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Farsalinos: e-cigs need a fresh legal approach

Written by Barnaby Page | 2nd October 2015

Two of vaping’s most eminent scientific advocates have called for bespoke regulatory regimes that follow neither the tobacco nor the pharmaceutical model, but they acknowledge that formulating appropriate rules can be a “very challenging...

Scottish kids understand vaping better than adults

Written by Freddie Dawson | 30th September 2015

While some critics fear that exposure to e-cigarettes and e-cig advertising among young people can lead to them taking up nicotine, a new study in Scotland suggests that awareness doesn’t always mean...

Opinion: public health, magical thinking and monsters under the bed

Written by Barnaby Page | 24th September 2015

Counterblasts against Public Health England’s nearly unequivocal support for e-cigarettes were only to be expected, and their trajectory has been laid out by two of Britain’s most eminent general medical journals, The Lancet and The...

Ireland allows vaping in workplaces, but tightens ad rules

Written by Freddie Dawson | 23rd September 2015

The Irish government has decided not to extend the country’s smoking ban to e-cigarettes, citing the lack of evidence for harm – but the advertising self-regulatory body in Ireland has taken a slightly harder...

E-cigs and dental health: a field wide open for study

Written by Marc Beishon | 22nd September 2015

There has been little study or comment on e-cigs so far from professional bodies in dental health, or from dental researchers. But that may now be changing, with increased interest from some corners of the dental...

BAT acquires Poland’s CHIC, makes pact with Reynolds

Written by Freddie Dawson | 22nd September 2015

British American Tobacco (BAT) is expanding its presence in the international e-cigarette market through the acquisition of Poland’s major supplier and formalising its co-operation with U.S. tobacco firm Reynolds...

Pax enters British and German markets with heat-not-burn

Written by Freddie Dawson | 15th September 2015

U.S. smoking-alternatives maker Pax Labs is bringing its Pax 2 heat-not-burn device to European markets, with the product for sale online in Germany and the UK from today and expected to be in stores by...

Praise and criticism for Public Health England’s e-cig stance

Written by Freddie Dawson | 11th September 2015

British politicians this week heard praise from e-cigarette advocates for the recent endorsement of e-cigs by Public Health England (PHE), but some proponents argued that PHE’s backing was too little too late and failed to...

Portugal adds public vaping ban to new TPD law

Written by Barnaby Page | 7th September 2015

Portugal has become the latest European Union member state to implement the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), hewing closely to its requirements but also introducing a public vaping ban with limited...

Family, friends influence teens’ adoption of e-cigarettes

Written by Freddie Dawson | 17th August 2015

New studies attempting to determine causes of youth e-cigarette use have found some correlation with factors such as vaping or smoking by other household members, peer pressure, economic deprivation and...

Spain to transpose TPD without full public vaping ban

Written by Barnaby Page | 16th August 2015

Spain appears to have abandoned plans to impose a blanket ban on indoor vaping, omitting the measure from its draft legislation to implement the European Union’s Tobacco Products Directive (EU TPD) in national...

Poland planning stiff e-cig restrictions

Written by Barnaby Page | 27th July 2015

Poland has unexpectedly proposed some stiffer measures for e-cigarette regulation than originally imagined. New proposals are looking to bring in public use as well as advertising restrictions along with the implementation of the EU Tobacco...

Greece vape shop image gallery

Written by Freddie Dawson | 19th July 2015

A selection of photos showing te different types of vape shops and e-cigarette displays in Greece....

Wider rollouts for iQOS; PMI, Altria to develop e-cigs

Written by Barnaby Page | 17th July 2015

Philip Morris International (PMI) is deepening its commitment to alternative nicotine technologies with new rollouts for its iQOS heat-not-burn device, as well as cautious health-related claims for the...

The UK’s new PAS: how much will compliance cost?

Written by Barnaby Page | 16th July 2015

British e-cigarette companies can expect an array of new scientific and quality-control costs after the official launch today of the publicly available specification (PAS) for e-cig manufacture and testing from the British Standards Institution...

Italian court suspends tax on zero-nicotine products

Written by Barnaby Page | 15th July 2015

The latest court decision on Italy’s attempts to tax e-cigarettes has suspended taxation on zero-nicotine e-liquid, but left in place the controversial levy on nicotine-containing...

TV, point of sale dominate European e-cigarette advertising

Written by Freddie Dawson | 30th June 2015

European consumers see TV ads for e-cigarettes nearly as often as point-of-sale promotions, but there is a significant divide between east and west in terms of frequency and impact, according to a new...

Europeans are vaping more, despite health concerns

Written by Freddie Dawson | 29th June 2015

Awareness and use of e-cigarettes in the EU continues to grow, leading to a 10% success rate amongst users attempting to quit conventional tobacco. But health concerns are increasing...

Poland’s vape stores sanguine, but regulation and online loom

Written by Barnaby Page | 23rd June 2015

Polish vape retailers believe the country’s e-cigarette market is growing thanks to higher awareness of the category, perception of e-cigs as a healthier alternative to tobacco, and the freedom to vape where smoking is prohibited....

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