Written by David Palacios Rubio | 24th October 2017
A proposed lower tax rate for e-liquids is not getting a positive reception among Poland's e-cig industry, with manufacturers continuing to claim that if the proposal is passed it will destroy the vaping...
A co-founder of the Council of Independent Tobacco Manufacturers of America (CITMA) has pleaded guilty to defrauding a trade association of more than...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has offered deadline extensions to manufacturers, retailers and importers of tobacco products in areas affected by natural disasters ...
Uruguay has moved to expand the country's smoking ban, meaning vaping is now banned in enclosed spaces. The new ruling also imposes plain packaging measures on tobacco...
Written by David Palacios Rubio | 23rd October 2017
British American Tobacco (BAT) has announced the launch of its Glo heat-not-burn (HnB) device in Russia, where the device can be bought online and Neosticks consumables will be available in branded stores ...
A UK parliament backbench debate on the new tobacco control plan acknowledged the role e-cigarettes have played, and will continue to play, but did little to address the concerns of some industry stakeholders....
Written by David Palacios Rubio | 19th October 2017
France is planning a steep rise in the minimum price of traditional cigarettes – but will that lead to an increased take-up of e-cigarettes as an alternative? It could certainly create an opportunity for the...
New endorsements from public bodies in the UK could move e-cigarettes a step closer to being offered on prescription by NHS doctors as aids to quitting smoking ...
California Governor Jerry Brown has vetoed a bill that would have banned the use of tobacco products, including e-cigarettes and marijuana, on public beaches in the state ...
US Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer of New York has urged the FDA to reverse its decision to delay a key part of its regulation of e-cigarettes, citing the products’ popularity among teens ...
A German retailer has been ordered to stop selling a Joyetech eGo model on the grounds that its screw-top is not child-proof, and has warned that a national ban could follow ...
The number of Google searches in Japan for topics related to heat-not-burn has rocketed, illustrating how rapidly the new nicotine technology has gained ground in that country ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wants a few technically qualified people who can provide it with independent and expert advice on regulating tobacco products ...
The US FDA has cleared up doubts by releasing its “final guidance” on free samples, making clear its rules on buy-one-get-one-free, coupons, discounts and similar offers ...
Chinese customs authorities have seized a reported 600-ton shipment of smuggled e-liquid – but does it represent the start of a period of greater regulatory scrutiny in the...
E-liquid manufacturer Johnson Creek Vapor – once one of the biggest independent producers in America – has gone out of business, months after its founder and CEO warned of the impact of FDA regulation ...
A decision by Germany’s highest law court has made it clear that the ban on advertising tobacco products – which includes nicotine-containing e-cigarettes – extends to the internet ...
The US FDA has missed its own 180-day deadline for replying to the premarket tobacco application (PMTA) by Philip Morris International for its IQOS heated tobacco products ...
An ECigIntelligence survey of US vape stores found that while monthly revenues have remained at the same level as they were in 2016, a lower proportion is now generated by the sale of e-liquids, with...
Written by David Palacios Rubio | 5th October 2017
Switzerland’s vaping industry is not entirely convinced by statistics for e-cig use published by the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health and the foundation Addiction Suisse ...
Regulators in the US should not ban e-liquid flavours unless they also ban menthol in traditional cigarettes, three public-health scholars have warned ...
New research finds that e-cig users mainly come in three very different categories – those who vape for pleasure, those who do it as a means to quit smoking, and those who don’t think...
Scientists working for British American Tobacco have produced a paper taking on the thorny question of how reduced risk should be assessed in new products ...
While most attention has been paid to the effects of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) within individual markets, it also imposes new demands on cross-border sellers ...
Slovenia’s Constitutional Court has been asked to rule on whether the country’s ban on online e-cigarette sales contravenes the national constitution ...
Enovap, an innovative French hardware manufacturer, has announced plans to move into the US market, where it hopes to apply its technology to medicinal cannabis use ...
New customs duties will more than double the price of most e-cigarettes in Bangladesh as the government attempts to reduce the use of nicotine by young people ...
The number of vapers in China appears to have doubled since 2016, while the value of the market has almost tripled in a year, according to research by ECigIntelligence ...
The US Food and Drug Administration has extended the deadline for tobacco registration from 30th September to 12th October 2017. This move offers a brief respite to manufacturers of vapour products who have yet to register with...
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 28th September 2017
The Smoke Free Alternative Trade Association (SFATA) says some manufacturers of vaping products seem unaware that Saturday 30th September is the deadline for registration with the FDA ...
Written by David Palacios Rubio | 21st September 2017
The launch of the Philip Morris International-sponsored Foundation for a Smoke-Free World has met with mixed reactions from the world of science and public health ...
Written by David Palacios Rubio | 20th September 2017
Sweden is set to bring in a new tax on e-cigarettes, following a proposal in the national budget for 2018. The exact nature and level of the tax will be determined after consultation with relevant...
An Australian government committee has recommended the rejection of a bill that would legalise the domestic sale of nicotine-containing e-cigarettes ...
Heat-not-burn (HnB) products could benefit from greater marketing opportunities in the European Union than e-cigarettes and combustible tobacco as the heating devices are not themselves considered to be tobacco products ...
The US House of Representatives has voted in favour of providing legislative relief from the FDA’s deeming regulation, included in a massive spending bill to keep the government going ...
The market for heated tobacco products in Japan is very favourable due to comparatively light regulation – as opposed to e-cigarettes, which are subject to more controls ...
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 18th September 2017
A new study takes serious issue with the influential 2016 Surgeon General Report, accusing it of misrepresenting the evidence on e-cigarettes, young people and harm reduction ...
The UK bodies in charge of advertising regulatory code have put forward a yes/no consultation on proposals to loosen restrictions on e-cigarette health claims in advertisements....
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 15th September 2017
The deadline for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) product registrations for manufacturers is swiftly approaching. From 30th September, manufacturers need to register with the FDA and submit product lists, including labelling and advertisements,...
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 14th September 2017
The American Vaping Association has written to FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb urging him to approve PMI’s heated tobacco product iQOS for sale in the US ...
Written by David Palacios Rubio | 14th September 2017
The French consumer affairs department has published a list of recommendations on the use of e-cigarette batteries following two recent reports of explosions in users’ pockets ...
Namibia has a small but slowly growing e-cigarette market – but there are fears in the southwest African republic that government intervention could put an end to the growth ...
The Cole-Bishop bill to bring legislative relief to the e-cigarette industry has been stalled yet again by another stopgap spending measure agreed to by President Trump and congressional leaders ...
Residents of San Francisco will vote next summer on whether to allow the sale of flavoured e-cigarette products in the city, following a petition seeking to overturn a recent...
A new bill to liberate e-cigarettes in Britain from the EU TPD has been proposed by MP Christopher Chope, but questions remain over its seriousness. Still, the industry welcomes the opportunity for law-makers to debate...
A looming knife-edge election and an opposition party without a policy on e-cigarettes has thrown New Zealand’s vaping industry into doubt over its future ...