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Californian senators aim to get ahead of the FDA with flavours ban

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 12th December 2018

California legislators are aiming to ban flavoured e-liquids and tobacco, singling out “fruit, chocolate, vanilla, honey, candy, cocoa, dessert, alcoholic beverage, menthol, mint, wintergreen, herb or spice” flavours ...

Good science supports e-cig flavours, claims industry association

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 11th December 2018

While the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it is committed to science-based regulation, one industry association is using the existing science on flavours to fight against the agency’s policy plans ...

Vape store chain is revealed as Scotland’s fastest-growing company

Written by ECigIntelligence | 11th December 2018

One of Britain’s largest vape store chains has been named as the fastest-growing private company in Scotland. Vaporized was placed 24th in an annual list of the UK’s 100 fastest-growing companies ...

New Zealand minister puts forward plan for e-cigarette regulation

Written by ECigIntelligence | 10th December 2018

The minister charged with drawing up proposed regulation of e-cigarettes in New Zealand has done so, based on the stated belief that vaping and smokeless tobacco are “highly likely to be much less harmful than...

Altria kills off MarkTen and Green Smoke brands, buys into cannabis

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 7th December 2018

US tobacco giant Altria is to stop selling its MarkTen and Green Smoke e-cig brands, just days after speculation emerged that it was close to buying a substantial stake in Juul Labs. The company is...

Sense and sensibilities behind Juul’s rumoured deal with Altria

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 5th December 2018

A possible agreement between Altria and Juul, with the tobacco giant rumoured to be seeking a minority share in the successful e-cig company, could have major implications for the US vapour market ...

Is Juul’s social media blackout simply good PR at little cost?

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 4th December 2018

Juul’s decision to scale down its social media activities may only be scratching the surface – because almost all of its online presence comes from enthusiasts, not the company itself ...

Italian decree, Dutch agreement, and other European news

Written by ECigIntelligence | 3rd December 2018

Details of legal changes, proposals and notices in 19 countries and at EU level were among 73 stories published last month by ECigIntelligence to subscribers through our daily European Live Alerts ...

IQOS versus Glo: PMI takes on BAT in Japanese HnB patent battle

Written by ECigIntelligence | 3rd December 2018

Philip Morris International (PMI) is suing British American Tobacco (BAT) in Japan for infringement of the patent for IQOS, claiming the rival company has copied the technology for its own Glo device ...

California ready to get tougher, Illinois veto stands, and other news

Written by ECigIntelligence | 3rd December 2018

Details of legal changes and proposals in 15 states and at federal level were among 69 stories published last month by ECigIntelligence to subscribers through our daily US Live Alerts ...

Juul advances UK presence in deal with major supermarket chain

Written by ECigIntelligence | 30th November 2018

Controversial US vaping firm Juul Labs has secured a deal to sell its vaping product in one of the UK’s largest supermarket chains. The most publicised player in the US e-cigarette market started selling its vaping...

Another bill put forward as Ukraine continues to ponder e-cig regulation

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 29th November 2018

Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, is considering a number of legal amendments that could bring major changes to the regulation of vaping products, including taxation ...

Tragedy? Or FDA comedy? The given statistics don’t show enough to tell

Written by Barnaby Page | 28th November 2018

The US FDA and its commissioner Scott Gottlieb have been using figures drawn from the National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) to justify clamping down more strongly on youth vaping. But is the data all it...

Health Canada issues legal warning over ‘lifestyle’ ads for Vype

Written by ECigIntelligence | 28th November 2018

Health Canada has begun cracking down on e-cigarette advertising campaigns that it believes contravene the country’s new legislation prohibiting lifestyle advertising ...

Now Indian government tells customs to seize all e-cig and HnB imports

Written by Marija Obradovic | 27th November 2018

Two weeks after the Delhi High Court decided that an advisory banning e-cigarettes was not binding on India’s states, the national government has issued a new notice calling on customs officers to seize imports ...

Avail adopts pharma’s strategy – and pharma business strategist

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 27th November 2018

As American federal regulators get tougher on flavours, and brands such as Juul are two-stepping to avoid the proverbial stick, companies like Avail Vapor see a way of making tough regulation work in their favour...

BAT acquires Germany’s biggest vape store chain, Highendsmoke

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 26th November 2018

British American Tobacco (BAT) has acquired the German company Quantus, which operates a chain of more than 80 vape stores across the country under the name Highendsmoke ...

Plain packaging and usage restrictions among Dutch plans for e-cigs

Written by ECigIntelligence | 26th November 2018

The Dutch government is proposing to insist on plain packaging for e-cigarette products from 2022. That is one of the startling measures proposed in the long-awaited National Prevention Agreement ...

PMI hopes to ‘make an impact’ with IQOS store in South Africa

Written by ECigIntelligence | 23rd November 2018

Philip Morris International (PMI) is to open an IQOS flagship store in Johannesburg, South Africa next year – with a welcome from the local e-cig industry ...

Court of Justice rejects Swedish Match bid to overturn European snus ban

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 22nd November 2018

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has upheld the ban on the sale of snus which has applied since 1992 in the whole EU except Sweden, which was granted an exemption under the 2014 TPD...

Brands leap to toe the FDA’s not-yet-drawn line on youth access

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 22nd November 2018

A number of vaping manufacturers will restrict advertising and sales in support of the US FDA campaign against youth access to e-cigarettes – before they even know full details of the agency’s plans ...

South Australia to ban online sales, bring other regulation in line with tobacco

Written by ECigIntelligence | 21st November 2018

Online sales of vape products will be banned in South Australia from the first quarter of 2019 after the state’s parliament passed a law on 15th November, with the support of the state’s two majority...

Poland gives extra time to prepare for taxation by setting 0% starting rate

Written by ECigIntelligence | 21st November 2018

The Polish government is to delay imposing excise tax on e-liquids and novel tobacco products – due to commence on 1st January 2019 – by setting a 0% rate until the end of June 2020...

Vitamin vapes – trending now, but do they actually work?

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 20th November 2018

A long-standing niche habit of vaping vitamins appears to be becoming a trend in the US. The big question, though, is: Does it work? And the answer appears to be: Probably not really ...

Stop sending vapers outside with the smokers, say British MPs

Written by ECigIntelligence | 20th November 2018

The UK should relax restrictions on vaping further, according to a group of concerned members of parliament, who say people should be told second-hand vapour is no threat to health ...

What will Brexit really mean for the UK e-cigarette industry?

Written by ECigIntelligence | 19th November 2018

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 ...

French anti-smoking campaign gives cash support to vaping groups

Written by ECigIntelligence | 19th November 2018

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) ...

Big Tobacco welcomes FDA youth restrictions – but not proposed menthol ban

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 ...

CDC: high school vaping up by 78% in a year, flavours used more widely

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 16th November 2018

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...

Gottlieb proposes limiting flavour sales to adults-only premises

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 15th November 2018

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be revisiting its compliance policy around the deeming for flavours other than menthol, mint, and tobacco ...

Firms deny newspaper talk of e-liquid flavours ‘luring children’

Written by ECigIntelligence | 15th November 2018

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 ...

Vape stores and tobacconists locked in battle for the French market

Written by ECigIntelligence | 14th November 2018

As their traditional trade slumps, French tobacconists are moving into the vaping market – to the great displeasure of most vape stores ...

China Tobacco launches new HnB system on South Korean market

Written by ECigIntelligence | 14th November 2018

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 ...

Juul heads the rush to fall in line with FDA restrictions on flavour sales

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 13th November 2018

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 ...

UK advertising authority opens the door to health claims for e-cigs

Written by ECigIntelligence | 13th November 2018

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 ...

EU tells Belgium it can’t make up all its own rules on HnB

Written by ECigIntelligence | 13th November 2018

Attempts by Belgium to impose new strict regulations on heated-tobacco products may run into problems with the European Union ...

Euro politicians get round the table in Brussels to discuss e-cig regulation

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 12th November 2018

The future of vaping regulation in Europe is generating interest in Brussels, where various groups have been debating the right way ahead ...

Study reveals just how much world press accentuates the negative

Written by Barnaby Page | 12th November 2018

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 ...

FDA set to ban fruit and candy flavours in convenience stores and fuel stations

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 ...

22nd Century set to try again with very-low-nicotine cigarette Brand A

Written by Barnaby Page | 8th November 2018

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 to double Blu spending while JTI plans Japanese launches

Written by ECigIntelligence | 8th November 2018

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 minister Blokhuis plans crackdown on e-cigs and HnB

Written by ECigIntelligence | 8th November 2018

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 passes the bundle, Montana and South Dakota reject taxes

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 7th November 2018

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...

Strict regulation can aid development, says harm reduction expert

Written by ECigIntelligence | 7th November 2018

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 ...

Vape shops are ‘good for the high street’ says UK public health charity

Written by ECigIntelligence | 6th November 2018

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 ...

Belgium moves to add HnB devices to the ban on online sales

Written by ECigIntelligence | 6th November 2018

Internet sales of heated-tobacco devices will shortly be banned in Belgium, where selling e-cigarettes online has been illegal since 2016 ...

Government survey finds one in five young Germans has tried vaping

Written by ECigIntelligence | 5th November 2018

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 e-vapour profile will barely be dented by dropping pods and flavours

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 5th November 2018

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 ...

Swiss vape trade opts for a self-imposed ban on sales to kids

Written by ECigIntelligence | 2nd November 2018

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 ...

Strong language: Gottlieb upgrades youth use from ‘epidemic’ to ‘tragedy’

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 31st October 2018

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 ...

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