The British government last week presented the 585-page draft withdrawal agreement which lays out how it intends the UK to leave the European Union. So what does it all mean for the e-cigarette industry ...
The French government has for the first time granted funding to pro-vaping initiatives for their involvement in the annual “Month without tobacco” (Mois sans tabac) ...
Written by David Palacios Rubio | 16th November 2018
The tobacco industry has reacted positively to the US FDA plan for limiting most flavour sales to adults-only premises, part of the federal agency’s efforts to tackle high rates of e-cig use among minors ...
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released long-anticipated new figures from the National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS), showing a sharp year-on-year increase in the number of high school and middle school...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be revisiting its compliance policy around the deeming for flavours other than menthol, mint, and tobacco ...
Vaping companies in the UK have rejected claims in a leading national newspaper that the range of e-liquid flavours available makes them appealing to under-age users ...
China Tobacco is taking on Philip Morris International (PMI), British American Tobacco (BAT) and KT&G in South Korea with the launch of a new heated tobacco device, the Mok ...
Some members of the American vaping industry appear to be embracing the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s restrictions on flavours, expected to be officially announced today ...
The body in charge of regulating advertising in the UK will now allow ads for e-cigarettes to promote the products’ health benefits. The ruling by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) came into effect immediately ...
Media coverage of ENDS around the world is much more likely to be negative than positive, and to focus on health effects rather than e-cigs’ use in smoking cessation, a new study suggests ...
Written by David Palacios Rubio | 9th November 2018
The US FDA is to ban the sale of fruit and candy e-cig flavours. It is reported the ban will affect convenience stores and fuel stations, but not vape stores ...
US biotech company 22nd Century Group says it plans to resubmit a very-low-nicotine cigarette (VLNC) to the FDA by the end of this year, while rebutting criticisms made on an influential investment website ...
Imperial Brands is to double its spending on its premier e-cigarette range, Blu. Meanwhile, JTI is hoping two new additions to its Ploom Tech range can improve the heat-not-burn brand’s fortunes in its home market...
Dutch health secretary Paul Blokhuis is to reveal this month a proposed new set of regulations on heated tobacco and e-cigarettes, part of the National Prevention Agreement on smoking, obesity and alcohol ...
Florida’s amendment which controversially bundled an offshore drilling ban with an indoor vaping ban was passed by voters on midterm election day with around 68% approval. But in Montana and South Dakota tax plans were...
Tight regulation doesn’t necessarily hamper product development, and stricter requirements could even help, according to the technical director of British tobacco harm reduction specialist Kind Consumer ...
The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) says many vape shops provide a social setting similar to the traditional pub – and that they are helping to make Britain’s towns and cities healthier ...
The number of people vaping in Germany is rising, with those aged between 16 and 29 particularly drawn to e-cigarettes, according to the federal government’s latest drug and addiction report ...
Altria’s third-quarter results indicate that 80% of its volume from vapour products will survive its commitment to remove most of its non-tobacco e-liquids and pods from the US market ...
Fifty Swiss e-cigarette manufacturers and sellers have signed up to a code of conduct voluntarily banning sales of vaping products to under-18s and advertising aimed at minors ...
The language used by US FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb to describe youth vaping is getting stronger. What he formerly called an “epidemic” has become a “tragedy” in latest statement on the issue ...
The Czech parliament is considering a bill to introduce an excise tax next year on heated tobacco products. Under the plan, the tax rate would be set at CZK2.236 (€0.09) per gram of tobacco ...
French tobacconists are embracing e-cigarettes, switching towards vaping in response to the rising price of combustible tobacco and hoping to keep their existing customers by converting them to e-cigs ...
The UK will next year introduce one of Europe’s highest taxes for heated tobacco (heat-not-burn) products, following an announcement in the Chancellor’s budget ...
The fierce debate on issues of youth usage and the effectiveness of regulation took centre stage at a conference on e-cigarettes held at New York University ...
After passing a public vote this summer, the San Francisco ban on e-liquid flavours has had a wildfire-like effect in California. The various bans affect all flavours except tobacco-flavoured e-liquids ...
Tobacco company Altria has told the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that it will stop selling e-cigarette pods and most non-tobacco flavours in the...
PMI has announced the worldwide launch of two new IQOS devices during a series of events in Japan. The iQOS 3 and iQOS Multi feature quicker charging and longer battery life ...
As the US mid-term elections approach, the vaping industry feels under siege by both the Trump administration and Democrats in Congress, interviews conducted by ECigIntelligence suggest ...
The US FDA has indicated it could restrict e-cigarette sales in convenience stores, and possibly limit the sale of flavoured e-cigs to vape shops only ...
Mitch Zeller, director of the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products, gave a keynote address at an e-cigarette conference at New York University’s School of Law on Friday. The long-time tobacco hawk...
A new ruling by the UK’s advertising complaints body highlights the risks that e-cigarette websites can run if their text is deemed promotional.
A complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) challenged 20 separate statements and...
A vape expo which organisers say will be one of the biggest events of the year for the e-cig industry will take place in Las Vegas on 9th and 10th November, in conjunction with a...
British American Tobacco (BAT) has lowered its expectations of its heated tobacco and vaping products this year – but still anticipates continuing growth ...
Juul Labs has bought VMR – “the world’s largest online e-cigarette retailer” – from High Praise, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Huabao International Holdings of Hong Kong, for $75m ...
There are now almost half as many people in the UK who vape as there are who smoke traditional cigarettes, according to a survey carried out by the polling firm YouGov ...
The South Korean government has declared e-cigarettes and heated tobacco to be no safer than smoking – a statement that has led to legal action by Philip Morris International (PMI) ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning letter to an e-cig company for selling e-liquids which the agency has determined are unapproved new drugs ...
Written by David Palacios Rubio | 12th October 2018
The UK Department of Health is consulting on the changes that will affect the e-cig industry if the UK leaves the EU with no deal with Brussels, especially those affecting product notifications and labelling ...
Written by David Palacios Rubio | 12th October 2018
Philip Morris International (PMI) confidently expects to shift more heated tobacco devices and consumables in the next few years as a fall is anticipated in sales of combustible cigarettes ...
Vaping companies in the UK could struggle to find foreign markets if the country leaves the EU in a “no deal” Brexit, lawyers are warning. And the most acute difficulties may surround component parts ...
E-liquid manufacturers are trying to get around South Korean tax laws by claiming the nicotine they use is derived from the stems and roots of tobacco plants rather than exclusively the leaves ...
Written by David Palacios Rubio | 10th October 2018
Juul has filed a suit at the UK’s High Court claiming its line of UK patents was infringed by French firm J Well – whose CEO told ECigIntelligence it was prepared to fight the allegation...