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US Senate raises legal tobacco and vaping purchase age from 18 to 21

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 20th December 2019

The US Senate has passed an act which raises the minimum sale or purchase age for tobacco products from 18 to 21...

French MP proposes bill to further regulate nicotine-free e-liquids

Written by ECigIntelligence | 20th December 2019

A French MP has presented a new bill to establish the same rules for nicotine and nicotine-free e-liquids, aiming to create tools to promote vaping as a cessation tool for smokers ...

Calls for new regulation after ‘vape-related’ death of Belgian teenager

Written by ECigIntelligence | 19th December 2019

Regulation in Belgium and possibly across Europe may change as a result of the link being made between vaping and a teenager’s death – though that link has not been verified ...

Marijuana vaping growing far faster than nicotine vaping with US youth

Written by Barnaby Page | 19th December 2019

Marijuana vaping is growing much faster among US teens than nicotine vaping, according to research released by the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) ...

Denmark plans flavour ban and plain packaging scheme for e-cigarettes

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 18th December 2019

The Danish Ministry of Health has put forward a plan for a flavour ban as well as sale, advertising and packaging restrictions to tackle the use of tobacco and e-cigarettes by minors ...

Heated exchanges as Texas senators call for more restrictions on vaping

Written by ECigIntelligence | 17th December 2019

Lawmakers in Texas are proposing further restrictions on e-cigarettes despite a recently implemented a statewide policy restricting vaping to those aged 21 and above ...

US-style lung outbreak ‘couldn’t happen here,’ says French academy

Written by ECigIntelligence | 16th December 2019

The French National Academy of Medicine (Académie nationale de médecine, ANM) says an outbreak of vaping-related lung illness like that in the US could not happen in France ...

Boris’s Brexit: what it could mean for the UK vaping industry

Written by Barnaby Page | 13th December 2019

What impact could Boris Johnson’s return to 10 Downing Street – and subsequent uncoupling from the EU – have on the UK vapour...

Senate confirms Stephen Hahn as new FDA commissioner

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 13th December 2019

The US Senate has confirmed cancer specialist Stephen Hahn as the new US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner ...

EU Commission delays e-cig and HnB tax scheme decision to 2020

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 13th December 2019

The European Commission is delaying evaluating tobacco tax rates and the possible introduction of a new harmonised tax scheme for e-cigs and heated tobacco ...

German coalition conservatives agree outdoor ad ban

Written by ECigIntelligence | 13th December 2019

The German conservative parties have come out in support of a comprehensive ban on outdoor advertising for tobacco products – including vaping and heated tobacco products ...

Toronto city health board calls for flavour ban and sales restrictions

Written by ECigIntelligence | 12th December 2019

Tough new rules on vaping could be coming to Canada’s largest city after the Toronto Board of Health voted to recommend new sales and advertising restrictions and taxes on e-cig products ...

Swiss Tobacco Prevention Fund should aid vaping, harm reduction groups say

Written by ECigIntelligence | 10th December 2019

Switzerland’s Tobacco Prevention Fund should finance e-cigarette initiatives, harm reduction organisations have told the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health ...

UK vaping brands look to fuel stations as new retail opportunities

Written by ECigIntelligence | 9th December 2019

Independent vaping brands in the UK are looking at the retail opportunity of opening a shop-within-a-shop at fuel stations, in a bid to increase visibility and reach more customers ...

Palo Alto, California considers ‘urgent’ law banning e-cigarettes

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 9th December 2019

Palo Alto, in the San Francisco Bay Area, could be the next Californian city to adopt a ban on vaping products ...

LA city approves next steps toward vaping sale restrictions

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 6th December 2019

The city of Los Angeles will now start the process of drafting new regulations to restrict the sale of flavoured tobacco products – including e-cigarettes ...

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 ...

New York State pushes for e-cigarette cessation support services

Written by ECigIntelligence | 3rd December 2019

The New York State health commissioner continues to change policy on vaping, with the state Department of Health planning to offer e-cigarette users specialised cessation support programmes ...

Dutch market has 20,000 e-liquids; officials call for neutral flavours only

Written by ECigIntelligence | 2nd December 2019

A recent study by the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment has revealed that the Netherlands has an enormous amount of e-liquids and flavours to choose from, prompting futher calls for restrictions ...

BAT launches new HnB in Korea amid government crackdown

Written by ECigIntelligence | 29th November 2019

Late November saw British American Tobacco (BAT) launch its “most advanced” heated tobacco product in South Korea – during a critical political period in which the government has taken a harsh stance towards vaping and...

Philippines police arrest vapers after President Duterte orders crackdown

Written by ECigIntelligence | 28th November 2019

Police in the Philippines have arrested more than 200 vapers after president Rodrigo Duterte issued a verbal order to enforce bans on the importation of e-cigarettes and their use in public ...

New York City council votes to ban the sale of flavoured e-cigarettes

Written by ECigIntelligence | 27th November 2019

The largest city in the US is set to join the hundreds of smaller municipalities across the nation that have passed restrictions on the sale of flavoured e-cigarettes ...

EU Commission and Parliament kick off TPD revision assessment procedure

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 27th November 2019

Brussels has officially started the formal process to review the European Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) by 2021, with a focus on e-cigarettes and new tobacco products ...

Massachusetts flavour ban to become a permanent fixture in state law

Written by ECigIntelligence | 26th November 2019

Massachusetts is set to become very soon the first state in the US to ban flavoured e-cigarettes by law after both chambers adopted a new bill that also sets an excise tax on e-cigs ...

Indonesia embarks on the legislative road to banning e-cigs from 2020

Written by ECigIntelligence | 25th November 2019

A revision of Indonesia’s main tobacco control regulation is under way, with the aim of banning all e-cigarette products, flavours and additives in the near future ...

Quebec monopoly calls temporary halt to sales of cannabis vaping devices

Written by ECigIntelligence | 25th November 2019

Cannabis vaping products won’t be legally available in Canada’s second-largest province “for the time being” after a decision by the Quebec government-owned cannabis monopoly ...

Trump warns of black market if flavour ban is adopted; backs minimum age of 21

Written by Jim Myers | 23rd November 2019

President Trump has softened his position on a possible US flavour ban, and also endorsed a national minimum vaping age of 21 ...

Juul Labs under pressure from court challenges across the US

Written by ECigIntelligence | 22nd November 2019

Juul Labs is facing several new lawsuits by state and local governments across the US, with California and New York being the latest to allege that the company knowingly marketed their products to young consumers...

Study finds smokers who switch to vaping ‘avoid cardiovascular risks’

Written by Marc Beishon | 21st November 2019

Amid all the alarm about vaping, a new study has found that smokers, particularly women, showed significant improvement in vascular health within a month of switching to e-cigarettes ...

German court orders e-cig company to drop ‘no regrets’ slogan

Written by ECigIntelligence | 21st November 2019

In a case that may help set a legal precedent in Germany, a court has ruled that an e-cig manufacturer can no longer advertise its products under the slogan “pleasure without regret” ...

Half of Welsh smokers who try to quit use e-cigarettes, survey reveals

Written by ECigIntelligence | 20th November 2019

The 2018-19 National Survey for Wales on adult smoking and e-cigarette use shows that e-cigarettes are the most popular tool among Welsh adults to help them in quitting smoking ...

FDA inspects 800 vape stores in two years, seeks tobacco experts for panel

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 20th November 2019

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) carried out 800 inspections in vape stores between 2016 and 2018, with thousands of warning letters have been issued to retailers for violations...

Poland proposes a 10% tax rate increase on heated tobacco from 2020

Written by ECigIntelligence | 18th November 2019

A draft bill has been submitted to the national Parliament (Sejm) by the current prime minister, with the aim of raising the excise tax rate on novelty tobacco products by 10% next year ...

Chinese court to hear first case for misleading e-cigarette branding

Written by ECigIntelligence | 18th November 2019

Chinese e-cigarette companies have been caught in the country’s first civil court case for allegedly claiming that their vaping products pose no or little harm to people’s health ...

British Columbia to implement 20% vaping tax; considering flavour ban

Written by ECigIntelligence | 15th November 2019

Canadian province British Columbia has announced a ten-point plan that introduces some of the toughest regulations in the country on e-cigarettes, including a tax increase and ad restrictions ...

Philippines Congress puts a block on ‘unnecessary’ plan to ban e-cigarettes

Written by ECigIntelligence | 14th November 2019

A proposal by the Philippines Department of Health (DOH) to ban e-cigarettes in the country has been turned down by lawmakers because it contradicted a previously approved bill on their taxation ...

Industry is kept waiting for Trump’s ‘very important decision’ on flavours

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 12th November 2019

The US vaping industry is biting its nails awaiting the Trump administration’s next steps after a delay in publication of the new guidance on flavoured e-cigarettes ...

States act on vitamin E acetate after CDC names it as culprit in lung disease

Written by ECigIntelligence | 12th November 2019

Some US states are preparing action after vitamin E acetate was named by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as the chief culprit behind the outbreak of vape-related lung illness ...

Among bills in US Congress, House backs ban on online sales to minors

Written by Jim Myers | 11th November 2019

A total of 16 vaping-related bills have been introduced in the current US Congress, which convened in January – and some of them are moving through the legislative process quite fast ...

Juul halts sale of mint pods ahead of new FDA guidance on flavours

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 8th November 2019

E-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs is halting sales of its mint flavour after the publication of a survey by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that shows an increase in the use of e-cigarettes among...

Slovakia proposes increased HnB excise duty amid coalition opposition

Written by Lenka Hajnovicova | 8th November 2019

The Slovak Republic is currently debating a proposal from the Ministry of Finance that would increase excise duties for tobacco products, including heated tobacco, from February 2020 ...

Major Korean c-store chains take flavoured e-cigs off the shelves

Written by ECigIntelligence | 7th November 2019

Four major convenience store chains in South Korea are to suspend sales of some flavoured e-cigarettes after the government announced it is carrying out an assessment of possible health effects ...

Trump chooses lung cancer specialist to be the new FDA commissioner

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 6th November 2019

US president Donald Trump has nominated lung cancer specialist Stephen Hahn to be the new full-time US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner ...

San Francisco votes 4/1 in favour of citywide e-cigarette ban

Written by ECigIntelligence | 6th November 2019

Voters in San Francisco have opted overwhelmingly to confirm the ban on the sale, distribution or manufacture of e-cigarette products in the city, which will now come into effect on 1st January ...

Lung illness and the reaction to it are hitting US vaping retail sector hard

Written by ECigIntelligence | 5th November 2019

The outbreak of vape-related lung illness across the US is having a damaging effect on e-cig retail, from small vape stores hit by plummeting receipts to big store chains emptying their shelves of vapour...

German vapers warned about dangers of DIY and unregulated liquids

Written by ECigIntelligence | 4th November 2019

Germany’s leading authority on the safety of food and chemical products has issued a warning against do-it-yourself mixing of e-liquids and urged vapers to stick to legally regulated products ...

China demands an end to e-cigarette sales online and to young people

Written by Marija Obradovic | 4th November 2019

China’s tobacco and market regulators have announced a major crackdown on e-cigarette sales and advertising, reiterating the ban on sales to minors and demanding the closing-down of e-cig websites ...

Altria's smokeless portfolio performs well despite taking hit on Juul

Written by ECigIntelligence | 1st November 2019

Altria’s global net revenues rose 0.3% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2019 to $6.86bn, primarily due to higher net revenues in the smokeless products segment ...

JTI lowers its 2019 forecast as Japanese Ploom Tech sales fall

Written by ECigIntelligence | 31st October 2019

Falling sales of Japan Tobacco’s heated tobacco device Ploom Tech have hit the company’s total revenue from reduced risk products, which fell by JPY7.1bn ($65.7m) to JPY17.8bn ($164.6m) in Q3 2019 ...

Chinese tobacco monopoly says it is working to 'step up' e-cig regulation

Written by ECigIntelligence | 31st October 2019

China's state tobacco monopoly is studying plans to tighten regulations on the sale and use of e-cigarettes, after a government adviser publicly declared support for an outright ban on vaping products ...

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