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Leno bill dies in California; grandfathering change survives

Written by Jim Myers || 10th July 2015 || Regulatory briefing |

California
North America
United States
Policy and Politics
Regulation and Legislation
Regulatory briefing
There was good news for e-cig advocates on both coasts of the U.S. this week, as a Congressional committee in Washington waved through proposed legislation that would exempt many e-cigarettes from aspects of the Food and Drug Administration’s...

Few Americans comprehend relative risks of nicotine products

Written by Freddie Dawson || 9th July 2015 || Regulatory briefing |

North America
United States
Market Research
Marketing and Retailing
Policy and Politics
Public Health and Medicine
Regulation and Legislation
Regulatory briefing
Only about one in 30 Americans fully understand the relative health risks of different nicotine products, according to a new...

Local decision-making drives regulation in Illinois

Written by Freddie Dawson || 8th July 2015 || Regulatory briefing |

Illinois
North America
United States
Regulation and Legislation
Regulatory briefing
A new ECigIntelligence report available for purchase now highlights the growing complexity of e-cigarette law in Illinois, and forms part of a larger series examining the development of regulation in different...

FDA bows to pressure on child-proofing and warning labels

Written by Barnaby Page || 30th June 2015 || Regulatory briefing |

North America
United States
Policy and Politics
Public Health and Medicine
Regulation and Legislation
Technology and Innovation
Regulatory briefing
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering new rules that could require manufacturers of e-liquids and other products to child-proof their packaging and affix warnings about nicotine...

Congress opens new attack on FDA grandfathering date

Written by Jim Myers || 30th June 2015 || Regulatory briefing |

North America
United States
Policy and Politics
Regulation and Legislation
Regulatory briefing
A crucial appropriations bill in the U.S. Congress is being used to launch a pre-emptive strike against the grandfather date for e-cigarette products proposed by the...

World aviation body advises ban on e-cigs in checked baggage

Written by Freddie Dawson || 23rd June 2015 || Regulatory briefing |

North America
United States
Regulation and Legislation
Regulatory briefing
E-cigs will soon be prohibited from being carried inside checked-in baggage destined for the cargo hold of airplanes, as a UN agency modifies guidance to include the devices on the dangerous goods list....

Senator wants U.S. to monitor imports of e-cig products

Written by Barnaby Page || 14th June 2015 || Regulatory briefing |

North America
United States
Policy and Politics
Regulation and Legislation
Regulatory briefing
A senior member of the U.S. Senate has asked the government to start tracking imports of e-cigarette products, saying that the high proportion manufactured overseas has “revenue, public health and economic...

Welsh and Scottish bills presage a patchwork of UK regulation

Written by Barnaby Page || 10th June 2015 || Regulatory briefing |

EU
Europe
United Kingdom
Marketing and Retailing
Policy and Politics
Public Health and Medicine
Regulation and Legislation
Regulatory briefing
Wales is likely to become the first part of the United Kingdom to prohibit vaping in workplaces and enclosed public spaces, while milder regulation has been tabled before Scotland’s...

E-cigarette tax hampers Portuguese market growth

Written by Freddie Dawson || 1st June 2015 || Regulatory briefing |

EU
Europe
Portugal
Policy and Politics
Regulation and Legislation
Regulatory briefing
Portugal’s taxation policy on e-cigarettes has kept the market relatively small – and its full impact has not yet been felt by vapers or companies in the sector, according to research from...

Risky formaldehyde levels “won’t occur in normal use”

Written by Barnaby Page || 23rd May 2015 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe
Greece
North America
Oregon
United States
Public Health and Medicine
Regulatory briefing
E-cigarette users are unlikely to expose themselves to the dangerous amounts of formaldehyde that the devices can theoretically produce, because these are generated only at high levels of heat that bring about a repellent taste, says new research...

Italian court rejects linkage of e-cig taxation with tobacco

Written by Barnaby Page || 19th May 2015 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe
Italy
Policy and Politics
Technology and Innovation
Regulatory briefing
An Italian court has ruled that e-cigarette products cannot be taxed as if they were tobacco products, because tobacco’s harmful effects are not obvious in them. And a further case covering a newer tax could...

Formaldehyde scientists defend their work, promise follow-up

Written by Freddie Dawson || 18th May 2015 || Regulatory briefing |

North America
Oregon
United States
Public Health and Medicine
Regulatory briefing
The academics behind a controversial study of formaldehyde levels in e-cigarettes have said that they are not opposed to the products, but are still prepared to defend their work despite criticism that it created unrealistic fears over e-cig...

Scottish health bill will require registration of e-cig retailers

Written by Freddie Dawson || 5th May 2015 || Regulatory briefing |

EU
Europe
Scotland
United Kingdom
Marketing and Retailing
Policy and Politics
Public Health and Medicine
Regulation and Legislation
Regulatory briefing
The Scottish government plans to add a registration process for e-cigarette sellers, as well as a formal ban on sales to under-18s, to its health bill due to be introduced later this...

Rising level of local regulation worries U.S. vape retailers

Written by Freddie Dawson || 5th May 2015 || Regulatory briefing |

Canada
Hawaii
Louisiana
Minnesota
North America
Oregon
United States
Marketing and Retailing
Policy and Politics
Public Health and Medicine
Regulation and Legislation
Regulatory briefing
Vape shops in the U.S. are growing concerned about increasing e-cigarette regulation at state and municipal...

U.S. could set more recent date for grandfathering of e-cigs

Written by Jim Myers || 1st May 2015 || Regulatory briefing |

North America
United States
Policy and Politics
Regulation and Legislation
Regulatory briefing
A bill has been introduced in the U.S. Congress which could give e-cigarettes a much more recent “grandfathering” date when federal regulations are introduced, meaning that many established products would not be subject to the new...

Filipino legislators propose gentle restrictions on e-cigs

Written by Barnaby Page || 23rd April 2015 || Regulatory briefing |

Asia
China
India
Philippines
Policy and Politics
Public Health and Medicine
Regulation and Legislation
Regulatory briefing
E-cigarette regulation is back on the agenda in the Philippines with a proposal to add novel nicotine delivery products to the country’s relatively easy-going tobacco...

FDA struggling to complete deeming regulations by June?

Written by Jim Myers || 22nd April 2015 || Regulatory briefing |

North America
United States
Policy and Politics
Regulation and Legislation
Regulatory briefing
The much-anticipated “deeming regulations” giving the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority over e-cigarettes should be ready by their June deadline – but could still be delayed, the agency’s head has...

FDA’s Zeller: youth figures don’t prove the gateway hypothesis

Written by Jim Myers || 22nd April 2015 || Regulatory briefing |

North America
United States
Policy and Politics
Public Health and Medicine
Regulation and Legislation
Regulatory briefing
Newly published data showing a dramatic increase in e-cigarette use among U.S. children does not answer the question of whether e-cigs are a gateway into tobacco smoking, a key Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official said this...

U.S. teens vape more, smoke less: so is it good news or bad?

Written by Freddie Dawson || 17th April 2015 || Regulatory briefing |

North America
United States
Policy and Politics
Public Health and Medicine
Regulation and Legislation
Regulatory briefing
New data from the U.S. National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) is being used in support of two contrasting arguments, for and against e-cigarettes. But could both sides be partly...

Long-term study to examine health of vapers and dual users

Written by Freddie Dawson || 14th April 2015 || Business briefing , Regulatory briefing |

North America
United States
Wisconsin
Policy and Politics
Public Health and Medicine
Regulation and Legislation
Business briefing
Regulatory briefing
The lack of long-term scientific studies into e-cigarettes is a common complaint. But the University of Wisconsin’s Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention (CTRI) is now starting to address that through a multi-year investigation of e-cigs’ health effects,...

FDA science committee divided on “reduced risk” of snus

Written by Barnaby Page || 13th April 2015 || Business briefing , Regulatory briefing |

North America
United States
Marketing and Retailing
Policy and Politics
Public Health and Medicine
Regulation and Legislation
Business briefing
Regulatory briefing
A panel advising the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has rejected attempts by Swedish Match to claim that snus is less harmful than cigarettes – yet some members did accept its assertions of reduced...

In depth: U.S. e-cigarette laws – state-by-state comparison

Written by || 7th April 2015 || Regulatory briefing |

Arizona
California
Connecticut
Maine
Maryland
Minnesota
New Jersey
New Mexico
North America
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oregon
Texas
United States
Utah
Virginia
Washington
Wyoming
Marketing and Retailing
Policy and Politics
Regulation and Legislation
Regulatory briefing
Introduction • Age restrictions • Public place usage • Tax policy • Packaging/warning labels • Other regulatory...

Study of British youth vaping causes outrage, but has flaws

Written by Freddie Dawson || 31st March 2015 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe
United Kingdom
Policy and Politics
Public Health and Medicine
Regulatory briefing
A new British study on youth vaping has caused sensationalist headlines with its comparisons of the demographics, tobacco use and alcohol use of 14-to-17-year-olds who reported using or purchasing an...

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