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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 ...

Czech Republic HnB tax is likely to be applied early next year

Written by ECigIntelligence | 31st October 2018

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 begin to move with the times, embracing vaping

Written by ECigIntelligence | 30th October 2018

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 ...

UK budget includes new tax on heated tobacco at higher than expected rate

Written by Barnaby Page | 30th October 2018

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 ...

New York conference spotlights opposing views in youth usage debate

Written by ECigIntelligence | 30th October 2018

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 ...

San Fran ban inspires California trend against flavoured e-liquids

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 29th October 2018

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 ...

Altria to stop selling pods and many flavours in US

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 26th October 2018

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...

Relief for Italy’s vapour industry as 95% of its tax debt is cancelled

Written by Pablo Cano Trilla | 25th October 2018

The Italian Council of Ministers has cancelled 95% of the debt owed by the country’s vaping industry for unpaid taxes on nicotine-free e-liquids ...

IQOS global upgrades announced; dual consumables for Japan

Written by ECigIntelligence | 24th October 2018

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 ...

US mid-term elections appear to hold little promise for vapour industry

Written by ECigIntelligence | 23rd October 2018

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 ...

FDA could ban c-stores from selling flavoured e-cigs, says Gottlieb

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 23rd October 2018

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 ...

E-cig regulation issues are ‘not black and white’, says FDA’s Zeller

Written by ECigIntelligence | 22nd October 2018

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...

UK ad body upholds Vype website complaints

Written by Barnaby Page | 19th October 2018

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...

VapExpo promises to gather all the top names to Las Vegas show

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 17th October 2018

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...

Good but could be better – 2018 no longer looks quite as rosy for BAT

Written by ECigIntelligence | 17th October 2018

British American Tobacco (BAT) has lowered its expectations of its heated tobacco and vaping products this year – but still anticipates continuing growth ...

Juul buys ‘world online leader’ VMR in $75m deal

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 17th October 2018

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 ...

Survey confirms the increasing population of British vapers

Written by ECigIntelligence | 16th October 2018

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 ...

PMI sues Korean government over claim HnB is as harmful as smoking

Written by ECigIntelligence | 15th October 2018

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) ...

ECigIntelligence benchmarks an ever more complex world for you

Written by ECigIntelligence | 15th October 2018

Let ECigIntelligence keep you up-to-date on prices and other retail information on the rapidly expanding range of vaping products and brands sold by the leading online retailers around the world ...

FDA fires warning shot over Viagra drug in ‘unapproved’ e-liquid

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 12th October 2018

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 ...

As time ticks down, UK vape trade is asked to consider a ‘no deal’ Brexit

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 ...

PMI predicts a big future for IQOS – ‘30% of our sales by 2025’

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 ...

Turning Point buys International Vapor Group in $24m deal

Written by ECigIntelligence | 11th October 2018

One of America's leading independent vaping companies, International Vapor Group, has been taken over by Turning Point Brands in a $24m deal ...

Brexit troubles for UK vape trade have many possible components

Written by ECigIntelligence | 11th October 2018

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 ...

Manufacturers rooting around for way to stem South Korean nicotine tax

Written by ECigIntelligence | 11th October 2018

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 ...

Juul vs J Well – e-cig manufacturers prepare for patents battle

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...

Polish businesses fear tax could send vapers to the black market

Written by ECigIntelligence | 9th October 2018

Polish vaping sector representatives fear the excise tax on e-liquids and novel tobacco products that will come into force next year could undermine years of efforts to encourage customers to buy from legal sources ...

COP8 fails to bring parties together on the crucial risk/benefit question

Written by ECigIntelligence | 9th October 2018

COP8 closed its doors in Geneva with governments struggling to regulate e-cigarettes due to the lack of scientific proof on potential risks or benefits ...

Government survey throws some light on Canada’s vaping habits

Written by ECigIntelligence | 9th October 2018

As Canada moves into a new regulatory framework, research commissioned by the government casts light on the views and habits of Canadian vapers ...

Juul goes on attack against copycats it says attract under-age users

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 8th October 2018

Juul Labs has lodged a complaint with the US International Trade Commission against products it says infringe Juul’s patents by copying its “technological innovations” and “elegant designs” ...

Cannabis fear may make Hong Kong’s vaping rules even tougher

Written by Barnaby Page | 8th October 2018

The spectre of vaped cannabinoids is being used in Hong Kong by campaigners seeking to tighten the Chinese territory’s already stringent regime on e-cigarettes ...

Australian health minister softens on vaping, calling for inquiry

Written by ECigIntelligence | 8th October 2018

After a long period of opposition to vaping, Australia’s health minister has moved to set up an independent inquiry into the health impact of nicotine-containing e-cigarettes ...

COP8 looks set to ignore experts’ calls for harm reduction policy

Written by ECigIntelligence | 4th October 2018

The World Health Organization (WHO) looks sure to maintain its hard line on e-cigarettes and heated tobacco at the conclusion of this week’s eighth Conference of the Parties (COP8) on tobacco control in Geneva ...

No softening likely in WHO’s antagonism to e-cigs and HnB

Written by ECigIntelligence | 4th October 2018

The rhetoric coming out of the eighth Conference of the Parties (COP8) in Geneva suggests the World Health Organization is unlikely to give vaping products or HnB a role in its anti-tobacco policies any time...

EU urges WHO to focus on heated tobacco, suggests advertising bans

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 3rd October 2018

The EU is calling on the World Health Organization to become more involved in regulating heated tobacco – and is urging tight advertising restrictions on the category, ECigIntelligence has learned ...

FDA seizes documents from Juul offices in ‘unannounced inspection’

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 3rd October 2018

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) removed more than a thousand pages of documents from the offices of e-cig company Juul Labs in an “unannounced on-site inspection” ...

Chain stores warned over e-cigarette sales to minors

Written by ECigIntelligence | 2nd October 2018

All the stories from September’s US regulatory Live Alerts from ECigIntelligence can now be found on one page, ordered alphabetically by state ...

Lung specialists reopen gateway argument, and other Euro news

Written by ECigIntelligence | 2nd October 2018

All the stories from September’s European regulatory Live Alerts from ECigIntelligence can now be found on one page, ordered alphabetically by country ...

To bundle or not to bundle – Florida’s vaping ban row goes higher

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 1st October 2018

A legal row over how to interpret the US Constitution and its First Amendment has deepened in the on-going wrangle over attempts to ban workplace vaping in Florida ...

COP8 tackles ‘growing challenge’ of vaping and ‘industry interference’

Written by ECigIntelligence | 1st October 2018

E-cigarettes and other tobacco alternatives are making it tougher for regulators and those who administer tobacco laws to do their jobs, the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) says in a...

DC vapour tax rise set to be followed by others across the US

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 1st October 2018

The US is set for a series of tax rises on vapour products, starting with a considerable increase in DC today. Proposals for further increases are in the pipeline in Chicago, Montana and New Jersey...

Imperial Brands confirms Pulze for Japan, announces Nixx e-liquid

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 28th September 2018

Imperial Brands has confirmed the launch of its first heated tobacco product, Pulze, in early 2019 in Japan, which is proving a fertile market for heat-not-burn (HnB) ...

ENDS and means up for debate at WHO’s COP8 gathering

Written by ECigIntelligence | 27th September 2018

The role of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco will again be discussed next week at the eighth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP8) to the WHO’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) ...

Canada considers letting e-cigs be promoted as healthier alternative

Written by ECigIntelligence | 26th September 2018

Health Canada has been quietly consulting vaping stakeholders, seeking their opinions on seven possible health statements that could be allowed under new regulations now being drafted ...

FDA chief Gottlieb warns online e-cig sales ban is ‘on the table’

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 25th September 2018

US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Scott Gottlieb indicated today that he is contemplating an online sales ban for e-cigarettes ...

European Commission told: we don’t want an EU e-cig tax

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 25th September 2018

Most respondents to the European Commission’s consultation on tobacco excise duties do not want a European tax on e-cigarettes. Almost 70% said the best level of tax on e-cigarettes would be no more than the...

THR regulations: a global perspective

Written by ECigIntelligence | 24th September 2018

Earlier this month ECigIntelligence managing director Tim Phillips spoke at the Global Tobacco and Nicotine Forum, looking at Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) regulations and whether legislation was advancing or holding back THR ...

‘Not on my watch’: Gottlieb escalates FDA war on youth vaping

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 19th September 2018

The US FDA has stepped up its campaign against the youth vaping “epidemic” with the launch of a large-scale education programme, threats to tighten compliance requirements, and a reiteration of its concern over flavours ...

Court makes Europe-wide ruling that e-liquid infringed lollipop trademark

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 19th September 2018

A German court has ruled that a French e-liquid manufacturer infringed a famous trademark in a judgement that prevents the sale of the offending brand design anywhere in the European Union ...

Scottish prisons will offer four e-cigarette brands free to inmates

Written by Freddie Dawson | 18th September 2018

Four companies have been chosen to provide the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) with e-cigarettes and e-liquids in closed pods. Prisoners will be offered free vaping starter kits from late September ...

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