News analysis for professionals in the vaping industry

How EVALI, and the way it was reported, damaged perceptions of vaping

Written by ECigIntelligence | 18th September 2020

Many smokers believe vaping is at least as harmful as combustible cigarettes, despite e-cigarettes’ lower production of toxicants and carcinogens; researchers in England have been examining why ...

COVID-19 restrictions delay EU scientific evidence on e-cigs and TPD revision

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 17th September 2020

The scientific committee of the European Commission is to delay delivery of its conclusions on vaping, which will inform the impact assessment on the revision of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) ...

Florida’s governor bucks the US trend by vetoing state ban on vape flavours

Written by ECigIntelligence | 15th September 2020

Florida governor Ron DeSantis has bucked a US national trend by vetoing regulations that would have banned flavoured vaping products in the state ...

Netherlands on course to impose plain packaging for e-cigarettes from 2022

Written by ECigIntelligence | 14th September 2020

The Dutch government is running a consultation on a proposed amendment to current tobacco regulations that will create a legal basis to impose plain packaging for e-cigarettes ...

E-cigarette use by US school students falls by a third in a year, CDC reports

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 10th September 2020

New official data shows that the number of young people in the US who are current e-cigarette users has fallen sharply, from 5.4m in 2019 to 3.6m this year ...

European cardiologists see potential in e-cigarettes but warn on flavours

Written by ECigIntelligence | 9th September 2020

The European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) believes the use of e-cigarettes for adult smoking cessation could be a “sensible argument”, but argues that more scientific evidence is needed ...

German court rules that online retailers can't say e-cigarettes save lives

Written by ECigIntelligence | 8th September 2020

German online vaping retailers may no longer be allowed to promote e-cigarettes as a tool to quit smoking after a regional court ruled that the practice violates the federal Tobacco Act ...

Wednesday 4pm: final countdown to the PMTA deadline

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 7th September 2020

The final deadline for premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) for e-cig products in the US is now imminent, with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officially setting it at 4pm on 9th September ...

Oregon governor urged to impose a ban on flavours and e-cig tax

Written by ECigIntelligence | 4th September 2020

A working group set by the governor in Oregon to address “the epidemic of vaping-related illness and youth vaping” has recommended policymakers to ban flavoured e-cigarettes in the state and increase the tax on these...

PHE: seven-year report on the UK's soon-to-be-disbanded authority on vaping

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 3rd September 2020

The recent news that the British government is to scrap Public Health England and replace it with a new institute makes this an appropriate moment to look back at some of PHE’s achievements in creating...

'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 ...

California bans flavoured e-cigs from January on unanimous Senate vote

Written by ECigIntelligence | 1st September 2020

The sale of flavoured e-cigarettes will be illegal in California from January 2021 after the US state’s governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation to ban them from the market ...

Russia and its Eurasian economic allies eye harmonised vaping rules by 2022

Written by ECigIntelligence | 31st August 2020

A joint regulation of e-cigarettes that will apply across Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan is expected to be adopted by 2022 – but there is some scepticism about the timescale ...

British Columbia retailers warn of stock reduction due to new provincial rules

Written by ECigIntelligence | 28th August 2020

British Columbia's vaping industry is scrambling after the western Canadian province recently announced new regulations amid the prediction that the new rules could lead to shortages of some e-liquids ...

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 ...

US vape industry seeks PMTA deadline extension to 2021 for small businesses

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 25th August 2020

A group of manufacturers and vaping associations in the US have asked the FDA for a six-month extension to the premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) deadline for small companies ...

Doubts remain as Taiwan considers the detail of law to ban e-cigarettes

Written by ECigIntelligence | 25th August 2020

Taiwan appears to be heading for a blanket ban on e-cigarettes, while leaving the door ajar for the possible approval of heated tobacco products ...

US state's U-turn: Montana backs down from proposed flavours ban

Written by ECigIntelligence | 24th August 2020

Officials in the US state of Montana have reversed course and will drop plans to ban sales of flavoured vaping products after opposition from state lawmakers ...

California heading for full flavours ban, with final Assembly vote just days away

Written by ECigIntelligence | 21st August 2020

California is edging closing to banning flavoured vapour and tobacco products after legislation advanced through committee and is now awaiting a final full Assembly vote in the next few days ...

Future of UK e-cigarette policy unclear as government scraps vape-friendly PHE

Written by ECigIntelligence | 19th August 2020

The UK government is to create a new body replacing Public Health England (PHE) with a single command structure focused on tackling COVID-19 and “protecting the nation’s health” ...

Arizona granted $22.5m judgement against out-of-business Eonsmoke

Written by ECigIntelligence | 18th August 2020

US e-liquid manufacturer Eonsmoke, which recently announced that it had ceased all operations, has been ordered to pay $22.5m to the state of Arizona for selling unapproved vapour products ...

Spain bans public vaping where social distancing cannot be guaranteed

Written by ECigIntelligence | 17th August 2020

A spike in new cases of COVID-19 in Spain has prompted the national government to prohibit smoking and vaping in all public spaces where it is not possible to ensure a 2m social distance ...

Mexico’s No 1 state plans to restrict public vaping; federal legislators look kindlier

Written by ECigIntelligence | 14th August 2020

The State of Mexico – the most populous of the country’s 32 states – wants to ban the use of e-cigarettes in spaces such as bars, restaurants and workplaces ...

Greece repeals short-lived and barely enforced ban on shake and vape sales

Written by Elsa Carrasco | 13th August 2020

New regulation has been adopted in Greece which finally allows retailers to sell shake and vape products legally ...

China takes next step towards its first national legislation on e-cigarettes

Written by ECigIntelligence | 12th August 2020

China is currently debating a bill that would create vape-friendly areas and restrict the public use of vaping products ...

South Korean government claims credit for 80% crash in e-cigarette sales

Written by ECigIntelligence | 11th August 2020

Sales of closed-system e-cigarettes in South Korea were down by 80% in the first half of 2020, a fall attributed by the government to its own ongoing policy efforts to discourage vaping ...

E-liquid excise tax in doubt after court overturns US state governor's veto

Written by ECigIntelligence | 10th August 2020

An excise tax on e-liquids is in limbo after the Wisconsin Supreme Court overturned a partial veto by the US state’s governor, saying he overstepped his authority ...

Canadian businesses adapt to federal restrictions on vaping advertising

Written by ECigIntelligence | 7th August 2020

New restrictions on e-cigarette promotion and advertising are coming into force today in Canada and the vaping industry is getting ready to comply with another change in the federal legislation ...

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 ...

Smoore 'positively shocked' about its Hong Kong IPO response

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 5th August 2020

Chinese vaping manufacturer Smoore believes that the good round of investment that the company got after being officially listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange a month ago prove its “financial strength” ...

Consumer habits across the UK market

Written by ECigIntelligence | 4th August 2020

Stavroula Anastasopoulou, our senior market analyst, discussed consumer habits across the UK market at Vape Live during VOXPO - Virtual Online Vape & CBD Expo on 31st...

Spanish industry rebels against government anti-vaping campaign

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 3rd August 2020

The Union of Vaping Promoters and Entrepreneurs (UPEV) has taken the anti-tobacco campaign from the Ministry of Health to the Spanish Ombudsman amid “hurting industry interests” ...

Philippines proposes new restrictions on online retailers, and a ban on advertising

Written by ECigIntelligence | 3rd August 2020

The Food and Drug Administration in the Philippines proposed new restrictions for vaping and heated tobacco products in the revised draft guidelines regulating their manufacture, importation, sale, packaging, advertising, and distribution ...

Vuse performance in the US boosts BAT’s revenue in H1 2020

Written by ECigIntelligence | 31st July 2020

British American Tobacco (BAT)’s revenue rose by 0.8% to £12.3bn ($16.1bn) in H1 2020, helped by a 14.7% increase in the new category segment ...

Juul submits 125,000-page PMTA application to the US FDA

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 31st July 2020

Juul has submitted a 125,000-page premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to continue selling its tobacco and menthol pods in the country ...

Juul US volume drops 10% in a year; hires a new director

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 29th July 2020

The volume of Juul in the US is estimated at 440m units in Q2 2020, nearly 10% less than in 2019, while the company aims to “reset” its business ...

Tobacco control association proposes e-cig public use ban in Beijing

Written by ECigIntelligence | 28th July 2020

A Beijing-based tobacco association intends to submit a proposal to the legislators at the city’s people’s congress, prohibiting vaping in public areas in the near future amid lack of vaping “provisions” in the current local...

Russia adopts first ever federal e-cigarette regulation

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 24th July 2020

Russia has passed the first e-cigarette regulation in the country, which imposes tighter regulations for e-cigs and extending anti-tobacco legislation to e-liquids ...

EU spent €500k on TPD study and 'reactive communication' on tobacco

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 23rd July 2020

The EU Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE) spent more than €180m in 2019 on public health policies, including a study on the TPD and a media campaign on novel tobacco products...

Jordan extends smoking restrictions to vaping – but will they be enforced?

Written by ECigIntelligence | 23rd July 2020

Jordan has brought e-cigarettes under tobacco regulations, including banning their use in indoor public spaces – but the e-cig industry does not expect the new regulations to be fully enforced ...

China Tobacco kicks off intensive compliance checks on e-cig sales

Written by ECigIntelligence | 22nd July 2020

Chinese authorities have decided to take further steps to toughen enforcement of e-cigarette regulations, increasing compliance checks in both online and offline channels ...

FDA issues warning to Puff Bar days after company drops all US sales

Written by ECigIntelligence | 21st July 2020

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued warnings to Puff Bar and nine other companies demanding they withdraw unapproved vapour products from the market ...

WHO sees room for improvement in tobacco control across Europe

Written by ECigIntelligence | 17th July 2020

The World Health Organization (WHO) says progress in the adoption of tobacco control and taxation policies is uneven across Europe amid an increase in e-cigarette use among young people ...

Germany set for new restrictions on nicotine-free e-cigs and liquids

Written by Lenka Hajnovicova | 16th July 2020

The German Bundesrat, the legislative body that represents the country’s 16 Länder (states) at federal level, will vote in September on a law that will introduce further restrictions on nicotine-free e-liquids ...

NHS Scotland suggests a review of support for e-cigs as cessation tool

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 15th July 2020

Around half Scotland's health community would allow vaping in hospital grounds, a survey found. But there was a call for a review of the advice supporting e-cigarettes as a smoking cessation tool ...

Californian biotech company aims to market vape-style NRT device in US

Written by ECigIntelligence | 14th July 2020

A California-based company is seeking US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorisation to market what it calls the first “vapour-style inhalable” nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) device ...

EU Council to 'promote' revision of tobacco excise directive

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 13th July 2020

The upcoming presidencies of the Council of the European Union have agreed to include the revision of the Directive 2011/64 on the structure and rates of excise duties applied to manufactured tobacco in their strategic...

New US federal bill aims to prohibit the mailing of e-cigarettes

Written by ECigIntelligence | 10th July 2020

The US Congress is getting closer to considering a prohibition on sending e-cigarettes via the mail after the Senate unanimously approved new legislation ...

US state of Georgia approves new stamp taxes on vaping products

Written by ECigIntelligence | 9th July 2020

Lawmakers in the US state of Georgia have voted to impose a tax on e-cigarettes from 1st January 2021; after passing both chambers of the legislature the bill is now awaiting only the governor's signature...

Number of vapers in the UK falls for the first time, official figures show

Written by ECigIntelligence | 7th July 2020

The number of vapers in the UK fell slightly in 2019 compared to the previous year, according to annual data on adult smoking habits released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) ...

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