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E-cigarettes without nicotine ‘not legal’ in Greece

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 27th April 2018

The Greek Ministry of Health recently published a statement on its website that electronic cigarettes without nicotine are not legal in the country “in accordance with national and European...

Blitz on Juul retailers as FDA goes into battle against e-cig sales to youth

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 24th April 2018

In an unannounced enforcement blitz, the US FDA has cited 40 retailers for selling Juul e-cigs to young people in what it calls the first steps in a new effort aimed at stopping youth use...

Philip Morris set to appeal against Lithuanian ban on advertising IQOS

Written by ECigIntelligence | 23rd April 2018

A Philip Morris subsidiary has been fined for breaking Lithuanian tobacco advertising laws with an IQOS campaign in a decision that may have implications for wider European heated-tobacco promotion ...

Will FDA reconsider cannabis vaping regulation in light of new research?

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 23rd April 2018

The US FDA may be considering future marijuana vaping regulation in the light of new academic research into opioids and the medical potential of cannabis ...

Phillips addresses vaping industry events in London and Atlanta

Written by ECigIntelligence | 23rd April 2018

ECigIntelligence managing director Tim Phillips addressed the UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) Forum in London on Monday 23rd April, the first of three vaping industry events this week in which we will be taking part...

No short-fill shortfall – agency takes on added staff to handle notifications

Written by Freddie Dawson | 18th April 2018

So-called “short-fill” products have not affected the number of nicotine-containing e-liquids being notified in the UK, according to an expert from the agency in charge ...

Man loses teeth, gains $2m in ‘pipe bomb’ battery case

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 18th April 2018

In a case that could add to concerns over battery safety, a jury in Florida has awarded over $2m to a man who lost fourth teeth when an e-cigarette exploded in his mouth ...

FDA offers industry revised guidance on ingredients listing

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 18th April 2018

The US FDA has issued updated guidance to manufacturers and importers on its ingredient listing submission requirements, suggesting they will be enforced for e-liquids but not for hardware such as coils, wicks and mouthpieces ...

Reynolds works with FDA to recall 2.6m Vuse Vibe power units

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 18th April 2018

A US-wide safety recall was issued by RJ Reynolds Vapor Company for all Vuse Vibe power units after consumers complained that the batteries were malfunctioning, causing the units to overheat and creating a fire risk...

Vaping up, smoking down, as Iceland prepares new rules on e-cigarettes

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 17th April 2018

A national survey of alcohol and tobacco use found that cigarette smoking in Iceland is decreasing, while vaping increased by a third – from 6% to 8% of the adult population – between 2016 and...

Aussie senator threatens to block new health laws until vaping is legalised

Written by ECigIntelligence | 17th April 2018

The Australian government is facing growing dissent on a number of fronts to its continuing ban on nicotine-containing e-cigarettes. And one federal senator has vowed to block all government health legislation until the ban is...

Vape show reveals mixed feelings on Japan’s market future

Written by ECigIntelligence | 16th April 2018

Opinions on the future of the Japanese e-cigarette market at the country’s first vape sector tradeshow were mixed, with some optimism despite the continuing ban on nicotine e-liquid and the dramatic success of HnB products...

Mexican heart foundation says PMI should have been barred from forum

Written by ECigIntelligence | 16th April 2018

A prominent tobacco control group has accused Mexico’s health regulators of colluding with Philip Morris International (PMI) by allowing the tobacco giant to take part in a public forum on harm reduction ...

Mexican government accused of deliberately delaying legalising e-cigs

Written by ECigIntelligence | 16th April 2018

The Mexican government has been accused of deliberately delaying the legalisation of e-cigarettes after four bills designed to remove them from the current legal grey area were presented to a legislative committee ...

San Francisco flavour debate looks to June referendum

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 15th April 2018

Even as the US federal government gears up to take on flavours, the debate over San Francisco’s plan for a city-wide flavour ban is growing increasingly...

New court-ordered ban highlights legal complexities in India

Written by ECigIntelligence | 13th April 2018

A new court order reinforcing e-cigarette bans in the Indian states of Haryana and Punjab underlines the complexity of enforcement in a country where restrictions on vapour products have been slowly accumulating for...

FDA chief warns of ‘blunt instruments’ approach to youth appeal

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 12th April 2018

The head of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned that the agency will soon take action against e-cigarette companies that are targeting youth and urged firms to address the issue before being...

Kansas district court deems local Tobacco 21 move unconstitutional

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 11th April 2018

A court in Kansas has ruled against a local ordinance raising the age for buying tobacco products – which includes e-cigarettes – to 21, finding it...

Montenegro follows TPD as it prepares to regulate e-cigs for the first time

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 5th April 2018

Montenegro’s health ministry has drafted a TPD-style proposal that will regulate nicotine vaping products in the country for the first time as it prepares to join the European Union in 2025 ...

Imperial looks towards vape store sector with a stake in Cosmic Fog

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 3rd April 2018

Cosmic Fog Vapors is the latest e-cig independent to come into the fold of Big Tobacco, with Fontem Ventures, a subsidiary of Imperial Brands, acquiring a minority stake in the company ...

Australia divided as committee dissenter pleads: ‘Just legalise vaping’

Written by ECigIntelligence | 3rd April 2018

A long-awaited parliamentary report into the legalisation of e-cigarettes has delivered both an official blow and an accompanying glimmer of hope for vaping businesses in Australia ...

Legal victory means PMI can sell Heets in New Zealand after all

Written by Freddie Dawson | 29th March 2018

Philip Morris International (PMI) has won the right to sell and market heat-not-burn Heets sticks in New Zealand in a surprise legal ruling against the Ministry of Health ...

Criticism of its funding won’t hamper controversial foundation, says Yach

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 29th March 2018

The massive criticism directed at the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World (FSFW) has not kept it from working with the best scientists in the field, according to its founder and president Derek Yach ...

Vaping industry is urged to break the link between flavours and youth

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 29th March 2018

The e-cigarette industry could support the case for flavours – currently strongly associated in regulators’ minds with an appeal to youth – by changing its marketing strategies, according to Chris Howard of E-Alternative Solutions ...

Norway heading towards legal nicotine vapes

Written by ECigIntelligence | 29th March 2018

E-cigarettes with nicotine will become legal this year in Norway, where the sale of all nicotine-containing products other than traditional tobacco products has been banned since 1989 ...

Italian stores will have to show vaping turnover in order to get a licence

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 28th March 2018

The Italian Customs and Monopoly Agency (AAMS) has issued a decree preventing anyone except licensed vape stores, pharmacies and parapharmacies from retailing e-liquids. It sets a new “prevalence criterion” to determine which shops qualify ...

Health charities sue FDA over extended deeming deadlines

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 28th March 2018

Seven public health groups have brought a suit against the US Food and Drug Administration for extending deadlines for e-cigs and cigars on its controversial deeming regulations ...

E-cigs are no threat to young people, ASH tells UK science committee

Written by Freddie Dawson | 28th March 2018

Public health experts sought to reassure UK lawmakers that e-cigarettes did not pose a threat to the health of young people when they revealed the results of a survey showing just 4% of youngsters had...

US women and younger men prefer to buy their devices in person

Written by ECigIntelligence | 26th March 2018

More than a third of US vapers buy their devices exclusively over the counter in vape stores – even though it’s cheaper to buy the same products online ...

Cigarette production ends as PMI turns Greek plant over to HnB consumables

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 26th March 2018

Philip Morris International has ceased production of traditional cigarettes at its Papastratos factory in the Athens suburb of Aspropyrgos in Greece, which will now manufacture only Heets, the tobacco sticks for IQOS ...

FDA announces ANPRM amid youth e-cig flavour concerns

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 23rd March 2018

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), concerned about flavours leading youth to start vaping, has issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) to explore options for regulation ...

Cole-Bishop amendment fails once again to ride in on US spending bill

Written by Freddie Dawson | 22nd March 2018

Language changing the “grandfathering date” for vaping products has been dropped from the US Appropriations Bill as the government hurries again to avoid another shutdown ...

UK campaign names VApril as the month for smokers to switch

Written by Freddie Dawson | 22nd March 2018

A vaping awareness and education campaign has been launched by the UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA). VApril, which will take place over the month of April, aims to convince smokers to switch ...

Nicotine ‘more dangerous than drink’ according to survey respondents

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 21st March 2018

More than half of US consumers wrongly believe that using nicotine every day is more dangerous than drinking every day, according to a new global survey from the Foundation for a Smoke-free World (FSFW) ...

Greece takes protective stance, letting cross-border sales out but not in

Written by ECigIntelligence | 20th March 2018

Selling vaping products cross-border from Greece to other EU member states is allowed – provided that country does not prohibit such sales – but no legal trade can come the other way ...

Belgium’s top judges reject bid to overturn online sales ban

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 19th March 2018

In a ruling that will disappoint many in Belgium’s vaping industry, the country’s highest administrative court has refused a request to overturn a ban on online sales of e-cigarette products ...

US study claims vaping will create more smokers

Written by Barnaby Page | 16th March 2018

A new study examining vaping’s impact on US smoking rates has gained widespread media coverage for its suggestion that e-cigarettes will create more new...

New book aims to debunk vaping myths

Written by ECigIntelligence | 16th March 2018

Polish scientist Professor Andrzej Sobczak has published a book about the health impact of e-cigarettes and aims to combat fear-mongering...

FDA moves on nicotine levels in combustibles, while leaving e-cigs alone

Written by Barnaby Page | 15th March 2018

The US FDA has taken a step closer to regulating nicotine levels in combustible cigarettes, but excluded vapour products from its proposals, even predicting a low-nicotine regime might encourage smokers toward electronic alternatives ...

The good, the bad and the unsure: Europe divided over health benefits of e-cigs

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 15th March 2018

While the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) provides a common regulatory framework for e-cigarettes across the European Union, the attitude of public health authorities still varies widely from one country to another ...

Fears for South African market if e-cigs are brought under tobacco regulation

Written by ECigIntelligence | 14th March 2018

There is growing fear in the South African vaping industry that an impending change in the law, bringing e-cigarettes under tobacco regulation, will halt the switch from smoking by making it easier to smoke than...

Is PMI preparing for a future move into the cannabis business?

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 13th March 2018

In our latest report on developments in the legal cannabis market, ECigIntelligence considers whether PMI may be setting up a future move in that direction. We also look at the potential dangers of synthetic cannabis...

Vaping industry hopeful of a fresh start as Italy changes government

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 9th March 2018

A new coalition government in Italy has been welcomed as a likely positive change for an e-cigarette industry that has been under great pressure under the country’s outgoing regime ...

Bloomberg vs PMI – a clash of the titans over the future of tobacco alternatives

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 9th March 2018

The launch of a new anti-tobacco watchdog organisation, STOP, will increase the divide between those who welcome tobacco industry involvement in reduced-risk alternatives and those who want Big Tobacco excluded from the debate ...

US conservatives press for Cole-Bishop amendment in budget package

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 8th March 2018

A letter from conservative groups in the US begs Republican leaders to adopt a version of the Cole-Bishop amendment in the final omnibus appropriations package for the fiscal year 2018 ...

Canada’s lawmakers back away from allowing ‘lifestyle-type’ ads for e-cigs

Written by ECigIntelligence | 7th March 2018

Canadian MPs have moved to toughen proposed restrictions on the advertising of e-cigarettes as Canada prepares its first law to regulate the vaping industry at national level ...

Brussels consults again on plans for a European e-cig and HnB tax

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 7th March 2018

A new public consultation by the tax authorities in Brussels aims to help set a standard excise duty for e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products at European level ...

New and unapproved? FDA inspectors could have plenty to look at

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 7th March 2018

There may be widespread disregard of US FDA rules around the introduction of new vapour products and a new inspection regime may have its hands full, ECigIntelligence research suggests ...

JT set to take the biggest hit from Japan’s new HnB tax plans

Written by ECigIntelligence | 6th March 2018

The budget plan making its way through a host of Japanese parliamentary committees includes a staggered series of tax rises for heated tobacco products as well as combustible cigarettes – and Japan Tobacco could suffer...

French vape store chain Clopinette set for major expansion

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 5th March 2018

Major French vape store chain Clopinette is planning to open 30 new stores around the country by the end of 2018, spreading its reach deeper into the south of the country ...

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