The UK government has set a target of England becoming smoke-free by 2030, looking to the potential of e-cigarettes as a tool to help in eradicating smoking entirely ...
“Some people think that vaping is not a big deal, but that is just an illusion.” That’s the start of a new TV ad, one of a series featuring street magician Julius Dein launched on...
Tobacco 21 legislation is once again a top political discussion in various US states. A new law that raises the legal age for purchasing tobacco products will come into effect in four months in New...
French bodies representing both vaping manufacturers and tobacconists have launched an awareness campaign to promote the message that vaping is exclusively for adults ...
The US FDA has welcomed the ruling by a federal court that it must bring forward the deadline for submission of premarket tobacco applications (PMTAs) for e-cigarettes to 11th May 2020 ...
Vape shops have been opened in two NHS hospitals in England, underlining the increasing endorsement by the UK medical profession of vaping as a tool to quit smoking ...
The Canadian government has set the stage for new rules that would require e-cigarettes to state nicotine concentration, put a toxicity warning on the label, and be sold in child-resistant containers ...
Although open systems still dominate the Spanish market, the recent launches of new closed system devices like Myblu and Juul are increasing the market share of these products ...
Acting US FDA commissioner Ned Sharpless has expressed his commitment to giving fair consideration to alternatives to smoking – but he still has doubts about vaping ...
A group of UK e-cig firms are seeking a sharp cut in value added tax (VAT) on e-cigarettes on the grounds that they help in the battle against smoking ...
The Hungarian parliament is considering reducing tax on nicotine-containing e-liquids, while bringing in taxation and other restrictions on those without nicotine ...
A campaign backed by Juul Labs has submitted a petition calling for a vote to overturn San Francisco’s vaping ban on the 5th November public ballot ...
ECigIntelligence’s new database on the global heated tobacco market is full of in-depth research about this lucrative market, which is gaining ground all over the world ...
The suggestion that the US FDA might bring forward the deadline for the submission of premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) has caused a wave of shock among small businesses ...
The number of vape stores in Germany continues to rise as the vaping population increases and customers move offline to shop in retail outlets, analysis by ECigIntelligence reveals ...
Industry must continue investigating the science of vaping to satisfy regulators’ concerns and build trust, according to a senior scientist at British American Tobacco (BAT) ...
Vype is the dominant vaping brand in Quebec’s convenience stores, followed by Juul, according to recent research by market analysts at ECigIntelligence ...
San Francisco businesses large and small are braced for a severe impact from the blanket ban on the sale, manufacture, and distribution of e-cigarettes within the city limits ...
Ohio looks set be the next US state to raise the minimum purchasing age for e-cigarettes, from 18 to 21. It comes along with a budget proposal that would levy a hefty tax on vaping...
The South Korean government is running a campaign to discourage use of tobacco products, in response to recent launches of Juul and a similar device from KT&G ...
A recently-developed testing method called Genomic Allergen Rapid Detection (GARD) could prove a valuable tool for the e-cig industry, claims a new study sponsored by the makers of Blu ...
Health Canada has written to thousands of vaping retailers warning them that inspectors will be visiting them "to verify compliance with the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act" ...
The US FDA has created a new digital age verification calendar to help retailers to avoid selling e-cigs and other tobacco products to under-age customers ...
A large majority of British children have never even tried vaping, new survey data shows, although it is a regular pursuit for a small minority, and more popular among older teenagers ...
Reusable e-cigarettes and heated tobacco devices could soon be taxed in Russia for the first time as part of a review of the country’s taxation system ...
British American Tobacco (BAT) is expecting its next-generation portfolio, including vaping and heated tobacco products, to grow between 30-50% in 2019 ...
The US FDA has published its long awaited guidance for premarket tobacco products applications (PMTAs) for e-cigarettes, including a number of non-binding recommendations for vaping manufacturers ...
Industry and unions in Hong Kong have warned that a proposed ban on e-cigarettes could undermine the city’s status as a major hub for their import and export ...
Legislators in San Francisco have advanced a bill to ban the sale of e-cigs in the city until the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reviewed the products ...
Young people in the US state of Michigan will risk criminal charges for possession of an e-cigarette after governor Gretchen Whitmer signed two new bills into law ...
Various US jurisdictions have adopted new tax regimes or amended existing ones that treat e-cigs like tobacco products in order to fight youth uptake ...
Public Health England (PHE) found that there is a “steady progress” in National Health Service Trusts becoming smoke-free environments, and the organisation has welcomed the policies that some hospitals are implementing on creating designated vaping...