m vapers among US students – a big drop compared with last year, when the figure was...

First PMTA success for Reynolds’s Vuse products – but tobacco flavours only

Written by Barnaby Page | 13th October 2021

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued its first marketing authorisations for e-cigarette products, following the rejection of millions of others. The authorisations cover RJ Reynolds’s Vuse Solo device and two 4.8% nicotine...

Turning Point withdraws legal action after FDA back-tracks on PMTA refusal

Written by ECigIntelligence | 12th October 2021

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has rescinded its marketing denial order (MDO) affecting 14 Turning Point Brands products, saying “relevant information that was not adequately assessed” ...

Turning Point Brands seeks emergency court ruling against FDA denial order

Written by ECigIntelligence | 8th October 2021

Turning Point Brands (TPB) is challenging in court the Marketing Denial Order (MDO) issued by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to its premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) as it considers the decision “arbitrary”...

A hammer to crack a nut: what the PMTA process reveals about US FDA approach

Written by Barnaby Page | 7th October 2021

Some light is now dawning on some truths long since suspected about the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s evaluation of e-cigarettes ...

MEPs propose changes in approach to vaping in European cancer report

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 5th October 2021

MEPs have tabled a set of proposals to amend a draft report by the Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA), calling on the European Commission to implement a flavour ban on all tobacco products, including...

Nearly half of German vape retailers fear being taxed out of business, survey finds

Written by ECigIntelligence | 4th October 2021

The new vaping tax scheme due to come into effect in July 2022 is already causing concern within the German e-cigarette industry, with some vape stores fearing it will force them to close down ...

US FDA questioned about pending PMTAs and enforcement for non-compliance

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 1st October 2021

US senators have urged the FDA to implement a timeline to decide on the pending PMTAs and to reveal how it will ensure that there are no non-compliant products on the market ...

Australian GPs expect surge in patients as prescription scheme comes into force

Written by ECigIntelligence | 30th September 2021

Australian doctors anticipate an increase in appointments with patients wanting prescriptions for nicotine e-cigarettes after new regulations come into force ...

European Commission survey gives thumbs-up to tax harmony across EU

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 28th September 2021

New figures from the European Commission reveal broad support for harmonised tax rules for tobacco-alternative products ...

Vaping experts see integrating science and innovation as the way forward

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 27th September 2021

Representatives of the vaping industry have urged a broader collaboration with scientists and agreed that integrating technological innovations is key to encouraging transition to tobacco alternatives ...

Harm reduction still on the agenda as UK's new public health minister steps in

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 24th September 2021

The appointment of Maggie Throup as UK junior health minister comes at a key time for tobacco alternatives, with the vaping industry hoping she will continue the harm reduction approach of her predecessor ...

FDA marketing denial orders spread fear and confusion among US vaping retailers

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 23rd September 2021

The US FDA’s rejection of premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) has sown confusion among vape retailers, who are urging the agency to make public which vaping products have been approved for sale ...

Why are WHO talks on novel tobacco products postponed from COP9 to 2023?

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 21st September 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) has decided to postpone a discussion on novel tobacco products to a face-to-face event in 2023 – a decision experts are linking to a lack of consensus ...

Canada’s approach to vaping regulation and flavours lies in the election balance

Written by ECigIntelligence | 20th September 2021

One of the first tasks facing Canada’s incoming health minister will be the implementation of a new set of federal regulations for vaping products – which may or may not include a planned ban on...

BAT urges Middle Eastern governments to adopt tobacco harm reduction

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 17th September 2021

British American Tobacco (BAT) is engaging with national authorities in the Middle East to encourage adoption of tobacco harm reduction (THR) policies ...

NRT and e-cigarettes work best in combination, says UK agency

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 16th September 2021

A UK smoking cessation body says a combination of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and vaping products can be more effective than either on their own in helping smokers quit – though e-cigarettes alone come very...

‘Significant progress’ – but the US FDA’s biggest decisions are still to come

Written by Aidan Semmens | 15th September 2021

The dog didn’t eat all the FDA’s homework – just 7% of it. But there will be those who argue that the missing 7% was the crucial bit all along ...

MEPs table amendments to include harm reduction in European cancer report

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 14th September 2021

Three Italian members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are hoping to introduce the concept of harm reduction into a strategy report by the Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA) ...

FDA's PMTA denials get a warm political welcome – but not the delay over Juul

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 13th September 2021

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s denial of premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) has been welcomed by politicians and public health bodies – with severe reservations about the delay over Juul and others ...

Vape retailers required to post age-limit signs as New Zealand takes another step

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 10th September 2021

New regulations that come into force in New Zealand tomorrow will oblige retailers, including vape stores, to display signs at each point-of-sale warning customers that e-cigarette products are not for sale to minors ...

US FDA rejects 5.5m PMTAs; Juul’s application still under review

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 9th September 2021

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has rejected most of the 6m premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) it received for vaping products, but Juul’s intently-watched application remains under review ...

Into the great unknown as US FDA's deadline to decide on PMTAs arrives

Written by Barnaby Page | 9th September 2021

As the US Food and Drug Administration's deadline to pass or reject e-cigarette premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) arrives, where does it leave the market and the as-yet undetermined applications? ...

Argentina's ruling party puts forward 'fundamental' proposal to ban e-cigs

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 8th September 2021

A bill to prohibit the manufacturing, distribution, sale and use of e-cigarettes in Argentina has been presented in the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the National Congress ...

Californian proposal for 12.5% e-cig tax on its way to under-fire governor

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 6th September 2021

A new 12.5% sales tax on e-cigarettes has been approved by the California State Legislature and now requires only the signature of governor Gavin Newsom – who is facing a recall election next week ...

US FDA denies more PMTAs a week before the final deadline – 'more will follow'

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 2nd September 2021

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a number of “additional” marketing denial orders (MDOs) for flavoured e-cigarettes, denying their premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) ...

German industry association planning opposition to tax scheme despite talks

Written by ECigIntelligence | 2nd September 2021

The German Alliance for Tobacco-free Pleasure (BfTG) intends to pursue a legal challenge to the country’s coming e-liquid tax, despite meeting government officials to discuss its details ...

US Congress looks set to cut Biden's proposed budget for the FDA by half

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 31st August 2021

Both the House and the Senate are intent on increasing the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) budget for next year, but the figure is likely to be well short of the $6.5bn proposed by...

German state of Hesse prepares updated rule to clamp down on passive vaping

Written by ECigIntelligence | 30th August 2021

The German state of Hesse is aiming to strengthen protection against passive smoking by targeting e-cigarettes and heated tobacco in a new legislative initiative to update the current regulations ...

US FDA denies marketing authorisation for 55,000 flavoured vapour products

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 27th August 2021

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ruled out premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) for 55,000 flavoured vapour products after concluding that on balance they pose a threat to public health ...

Quit success double but smoking by young adults up in first UK lockdown

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 26th August 2021

A study by Cancer Research UK has found that the success rate of attempts to quit smoking in England almost doubled during the first Covid-19 lockdown, while smoking by young adults increased by almost 25%...

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