Africa: Market and regulatory data analysis of the vaping sector

South African company told: prove safety claim for every e-cig model

Written by ECigIntelligence | 18th May 2017

Companies looking to use health claims in South African e-cigarette advertising must present robust scientific data for every device, according to a new ruling....

Fear of future regulation hangs over South Africa’s growing market

Written by ECigIntelligence | 12th May 2017

South Africa has a growing e-cigarette market driven by rising health concerns and a parity between conventional and electronic cigarette pricing. But potential regulation casts a dark cloud on the horizon....

Zimbabwe’s impoverished tobacco farmers see salvation in e-liquids

Written by ECigIntelligence | 21st April 2017

Zimbabwe’s struggling tobacco farmers – particularly growers of lower quality tobacco – are pinning high hopes on nicotine extraction for...

Land of opportunity – but price and low web access hold Zimbabwe back

Written by ECigIntelligence | 6th April 2017

With limited internet access and low awareness, Zimbabwe's nascent e-cig market is largely limited to the capital, Harare, but expansion is slowly...

Banning e-cigarettes could violate world trade pact, lawyers say

Written by Barnaby Page | 25th November 2016

Countries that ban vapour products could be breaking world trade agreements by unfairly privileging combustibles at the expense of e-cigarettes, two lawyers have...

WHO stands firm on e-cigs, urges nations to consider prohibition

Written by Barnaby Page | 15th November 2016

The World Health Organization (WHO) showed no signs of softening in its attitude toward reduced-risk products as its biannual tobacco control conference came to a close in...

WHO report on e-cigs to be presented at COP7 conference

Written by Barnaby Page | 6th June 2016

Tobacco control leaders from around the globe will be presented with the latest findings of the World Health Organization (WHO) on e-cigarettes and public health at a meeting in India this...

Developing nations advised to adopt pharma model

Written by Barnaby Page | 21st August 2015

Governments of poorer countries need to regulate e-cigarettes just as much as their wealthier counterparts, and ought to opt for a pharmaceutical model – but they may find it difficult, according to a new paper...

Uganda bans e-cigarettes in tough new tobacco law

Written by Barnaby Page | 18th August 2015

The east African nation of Uganda appears to have become one of the small handful that ban e-cigarettes altogether, rolling a blanket prohibition into a stiff new tobacco control...

In depth: the e-cig industry’s strengths and weaknesses

Written by Barnaby Page | 24th December 2014

The e-cig industry is driven by rapidly growing consumer demand, splintered by diverse technologies, threatened by regulation, and niggled at by medical doubts. So the team at ECigIntelligence has drafted a SWOT analysis for the...

E-cig industry “should design products and packs better”

Written by Barnaby Page | 11th December 2014

E-cig brands and manufacturers should pay more attention to product design, all the way from components to packaging, an industry conference was told this...

NGOs say WHO should prioritise further study, not regulation

Written by Barnaby Page | 10th October 2014

An international group of NGOs has tried to identify middle ground between the die-hard opponents and supporters of e-cigarettes in the run-up to next week’s World Health Organization (WHO) meeting on regulating...

Not just e-cigs: PMI looks ahead to a reduced-risk tobacco future

Written by Barnaby Page | 17th September 2014

Things are changing at Philip Morris International (PMI), with new plans for tackling the reduced risk tobacco products...

Ban indoor vaping, restrict ads, says World Health Organization

Written by Barnaby Page | 26th August 2014

The World Health Organization (WHO) looks increasingly likely to recommend stringent restrictions on e-cigarettes, following an internal report which suggests measures including a blanket ban on indoor use and tight controls on...

FDA, WHO petitioners advised to focus on public health

Written by Barnaby Page | 2nd July 2014

Comments to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on its proposed e-cigarette regulations should focus on public health and skip business issues, an industry organisation has...

WHO told to go easy on e-cigs, consider health benefits

Written by Barnaby Page | 29th May 2014

The World Health Organization (WHO) has been urged to adopt a gentle touch on regulation of e-cigarettes in a letter this week signed by more than 50 nicotine science and public health specialists, apparently hoping...

WHO “considering treating
e-cigarettes as tobacco”

Written by Barnaby Page | 14th April 2014

The man who leads the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) at the World Health Organization (WHO) wants to see e-cigarettes brought into the international agreement, according to a news report...

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