Data intelligence for the vapour sector in Australasia

New Zealand to formally legalise e-cigs, but will ban much advertising

Written by Freddie Dawson | 29th March 2017

The government of New Zealand has confirmed that it plans to legalise nicotine-containing e-cigarettes, and embed harm reduction concepts into...

Australia turns down appeal to reclassify nicotine for e-cigarette use

Written by Freddie Dawson | 23rd March 2017

Australia will not re-classify nicotine to allow the domestic sale of e-cigarettes, having refused to legalise nicotine-containing e-liquid despite appeals to support vaping for harm...

Maori leader wants New Zealand to subsidise e-cigs for cessation

Written by Freddie Dawson | 6th March 2017

A New Zealand political party has proposed providing some form of subsidy for e-cigarettes in pursuit of the country's goal of being smoke-free by 2025....

Asia Pacific warms to heat-not-burn, but it’s not an easy road

Written by Freddie Dawson | 20th February 2017

Japan Tobacco and Philip Morris International are attempting to widen their distribution of heat-not-burn (HnB) products throughout Pacific Asia, but there have been problems along the way....

Australia urged to consider permitting nicotine e-liquids

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 29th November 2016

Next year could mark a breakthrough for the Australian e-cigarette market, with a decision due on whether or not low-nicotine e-cigarettes are to be...

Banning e-cigarettes could violate world trade pact, lawyers say

Written by Barnaby Page | 25th November 2016

Countries that ban vapour products could be breaking world trade agreements by unfairly privileging combustibles at the expense of e-cigarettes, two lawyers have...

E-cig experimentation widespread among Russian students

Written by ECigIntelligence | 26th October 2016

Nearly a third of Russian high-school students have tried vaping, according to new...

E-cigarette science researchers focus on role of nicotine

Written by Marc Beishon | 26th August 2016

The effects of nicotine remain a major focus for scientific researchers investigating e-cigarettes, as three new studies...

Proposal submitted to legalise nicotine e-liquid in Australia

Written by Freddie Dawson | 15th August 2016

A proposal has been submitted to Australian health authorities that would change the legal status of nicotine containing e-liquids if approved....

Australian-U.S. study finds e-cig ads create desire in former smokers

Written by Freddie Dawson | 12th August 2016

A new study of former smokers found that they are reminded of smoking and have some desire to use an e-cig after viewing e-cigarette advertising....

New Zealand consults on legalising and taxing e-cigs

Written by Freddie Dawson | 3rd August 2016

The New Zealand government wants opinions on the future of e-cig regulation and taxation....

Australian watchdog takes retailers to court over safety claims

Written by Freddie Dawson | 21st June 2016

Two e-cigarette retailers face Australian court proceedings after the country’s consumer watchdog filed charges alleging they had made false and misleading claims about the safety of their...

Signs of policy relaxation in New Zealand, but Australia remains strict

Written by Freddie Dawson | 6th June 2016

The attitudes of New Zealand’s policy-makers to e-cigarettes seem to be growing more liberal than those of their counterparts in Australia, with the smaller nation edging toward greater tolerance of vaping while the larger maintains...

Australian regulator told to assess BAT’s Voke for OTC sales

Written by Barnaby Page | 24th April 2016

Australia’s pharmaceuticals regulator has been ordered to consider an application from Nicovations to register its Voke nicotine inhalator as an over-the-counter...

Vaping “more expensive than smoking in many countries"

Written by Barnaby Page | 29th March 2016

High pricing of e-cigarettes compared to combustibles could deter smokers from switching to vaping in many jurisdictions, a new study...

Australian legislators targeting zero-nicotine products

Written by Barnaby Page | 15th March 2016

Australia’s already stringent rules against e-cigarettes look set to get even tighter in some parts of the country, although there are tentative signs that the national regulatory framework could come under...

Vaping in pregnancy: the developing debate

Written by Marc Beishon | 23rd July 2015

Among all the groups that could benefit from e-cigarettes for harm reduction, perhaps none is as contentious as pregnant...

Infographic: how regulation affects vaping prevalence

Written by Barnaby Page | 13th July 2015

Infographic showing how the level of e-cigarette regulation in different territories appears to have an impact on vaping...

Australian, U.S. states strive to stop vaping in cars with kids

Written by Freddie Dawson | 6th July 2015

State governments in Australia and the U.S. are moving to stop the use of e-cigarettes in cars where children are...

Singapore’s new e-liquid ban: part of a growing Asian trend?

Written by Freddie Dawson | 18th June 2015

Singapore is to ban e-liquids as part of a wider move to end the importation, sale and use of alternatives to combustible...

Critics question enforcement ability in New South Wales

Written by Freddie Dawson | 20th May 2015

A new proposal to ban the sale of any type of e-cigarette to minors has been met with skepticism in the Australian state of New South Wales....

New Zealand allows first radio advertisement for e-cigarettes

Written by Freddie Dawson | 13th May 2015

New Zealand, where strict controls are placed on e-cigarette sales and distribution, has allowed an e-cig radio ad for the first time....

In depth: the e-cig industry’s strengths and weaknesses

Written by Barnaby Page | 24th December 2014

The e-cig industry is driven by rapidly growing consumer demand, splintered by diverse technologies, threatened by regulation, and niggled at by medical doubts. So the team at ECigIntelligence has drafted a SWOT analysis for the...

Stringent rules on nicotine hamper Australasian market

Written by Freddie Dawson | 23rd December 2014

Regulation is holding the Australasian e-cigarette market far behind other...

Cochrane Review: a cautious thumbs-up for e-cigarettes

Written by Marc Beishon | 20th December 2014

E-cigarettes containing nicotine can help people quit and cut down on smoking: that is the digested version of the Cochrane review on the use of e-cigs for smoking cessation and reduction, but the review itself...

E-cig industry “should design products and packs better”

Written by Barnaby Page | 11th December 2014

E-cig brands and manufacturers should pay more attention to product design, all the way from components to packaging, an industry conference was told this...

NGOs say WHO should prioritise further study, not regulation

Written by Barnaby Page | 10th October 2014

An international group of NGOs has tried to identify middle ground between the die-hard opponents and supporters of e-cigarettes in the run-up to next week’s World Health Organization (WHO) meeting on regulating...

Not just e-cigs: PMI looks ahead to a reduced-risk tobacco future

Written by Barnaby Page | 17th September 2014

Things are changing at Philip Morris International (PMI), with new plans for tackling the reduced risk tobacco products...

Queensland tightens its e-cig rules, but vapers unbothered

Written by Freddie Dawson | 10th September 2014

Queensland is set to become the first state in Australia subjecting e-cigarettes to the same laws as conventional tobacco...

Ban indoor vaping, restrict ads, says World Health Organization

Written by Barnaby Page | 26th August 2014

The World Health Organization (WHO) looks increasingly likely to recommend stringent restrictions on e-cigarettes, following an internal report which suggests measures including a blanket ban on indoor use and tight controls on...

Crowd-funded appeal against ban on “lookalike” e-cigs

Written by Freddie Dawson | 11th July 2014

An Australian e-cigarette retailer is attempting to crowd-fund an appeal after a court ruled that the e-cigarettes the company sold resembled conventional cigarettes – violating Australia’s Tobacco Products Control Act of...

FDA, WHO petitioners advised to focus on public health

Written by Barnaby Page | 2nd July 2014

Comments to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on its proposed e-cigarette regulations should focus on public health and skip business issues, an industry organisation has...

Consumers shifting to tanks, preferring sweeter flavours

Written by Freddie Dawson | 16th June 2014

Vapers are switching away from using e-cigarettes as simulators of tobacco smoking and embracing them as a product category in their own right, according to a new market...

WHO told to go easy on e-cigs, consider health benefits

Written by Barnaby Page | 29th May 2014

The World Health Organization (WHO) has been urged to adopt a gentle touch on regulation of e-cigarettes in a letter this week signed by more than 50 nicotine science and public health specialists, apparently hoping...

WHO “considering treating
e-cigarettes as tobacco”

Written by Barnaby Page | 14th April 2014

The man who leads the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) at the World Health Organization (WHO) wants to see e-cigarettes brought into the international agreement, according to a news report...

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