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FDA chief Gottlieb adopts a balanced approach to e-liquid flavours

Written by Barnaby Page | 27th February 2018

The US FDA recognises flavoured e-liquids may help encourage smokers to switch to e-cigs, despite its hostility to flavours in most tobacco products, commissioner Scott Gottlieb told the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco...

FDA publishes requested amendments to PMI’s IQOS application

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 26th February 2018

The US FDA has made some public amendments to PMI’s reduced risk applications for IQOS and three types of Marlboro HeatSticks products ...

Canada’s health minister supports e-cig advertising ban

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 23rd February 2018

The federal health minister for Canada has called for “clear restrictions” on e-cigarette advertising and the need to keep young people from taking up e-cigs. The move is a turnaround from the stance of the...

British American Tobacco now claims to be the biggest reduced-risk tobacco company in the world

Written by Freddie Dawson | 23rd February 2018

British American Tobacco claims to be the largest reduced-risk product company in the world following its acquisition of Reynolds American and says it will build on this through a variety of HnB, moist tobacco and...

Vape stores in the Philippines face very different futures as local laws vary widely

Written by ECigIntelligence | 23rd February 2018

As a number of e-cigarette regulatory proposals continue to languish in the Philippine’s legislative system, the the island nation is left without any national regulation for vaping products and widely varying local law...

PMI execs promise to release raw data from IQOS trials, lambast media, praise FDA

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 22nd February 2018

Top executives of Philip Morris International (PMI) have promised at a major US analysts’ conference to make the raw data from clinical and non-clinical studies for the company’s reduced risk products available to the public...

Legalised e-cigs ‘could be worth $150m to Australian convenience stores’

Written by ECigIntelligence | 21st February 2018

If e-cigs were freely available in Australia they could be worth AUD150m a year to the country’s convenience stores, an industry leader has told ECigIntelligence ...

Health coalition calls for Myanmar to introduce e-cig regulation

Written by ECigIntelligence | 21st February 2018

A coalition of organisations led by the non-profit People’s Health Foundation (PHF) is calling on the government of Myanmar to regulate e-cigarettes – up to and including a total ban on imports ...

CDC analysis shows US youth choose e-cigs for flavours and family

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 19th February 2018

The most common reason that youth used e-cigs in the US in 2016 was that a friend or family member used them, according to information from the National Youth Survey for 2016, analysis of which...

As cigarette sales fall, PMI and JT plan further HnB investment

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 16th February 2018

As tobacco giants Philip Morris International (PMI) and Japan Tobacco (JT) have been hit by falling tobacco sales, revenues from their e-cigarette and heat-not-burn (HnB) portfolios have increased. As they plan further investments to increase...

FDA faces constitutional challenge to deeming rule in several courts at once

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 15th February 2018

The libertarian Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) has brought a series of suits from vape stores across the US to several federal district courts, alleging that the FDA’s deeming rule violates the US Constitution ...

Senators urge rejection of PMI reduced risk application after TPSAC findings

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 13th February 2018

Ten US Senators have urged the FDA to reject PMI's reduced risk application for IQOS following the findings of the independent Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC) ...

Italian tax authorities use ‘excessive’ power in clampdown on e-liquid tax avoidance

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 9th February 2018

Italian vape organisations have accused the tax authorities of an “excessive” use of power in their enforcement of the tax on e-liquid ...

Heat-not-burn products rise as cigarette sales fall in Japan

Written by Freddie Dawson | 9th February 2018

Reduced-risk products have severely impacted sales of conventional cigarettes in Japan, according to Japan Tobacco. The firm says the total value of cigarette sales fell by 12.5% in 2017 ...

Has Reuters’ IQOS investigation crucially dented PMI’s reputation?

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 8th February 2018

The furore stirred up last year by the news agency Reuters’ coverage of Philip Morris International (PMI) has now died down, but it may have impacted on the company in three distinct ways ...

Is CDC director’s rapid exit a chance to end the ‘war on tobacco’?

Written by Jim Myers | 7th February 2018

The abrupt resignation of Brenda Fitzgerald as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could provide the Trump administration with an unexpected opportunity to help settle a question on the agency’s anti-tobacco efforts...

Public Health England blames the media for giving vaping a bad name

Written by Barnaby Page | 7th February 2018

The latest evidence review by Public Health England credits e-cigs with helping 20,000 people a year quit smoking, and blames distorted media reporting for that figure not being a lot higher ...

IQOS flourishes across Southeast Asia – without PMI’s approval

Written by ECigIntelligence | 6th February 2018

The IQOS heated tobacco system is on sale across Southeast Asia, despite doubts over its legality in a number of countries, and the official disapproval of its maker, Philip Morris International ...

Of mice and men – and whether e-cig ‘smoke’ may be linked to cancer

Written by Marc Beishon | 6th February 2018

A widely publicised New York report concludes that e-cig “smoke…may contribute to lung and bladder cancer, as well as heart disease, in humans” – but other scientists question the validity of research carried out on...

‘Not good enough’ – lung association gives FDA an ‘F’ for tobacco control

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 5th February 2018

The US government has been given an ‘F’ grade by the American Lung Association for its federal tobacco regulations and taxation policies, blaming its “partial implementation” of the Tobacco Control Act ...

Spanish health authorities investigate IQOS online ad campaign

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 5th February 2018

Authorities in the Catalonia region of Spain are investigating whether PMI broke Spanish law with a series of online banner advertisements for its IQOS heated tobacco system ...

Will the Hawaiian Senate pass its online sales ban?

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 2nd February 2018

The Hawaiian senate is considering two bills, which could prohibit online sales of e-cigarette products if passed. One could also subject e-liquids to the same excise tax as tobacco...

Belgium bans vaping by prisoners ‘for security reasons’

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 1st February 2018

Prisoners in Belgium have been banned “for security reasons” from using e-cigarettes, in a move that could influence authorities in other countries ...

Officials hit more than 200 vape stores in coordinated raids across Malaysia

Written by ECigIntelligence | 31st January 2018

A surprise coordinated raid on more than 200 vape stores across Malaysia has left many facing damaging losses, according to the country’s vapour trade association ...

NASEM report – a detailed call for further study of e-cigs and health

Written by Barnaby Page | 30th January 2018

A report by the US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) presents a long list of suggestions for research into the public health consequences of e-cigarettes ...

Innocigs replaces eGo model after German child-proofing problem

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 26th January 2018

E-cigarette sellers in the EU should put pressure on their Chinese suppliers to improve child-proofing, according to a company which has recently withdrawn one of its products from...

FDA committee rejects two IQOS MRTP claims, approves one

Written by Barnaby Page | 25th January 2018

Agency’s science committee agrees that PMI product decreases exposure to dangerous chemicals, but won’t accept broader claims of long-term risk reduction...

Science panel grills PMI over dual use and menthol in IQOS modified risk hearing

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 25th January 2018

Questions over dual use and whether menthol flavours would attract at-risk groups led the start of the long-awaited Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hearing for Philip Morris International (PMI)’s modified risk claim for its IQOS...

Vape startups turning to cannabis in face of attorney general’s opposition

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 25th January 2018

Scrapping the old “for tobacco only” message, companies developing vaping gear have found it easier to raise capital for cannabis-based ventures than for those based on e-cigarettes or tobacco ...

IQOS could hit the motorsport trail in tie-ups with Ferrari and Ducati

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 25th January 2018

Philip Morris International is strongly rumoured to be preparing sponsorship deals with Ferrari and Ducati to promote its IQOS heated-tobacco brand on the world motor-racing circuits of Formula 1 and MotoGP ...

Headline news – and the health debate is on after heavyweight report

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 25th January 2018

An independent report commissioned by the FDA to evaluate the evidence for the health effects of e-cigarettes has come back with a mix of good and bad news for the industry and produced headlines around...

After the shutdown, Cole stays positive on deeming relief

Written by Jim Myers | 24th January 2018

Congressman Tom Cole insists he has not given up his effort to bring legislative relief to the e-cigarette industry despite the tribulations of the latest US government shutdown ...

Vape Force One hits the road in pursuit of legalising nicotine e-cigs in Australia

Written by ECigIntelligence | 22nd January 2018

An Australian campaign to legalise the domestic sale of nicotine-containing e-liquids in the country faces a difficult challenge as opposing opinions solidify ...

Government shutdown may not halt FDA’s vaping and tobacco operations

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 22nd January 2018

FDA oversight of the tobacco and e-cig industry looks likely to be virtually unaffected by the shutdown of US government functions as it continues to operate on fees paid by the industry ...

EU’s safety agency gets on board with guidelines for lithium batteries

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 19th January 2018

As the debate on the safety of lithium batteries continues, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published guidelines and recommendations about the carriage of e-cig batteries on flights. The agency of the European Union with...

Can biomarkers help science predict long-term health effects of reduced-risk products?

Written by Barnaby Page | 17th January 2018

A new analysis of smoking’s effects on the human body, undertaken by scientists associated with PMI, illustrates some of the difficulties in establishing whether an alternative nicotine product really reduces risk ...

New views on nicotine: now the FDA is reconsidering NRT, too

Written by | 16th January 2018

As the US FDA gets to grips with its new focus on nicotine as a single marketplace, it is planning to take a fresh look at one of the longest-established non-combustible forms of the substance...

Israel set to tackle e-cig regulation with a clampdown on advertising

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 15th January 2018

Israel is in the process of taking a new approach to the advertising of new tobacco-related products, with a likely ban on all advertising of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products anywhere but in print and...

Tobacco, vapour and the law – symposium will tackle the big issues

Written by ECigIntelligence | 15th January 2018

ECigIntelligence managing director Tim Phillips will be among speakers at a US symposium next month on vapour, tobacco and the law, including topics such as taxation, intellectual property and advertising ...

Brussels postpones tax decision on e-cigarettes and heated tobacco

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 12th January 2018

The European Commission has said it will review the future tax situation of e-cigarettes and heated-tobacco products in 2019, and will not propose a revision of the Directive 2011/64/EU on excise duty applied to manufactured...

Study linking youth vaping with adult smoking gets wide US press coverage

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 11th January 2018

A widely publicised report by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco claims to show that vaping leads young people in the US to smoking ...

A possible route to ‘reduced risk’ status for e-cigs in the EU?

Written by ECigIntelligence | 10th January 2018

While all but one of the EU’s member states have interpreted the TPD as banning all claims of health benefits from e-cigarettes, there may be scope for a “reduced risk” classification without the need of...

New Zealand softens towards vaping, while Australia stands its ground

Written by ECigIntelligence | 10th January 2018

While Australian regulation remains firm in its resistance to e-cigarettes, a more conciliatory approach in New Zealand is leading to a divergence between the two markets ...

The rise and rise of shake and vape

Written by ECigIntelligence | 10th January 2018

The popularity of shake and vape – adding nicotine shots to nicotine-free e-liquids – is increasing throughout Europe, as detailed in an ECigIntelligence report into the market in Germany ...

Could homeless smokers be given e-cigs free to help them quit?

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 8th January 2018

A clinical trial among homeless people in Canada raises an intriguing question: could governments supply e-cigarettes free as a public health tool? And indeed, should they? ...

Baltic states agree to join forces in opposition to e-cigarette use

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 8th January 2018

Health ministers of Europe’s Baltic states Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have signed a joint memorandum of intent to share “strong policies” on e-cigarette trade and usage ...

UK nations divided on the future of post-European e-cigarette rules

Written by ECigIntelligence | 3rd January 2018

As the UK heads towards the exit door from Europe, the Westminster government remains responsible for the implementation of the TPD across the country – but Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland all have scope to...

How the web giants negotiate the global complexities of e-cig regulation

Written by ECigIntelligence | 3rd January 2018

An ECigIntelligence report considers the impact of the internet’s mega-retailers and the various ways they negotiate regulations which vary in detail and severity from country to country ...

Regulation, creativity and variety – that was the e-cig year that was

Written by ECigIntelligence | 27th December 2017

ECigIntelligence’s review of the year gone by reflects the big stories of the e-cigarette world in 2017, the trends in regulation, the developing and diverging markets, the science and innovation, and peers into the crystal...

Cole still hopes his provision for industry relief will reach Trump’s desk

Written by Jim Myers | 23rd December 2017

US Representative Tom Cole is still hoping his bid to bring relief to the e-cigarette industry will make it into a major federal spending bill and onto President Trump’s desk ...

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