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New York State lawmakers consider nicotine and advertising restrictions

Written by ECigIntelligence | 19th June 2019

Lawmakers in New York State have proposed a new round of restrictions on e-cigarettes and nicotine products ...

FDA offers retailers digital calendars to help with age verification

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 19th June 2019

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 ...

French study shows sharp increase in vaping by school students

Written by ECigIntelligence | 18th June 2019

More than half of French high school students tried an e-cigarette in 2018, a sharp increase since 2015, according to a new survey ...

ASH figures show vaping has scarcely caught on with British teenagers

Written by Barnaby Page | 18th June 2019

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 ...

Vuse and Juul target adult viewers with US television ad campaigns

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 17th June 2019

Reynolds American and Juul Labs have both launched major TV campaigns in the US promoting their respective vaping devices ...

Russia may extend tax to reusable e-cigarettes and HnB devices

Written by ECigIntelligence | 17th June 2019

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 ...

US FDA proposes bringing PMTA deadline significantly forward

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 14th June 2019

The US FDA has suggested that the deadline for the submission of premarket tobacco product (PMTA) applications could be significantly advanced ...

BAT looking forward to substantial growth in next-generation volumes

Written by ECigIntelligence | 13th June 2019

British American Tobacco (BAT) is expecting its next-generation portfolio, including vaping and heated tobacco products, to grow between 30-50% in 2019 ...

The waiting’s over as FDA produces its guidance on PMTA submissions

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 12th June 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 ...

Hong Kong debates blanket e-cig ban and its possible repercussions

Written by ECigIntelligence | 10th June 2019

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 ...

San Francisco moves towards e-cig sales prohibition ‘until FDA acts’

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 10th June 2019

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 ...

Michigan criminalises youth possession of vaping products

Written by ECigIntelligence | 7th June 2019

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 ...

Texas chainstore experiment – is Juul ready to go into the retail business?

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 5th June 2019

Juul Labs, the most infamous emblem of the vaping industry for American regulators and control activists, is considering opening its own US stores ...

A new round of vaping taxes swings around for US states

Written by ECigIntelligence | 4th June 2019

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 ...

J Well and Juul Labs enter partnership for French distribution

Written by ECigIntelligence | 4th June 2019

Juul Labs has entered into a partnership with French manufacturer J Well to distribute its popular device across the country from 1st June ...

UK NHS trusts show progress with PHE vaping guidelines

Written by ECigIntelligence | 3rd June 2019

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...

Anti-tobacco policies light up on World No Tobacco Day

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 31st May 2019

Health authorities around the world presented their policies against e-cigarettes and novel tobacco products World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) ...

Japan remains premier test market for new HnB devices

Written by ECigIntelligence | 30th May 2019

Japan continues to be the leading test market for heated tobacco products, with two new devices recently launched – including the world’s first device which works with ordinary cigarettes. SMV Japan, which lays claim to being...

Middle Eastern states move to legalise e-cigarettes, but at a high price

Written by Marija Obradovic | 29th May 2019

The United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia and Jordan have decided to allow the sale of e-cigarettes, as Middle Eastern attitudes toward vaping...

Beverly Hills cops it, the first US city to ban tobacco and e-cig sales

Written by ECigIntelligence | 28th May 2019

Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, home to countless stars of the entertainment business, is heading for the most stringent tobacco sales ban in the US ...

Indian court holds off national ban, but states press on with prohibition

Written by ECigIntelligence | 27th May 2019

Several states in India are pressing ahead with e-cig bans, despite a court judgement preventing the national government insisting on total prohibition of vaping products ...

Seeking enlightenment, FDA plans to visit vape factories

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 24th May 2019

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plans to visit vapour manufacturers in an effort to better understand the development, manufacturing, and testing of electronic delivery nicotine systems, as it pushes forward in its regulation...

Belgium raises legal purchase age, bans vaping in cars with kids

Written by ECigIntelligence | 24th May 2019

Belgium is to raise the legal age for purchasing tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, and ban vaping in private vehicles when minors are present ...

Njoy falls short of valuation target, closing funding round at $2bn

Written by ECigIntelligence | 22nd May 2019

US independent e-cigarette company Njoy closed a new funding round at a valuation of $2bn, falling short of the $5bn target the company hoped for ...

The Lone Star State is not alone as Tobacco 21 wave spreads across US

Written by ECigIntelligence | 21st May 2019

Texas is set to become the next in a wave of states raising the minimum legal age to purchase tobacco and nicotine products from 18 to 21 ...

What will European elections mean for the future of e-cigarette regulation?

Written by ECigIntelligence | 20th May 2019

The rising popularity of tobacco alternatives as well as new regulations on the way will make the e-cigarette issue hard to ignore after this week's European elections ...

Federal judge tells FDA to hurry up, while North Carolina sues Juul

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 16th May 2019

A federal judge has ordered the US FDA to accelerate its reviewing of e-cigarettes currently on the market. Meanwhile, North Carolina’s attorney general is taking Juul to court ...

Sharpless keeps the FDA on its chosen path against youth vaping ‘epidemic’

Written by ECigIntelligence | 16th May 2019

In the words of acting commissioner Ned Sharpless, the US FDA remains set on fighting the “epidemic of e-cigarette use by kids” and on “strategies to help those who are already addicted” ...

State governor asked to think again as Washington follows the tax trend

Written by ECigIntelligence | 15th May 2019

Vape shop owners and manufacturers in Washington State remain on edge as a controversial vaping tax has yet to be signed into law ...

Quebec may appeal after court strikes down its e-cig promotion bans

Written by ECigIntelligence | 14th May 2019

The government of Quebec must decide by early June whether to appeal against a Quebec Superior Court judgement that struck down several restrictions on promoting vaping ...

Health minister Blokhuis tells Dutch House why he won’t support vaping

Written by ECigIntelligence | 13th May 2019

Dutch health secretary Paul Blokhuis has further defended his position that electronic cigarettes are not a successful tool for giving up smoking and provided details on upcoming regulations ...

California bill could ban disposable e-cigs, apply new manufacturing standards

Written by ECigIntelligence | 10th May 2019

The California state legislature is considering a proposed law that would have an important impact in the local e-cigarette industry. Senate bill 424 would ban disposable and other single-use nicotine products to any person “of...

Imperial reports the rise and rise of its next-generation products portfolio

Written by ECigIntelligence | 9th May 2019

Imperial Brands will see its vapour and heated tobacco revenues rise by 245% over the course of the year, according to new financial information published this week ...

Motorsport expected to ignore WHO’s call to end tobacco sponsorship

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 8th May 2019

A call by the WHO for governments to enforce bans on all tobacco or e-cigarette advertising and sponsorship in sports events has had no formal response from the world of motor racing ...

Charlie’s Chalk Dust will sell CBD
e-liquid after takeover by drinks firm

Written by Freddie Dawson | 8th May 2019

Charlie’s Chalk Dust, one of the best known American e-liquid brands, has announced its entry into the CBD sector following its acquisition by a drinks company with CBD interests ...

Activists wary of industry-backed Arizona bill to raise legal sales age

Written by ECigIntelligence | 7th May 2019

An Arizona bill that has the support of the e-cigarette and tobacco industries would raise the state's minimum legal age for purchasing nicotine and tobacco products from 18 to 21, but tobacco control activists are...

China issues new industry standards for e-cigarettes and e-liquids

Written by ECigIntelligence | 7th May 2019

China is set to enforce new industry standards for electronic cigarettes, laid out in detail in a recent submission to the World Trade Organization (WTO) ...

Florida turns indoor vaping ban into law, other measures discussed

Written by ECigIntelligence | 6th May 2019

Lawmakers in Florida are at the end of the state’s annual legislative session. During this year’s session, members of both chambers and political parties supported several measures that would restrict the sale and use of...

New Zealand raises vaping awareness for smoking cessation

Written by ECigIntelligence | 3rd May 2019

New Zealand has set in stone its objective of becoming a smoke-free country, and the latest measure to achieve this by 2025 is a plan to raise public awareness of vaping as a way to...

BAT faces complaint that social media promotion of Vype targets kids

Written by ECigIntelligence | 2nd May 2019

The UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is investigating a complaint that a social media campaign for Vype e-cigarettes targets children and young people ...

IQOS reaction: ‘Approval works for PMI, but what about the little guy?’

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 2nd May 2019

There have been mixed reactions from within the industry to the FDA decision to allow PMI’s heated-tobacco device IQOS and its associated consumables onto the US market ...

Public opinion in Texas favours sin tax on tobacco to fund education

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 1st May 2019

More than two-thirds of voters in Texas reportedly favour the idea of using “sin” taxes on tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to help fund schools ...

FDA gives the green light for IQOS roll-out onto the US market

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 30th April 2019

The US FDA has given its approval for Philip Morris International (PMI)’s IQOS in the US, along with its associated consumables ― the first heated-tobacco products to be so approved ...

A household name, but Juul is still keen to clean up its reputation

Written by Aidan Semmens | 30th April 2019

“Do you vape, or use e-cigarettes?” “No, I juul.” The fact that’s a plausible exchange among US teenagers shows just how far Juul has come in making itself part of US life. It’s become part...

Poland plans 3% tobacco tax increase along with end of 0% e-liquid rate

Written by ECigIntelligence | 30th April 2019

The Polish Ministry of Finance has announced it will raise the excise tax on novel tobacco products by 3% next year as part of its plans to adjust the rates on alcohol and tobacco products...

Altria Q1 results reveal slowdown in vapour, further fall in combustibles

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 29th April 2019

Altria’s 2019 first quarter results revealed a continuing decline in combustibles sales. Results for the e-vapour category also slowed, which the company blames on efforts to prevent youth access and appeal ...

Researchers find bacteria and fungus in some leading brands of e-cigarettes

Written by ECigIntelligence | 26th April 2019

A US-based research team have reported that they found bacterial and fungal toxins in some of the country’s leading e-cigarette brands – though at lower levels than in traditional cigarettes ...

PMI subsidiary offers life insurance discount to smokers who switch

Written by ECigIntelligence | 25th April 2019

PMI is getting into the life insurance business by creating a subsidiary which offers discounts for switching from smoking to heated tobacco or e-cigarettes ...

Bill in US Congress to ban flavours and online sales, raise age limit to 21

Written by ECigIntelligence | 24th April 2019

A bill has been proposed in the US Congress that would raise the minimum purchasing age for vapour products to 21 throughout the country, prohibit online e-cig sales, and ban flavours, including menthol ...

World Bank recommends taxing e-cigs to raise revenue and cut youth use

Written by Aidan Semmens | 23rd April 2019

The World Bank has published a paper on e-cigarette use and taxation that could prove influential in many countries, possibly leading towards moves for greater taxing of vapour products ...

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