Your guide to the new extended deadlines announced by the U.S. FDA for compliance with various aspects of its deeming regulations for the e-cigarette...
E-cigarette regulation in the U.S. is more complex than ever following the arrival of the final deeming regulations and increasing legislation at federal, state and local level, as is spelled out in detail in a...
Congressman Tom Cole has cautiously endorsed FDA commissioner-designate Scott Gottlieb’s plan to review the agency’s contentious deeming regulation on e-cigarettes and tobacco products – but urged him to...
A key U.S. Senate committee voted in favour of making Dr. Scott Gottlieb the next FDA commissioner after he laid out plans to review the deeming rule that has generated so much controversy within the...
A California Republican congressman and vaping promoter has introduced a bill in Congress to exempt e-cigarettes from controls in not only the controversial FDA deeming regulation but also the Tobacco Control Act....
Proposed legislation offering relief on the grandfather date in the FDA deeming regulation did not make it into a major spending bill to fund the U.S. government through the rest of the fiscal...
A newly launched U.S. industry association, the Global Vaping Standards Association, is targeting "fly-by-night" manufacturers, and making battery safety its first...
Indiana's infamous e-liquid manufacturing security law is a governor stamp of approval away from being modified – but the change may come too late for most of the state’s producers....
Sociologist Amelia Howard will tell the 2017 Global Forum on Nicotine in Warsaw that a lack of trust in the e-cigarette industry leads governments around the world to introduce harsh measures against a low-risk...
New York state legislators have removed measures that would have imposed restrictions on e-cigarettes and taxes on e-liquids just before passing the state...
The Californian company behind the e-liquid brand Choops Liquids has changed the logo on its packaging after protests from the owner of the famous Spanish lollipop brand Chupa...
A company that claims to be America’s premium vape retailer is using data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to identify the most profitable locations for its...
A contested amendment to Estonia’s Tobacco Act proposes a ban on all e-liquid flavours except tobacco as well as a prohibition on domestic distance selling of vape...
Legal moves in two U.S. states show them moving in almost opposite directions on e-cigarette taxation – Kansas clarifying and lowering its e-liquid tax, while Pennsylvania’s revenue department digs its heels in against a court...
The man picked by Donald Trump to lead the FDA said his appointment was “an opportunity to make the framework much more comprehensive and much more viable” for alternatives to...
Not all are happy about a decision to take it easy on violators of the EU Tobacco Products Directive when it formally comes into force in the UK in May....
UK regulators have shown they will still clamp down on unauthorised e-cig health claims despite a consultation which appeared to suggest a softening of stance....
In a special interview, Tom Cole tells ECigIntelligence how his efforts are progressing to bring the e-cigarette industry relief from the FDA’s deeming...
An American e-liquid company is looking to synthetic nicotine to improve flavour profiles but will have to convince consumers and retailers that the higher price-tag is worth...
Sales of e-cigarettes in the U.S. grew between 2011 and 2015 – but the rate of growth slowed over the course of that period, even going into reverse at...
Australia will not re-classify nicotine to allow the domestic sale of e-cigarettes, having refused to legalise nicotine-containing e-liquid despite appeals to support vaping for harm...
Almost half of French e-cigarette users are reluctant to vape in public spaces, even where it is permitted – and even though a majority consider e-cigarettes more socially acceptable than smoking....
The UK All Party Parliamentary Group for e-cigs will meet at the end of March 2017 for a roundtable. It switched its secretariat service provider in October 2016....
Taiwan's proposed e-cigarette ban has been severely criticised by international legal experts on grounds of both public health and freedom of trade....
The latest e-learning tutorial from ECigIntelligence is aimed at newcomers to the e-cigarette industry, covering everything from how e-cigs work to the legal and health issues surrounding...
ECigIntelligence has launched a new online tutorial to help you find your way through France’s recently implemented advertising legislation, which is among the strictest in Europe....
Vape House, a European vape store chain, will open its first branch in Africa when it unveils a Marrakech store later this year, hoping to trade on European tourists avoiding TPD...
Ireland and the Isle of Man hope to cut down on prison violence – and the smoking of nicotine patches and tea-bags by inmates – by following the UK in allowing vaping in...
A Canadian libertarian group has objected that the country’s proposed e-cigarette legislation is too stringent, especially on the subject of advertising restrictions and treating e-cigs like...