Data intelligence for the vapour sector in Australasia

Australian Senate committee begins hearings on harm reduction this week

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 11th November 2020

An Australian Senate committee to inquire into tobacco harm reduction strategies will meet for the first time in Canberra on Friday, and again week later in Sydney ...

Hard-line Australia has precautionary principle all wrong, study suggests

Written by ECigIntelligence | 23rd October 2020

Regulators need to consider the risks of the precautionary measures they implement, and not just the risks they are trying to avoid, according to researchers studying Australian e-cigarette regulation ...

Australia postpones e-cigarette import ban for the second time

Written by ECigIntelligence | 22nd October 2020

The Australian Ministry of Health decided to defer until further notice the implementation of the import ban on nicotine e-cigarettes that was to come into force in January 2021, after already being postponed by half...

Australian pharmacists ready to take up central role in e-cigarette distribution

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 13th October 2020

Pharmacists across Australia are waiting for more details after the announcement by the country’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) that they would be exclusive distributors of prescribed e-cigarettes ...

Australia opens the door to e-cig sales by pharmacies; state MPs call for regulation

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 24th September 2020

Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has relaxed its position on e-cigarettes, deciding they can be available legally from pharmacies if prescribed by a doctor “to support smoking cessation” ...

'Lifestyle control' as Australia's second city clears the streets of vapour

Written by ECigIntelligence | 2nd September 2020

Melbourne City Council in Australia has voted unanimously in favour of ban on vaping in 11 defined smoke-free areas in the city’s central business district ...

Australia bans tobacco alternatives while leaving e-cigarettes on prescription

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 27th August 2020

The Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has issued a final decision that leaves the sale of all tobacco-alternative products banned in the country, while still allowing e-cigarettes on prescription only ...

New Zealand lawmakers unanimously pass new vaping bill

Written by ECigIntelligence | 6th August 2020

New Zealand's Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Vaping) Amendment Bill was adopted by lawmakers with broad cross-party support on 4th August ...

Australia postpones its e-cigarette import ban until next year

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 26th June 2020

The ban on all e-cigarette imports into Australia that was due to come into force next week has now been delayed until January 2021 ...

Australia cracks down still harder, banning e-cig imports from 1st July

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 23rd June 2020

Australian health minister Greg Hunt has announced that importing e-cigarettes will be banned from 1st July “to reduce the risk to public health through addiction to nicotine and nicotine poisoning” ...

Hot debate in New Zealand over fine detail of bill to regulate e-cigarettes

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 15th June 2020

An intense debate is on-going in New Zealand between representatives and health officials over planned legislation to regulate vaping products in the country for the first time ...

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 ...

Melbourne moves to ban vaping in the business district 'to clear the air'

Written by ECigIntelligence | 19th May 2020

The Australian city of Melbourne is working to implement new regulation that would prohibit the use of e-cigarettes in the city’s central business district ...

New Zealand MPs to consider range of proposed new vaping regulations

Written by ECigIntelligence | 4th March 2020

A new amendment put before the New Zealand Parliament aims to tighten current regulations on vaping and heated tobacco – but the country's attorney general has distanced himself from the proposals ...

Misleading cases: how EVALI sparked an epidemic of misinformation

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 17th February 2020

While nicotine vaping has been largely acquitted of involvement in the US outbreak of vape-related lung disease, will the torrent of misinformation that followed have a long-term impact on the e-cig sector? ...

Australian doctors shift their position, endorsing e-cigarettes for cessation

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 30th January 2020

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has reviewed its position on smoking cessation and is now considering vaping as a possible tool to quit smoking ...

ECigIntelligence international regulatory live alerts service

Written by ECigIntelligence | 5th December 2019

ECigIntelligence is launching a new International Alerts round-up for Platinum + and Platinum Pro subscribers to enable them to stay on track with regulatory developments in international markets ...

Imperial lowers growth forecast; CEO resignation causes uncertainty

Written by ECigIntelligence | 4th October 2019

Imperial Brands CEO Alison Cooper’s resignation is being seen as a catalyst – alongside challenging market conditions for tobacco, and regulatory changes in the US for next-generation products (NGP) – for uncertain times among Big...

Tasmania holds back a decision on raising purchasing age to 21

Written by ECigIntelligence | 23rd September 2019

The parliament of the Australian island state of Tasmania has delayed a bill to ban the sale of tobacco products and e-cigarettes to under-21s ...

Australian public dazed and confused by regulatory complexity

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 16th August 2019

Public confusion about regulation has led Australians to inadvertently break the law on vaping products, according to a recent study which also blamed inconsistent information being disseminated in the media ...

IQOS accounts for 20% of PMI’s net revenues in Q2 2019

Written by ECigIntelligence | 19th July 2019

PMI considers almost hitting $1.5bn revenue for its reduced risk portfolio in the second quarter of 2019 a “positive top-line momentum” ...

Motorsport expected to ignore WHO’s call to end tobacco sponsorship

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 8th May 2019

A call by the WHO for governments to enforce bans on all tobacco or e-cigarette advertising and sponsorship in sports events has had no formal response from the world of motor racing ...

New Zealand raises vaping awareness for smoking cessation

Written by ECigIntelligence | 3rd May 2019

New Zealand has set in stone its objective of becoming a smoke-free country, and the latest measure to achieve this by 2025 is a plan to raise public awareness of vaping as a way to...

Ferrari drops Mission Winnow team name and logo for Australian GP

Written by ECigIntelligence | 13th March 2019

PMI and Ferrari have been forced to cancel their partnership for this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix, the opening race of the Formula 1 season. The Mission Winnow branding will, however, reappear for the rest of...

Australian firms set up one-stop shop for prescriptions and e-liquid

Written by ECigIntelligence | 17th December 2018

Two vaping companies have found a way to cut through Australian red tape, integrating the country’s tricky regulatory scheme into their business model ...

New Zealand minister puts forward plan for e-cigarette regulation

Written by ECigIntelligence | 10th December 2018

The minister charged with drawing up proposed regulation of e-cigarettes in New Zealand has done so, based on the stated belief that vaping and smokeless tobacco are “highly likely to be much less harmful than...

South Australia to ban online sales, bring other regulation in line with tobacco

Written by ECigIntelligence | 21st November 2018

Online sales of vape products will be banned in South Australia from the first quarter of 2019 after the state’s parliament passed a law on 15th November, with the support of the state’s two majority...

Study reveals just how much world press accentuates the negative

Written by Barnaby Page | 12th November 2018

Media coverage of ENDS around the world is much more likely to be negative than positive, and to focus on health effects rather than e-cigs’ use in smoking cessation, a new study suggests ...

Australian health minister softens on vaping, calling for inquiry

Written by ECigIntelligence | 8th October 2018

After a long period of opposition to vaping, Australia’s health minister has moved to set up an independent inquiry into the health impact of nicotine-containing e-cigarettes ...

New Zealand gives the all-clear to vaping and HnB – but ads are out

Written by Freddie Dawson | 16th May 2018

E-cigarettes and heated tobacco can continue to be sold in New Zealand under current regulations, the country’s government has formally announced ...

Aussie senator threatens to block new health laws until vaping is legalised

Written by ECigIntelligence | 17th April 2018

The Australian government is facing growing dissent on a number of fronts to its continuing ban on nicotine-containing e-cigarettes. And one federal senator has vowed to block all government health legislation until the ban is...

Australia divided as committee dissenter pleads: ‘Just legalise vaping’

Written by ECigIntelligence | 3rd April 2018

A long-awaited parliamentary report into the legalisation of e-cigarettes has delivered both an official blow and an accompanying glimmer of hope for vaping businesses in Australia ...

Legal victory means PMI can sell Heets in New Zealand after all

Written by Freddie Dawson | 29th March 2018

Philip Morris International (PMI) has won the right to sell and market heat-not-burn Heets sticks in New Zealand in a surprise legal ruling against the Ministry of Health ...

Nicotine ‘more dangerous than drink’ according to survey respondents

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 21st March 2018

More than half of US consumers wrongly believe that using nicotine every day is more dangerous than drinking every day, according to a new global survey from the Foundation for a Smoke-free World (FSFW) ...

Maverick politicians alone in backing Aussie campaign for legalising e-cigs

Written by ECigIntelligence | 5th March 2018

A libertarian and a renegade conservative are the only federal politicians in Australia to have publicly backed a national campaign in support of legalising e-cigs ...

Legalised e-cigs ‘could be worth $150m to Australian convenience stores’

Written by ECigIntelligence | 21st February 2018

If e-cigs were freely available in Australia they could be worth AUD150m a year to the country’s convenience stores, an industry leader has told ECigIntelligence ...

Vape Force One hits the road in pursuit of legalising nicotine e-cigs in Australia

Written by ECigIntelligence | 22nd January 2018

An Australian campaign to legalise the domestic sale of nicotine-containing e-liquids in the country faces a difficult challenge as opposing opinions solidify ...

New Zealand softens towards vaping, while Australia stands its ground

Written by ECigIntelligence | 10th January 2018

While Australian regulation remains firm in its resistance to e-cigarettes, a more conciliatory approach in New Zealand is leading to a divergence between the two markets ...

New Zealand’s change of government unlikely to derail e-cig legalisation

Written by ECigIntelligence | 6th November 2017

The recent change of government following the general election in New Zealand should not derail attempts to legalise the domestic sale of nicotine-containing e-cigarettes in the country ...

Australian Senate committee opposes legalising sale of nicotine e-cigs

Written by ECigIntelligence | 19th September 2017

An Australian government committee has recommended the rejection of a bill that would legalise the domestic sale of nicotine-containing e-cigarettes ...

New Zealand election doubt creates uncertainty over future of e-cigs

Written by ECigIntelligence | 7th September 2017

A looming knife-edge election and an opposition party without a policy on e-cigarettes has thrown New Zealand’s vaping industry into doubt over its future ...

Australian lawmakers are warned of ‘dangerous black market’ in nicotine

Written by ECigIntelligence | 4th September 2017

Australia’s ban on the sale of nicotine e-liquids has led to a black market that damages the health of the very people the law is meant to protect, an official inquiry has heard ...

New Zealand’s pathway towards legal alternatives gets a cautious welcome

Written by ECigIntelligence | 28th August 2017

The New Zealand government’s plan to create a “pathway” to the legal sale of alternative tobacco products has been broadly welcomed by harm reduction advocates – but with reservations ...

New Zealand health report suggests stick for cigarettes, carrot for e-cigs

Written by ECigIntelligence | 14th August 2017

A group of public health professionals in New Zealand are recommending a two-pronged approach to cutting smoking – action against combustible cigarettes combined with support for vaping ...

PMI rejects Australian report of fake grassroots campaign for nicotine e-cigs

Written by ECigIntelligence | 10th August 2017

PMI has denied allegations that it orchestrated a campaign to submit pro-vaping testimonies to a government consultation on e-cigarette regulation in Australia ...

New Zealand clears a legal path for alternative tobacco products

Written by Freddie Dawson | 4th August 2017

New Zealand is to introduce an amendment to existing laws that will enable the legal introduction of alternative tobacco products such as snus and heat-not-burn devices ...

Australian government e-cig inquiry receives mixed messages on health

Written by ECigIntelligence | 1st August 2017

Major Australian public health organisations have submitted evidence to a government inquiry on e-cigarettes, with many taking a negative stance ...

New Zealand ready to allow e-cigs but still stands firm against HnB

Written by ECigIntelligence | 7th June 2017

New Zealand looks set to amend the law to allow nicotine-containing e-cigarettes to be sold in the country – but not to permit HnB...

PMI faces legal challenge to its right to sell iQOS in New Zealand

Written by ECigIntelligence | 23rd May 2017

Philip Morris International (PMI) has run into legal trouble in New Zealand, where the health ministry has taken the company to court for attempting to sell its iQOS heat-not-burn device in the country....

Lawyers’ warning after Aussie court fines e-cig firms over claims in ads

Written by ECigIntelligence | 18th May 2017

An Australian Federal Court decision against three e-cigarette retailers has added a note of caution but little clarity to what companies can say or do on their...

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