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Choops distances itself from Dali design after legal threat over logo

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 18th April 2017

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...

Vape chain avails itself of CDC data to expand beyond 100 U.S. stores

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 18th April 2017

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...

PMI sinks €300m in converting Greek cigarette plant to iQOS sticks

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 12th April 2017

Philip Morris International is to convert its largest tobacco factory in Greece to manufacture iQOS heat sticks....

Bid to overturn Austria’s online sales ban fails at the highest hurdle

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 11th April 2017

Austria’s Constitutional Court, the country’s highest judicial authority, has upheld the national ban on online sales of vaping...

Estonian legislators consider joining the crusade against vaping flavours

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 11th April 2017

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...

Kansas and Pennsylvania go their different ways on tax wrangles

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 11th April 2017

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...

Gottlieb sees ‘an opportunity’ for e-cigs as leader of the FDA

Written by ECigIntelligence | 11th April 2017

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...

Is Apple going into the vaping business? Don’t you believe it!

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 6th April 2017

Speculation, based on an ambiguous patent application, that tech giant Apple is preparing to enter the vaping sector appears to be a total...

‘Softly softly’ UK Trading Standards approach won’t keep everyone happy

Written by Freddie Dawson | 6th April 2017

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....

‘Healthier than smoking’ flyer falls foul of UK advertising watchdog

Written by Freddie Dawson | 6th April 2017

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....

Land of opportunity – but price and low web access hold Zimbabwe back

Written by ECigIntelligence | 6th April 2017

With limited internet access and low awareness, Zimbabwe's nascent e-cig market is largely limited to the capital, Harare, but expansion is slowly...

Cole: my effort to get deeming relief passed in Trump’s federal budget bill

Written by ECigIntelligence | 6th April 2017

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...

Frisco believes the future of synthetic nicotine could be a matter of taste

Written by Freddie Dawson | 6th April 2017

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...

FDA urged to hold fire for two years on deeming regulation deadlines

Written by Jim Myers | 4th April 2017

A well-known advocate of limited government has stepped up efforts to get the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to water down its deeming...

Retailers have six months to register under terms of Scottish Health Act

Written by Freddie Dawson | 4th April 2017

Scotland's Health Act has come into effect, compelling retailers to register if they intend to continue to sell e-cigarette products in the...

PMI’s iQOS enters FDA process, edging closer to U.S. launch

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 3rd April 2017

Philip Morris International (PMI) has submitted its iQOS heat-not-burn system for approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...

New Zealand to formally legalise e-cigs, but will ban much advertising

Written by Freddie Dawson | 29th March 2017

The government of New Zealand has confirmed that it plans to legalise nicotine-containing e-cigarettes, and embed harm reduction concepts into...

U.S. sales survey shows slowing growth, while combustibles decline

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 27th March 2017

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...

Iceland preparing to follow European lead on e-cig legislation

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 27th March 2017

Iceland is a step closer to passing a bill that will regulate vaping products, with EU-style legislation likely to come into force this...

BAT scores a hit with Debrett’s guidance on the etiquette of vaping

Written by Freddie Dawson | 27th March 2017

BAT caught the attention of the British and international press by commissioning a vaping etiquette guide from...

Australia turns down appeal to reclassify nicotine for e-cigarette use

Written by Freddie Dawson | 23rd March 2017

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...

French vapers feel uncomfortable about using their e-cigs in public

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 23rd March 2017

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....

UK APPG roundtable talks will take place under new secretariat

Written by Freddie Dawson | 23rd March 2017

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....

Proposed Taiwanese e-cigarette ban faces international criticism

Written by ECigIntelligence | 23rd March 2017

Taiwan's proposed e-cigarette ban has been severely criticised by international legal experts on grounds of both public health and freedom of trade....

Novice’s guide gives industry newcomers the lowdown on e-cigs

Written by ECigIntelligence | 21st March 2017

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...

Let our tutorial guide you through France’s new advertising laws

Written by ECigIntelligence | 21st March 2017

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....

FDA clarifies its position on zero-nicotine and synthetic nicotine

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 21st March 2017

Recent statements by the FDA have begun to clarify the U.S. federal agency’s previously uncertain position on nicotine free e-liquids and synthetic...

Vape House Marrakech hopes to cash in on European tourist trade

Written by Freddie Dawson | 21st March 2017

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 to join UK in bringing e-cigs into prisons

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 21st March 2017

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...

Electronic Cigarettes International Group files for bankruptcy

Written by Freddie Dawson | 18th March 2017

Electronic Cigarettes International Group (ECIG) has filed for bankruptcy, following shortly after its UK operation entered administrative...

Canada’s lawmakers accused of taking too strict line on e-cig ads

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 15th March 2017

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...

Hungary adopts TPD, but its regime remains the toughest in Europe

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 15th March 2017

Hungary has implemented the European TPD, finally opening up its market to nicotine e-cigarettes – but its regulatory regime remains the most severe in...

Higher taxes ‘would force vapers back to tobacco’, users tell Europe

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 15th March 2017

Raising taxes on e-cigarette products would cause an increase in cross-border sales and lead to some users taking up smoking again, users told a European consultation on excise...

UK parliament’s tech committee prepares to investigate e-cig science

Written by Freddie Dawson | 15th March 2017

A UK parliamentary select committee is to launch an investigation into the science behind e-cigarettes....

‘Cool and satisfying’ – studies reveal the real reasons why people vape

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 13th March 2017

The “social image” of vaping may have overtaken smoking cessation as the most popular reason for using e-cigarettes – which many find more satisfying than smoking. Those are the striking conclusions of two recent studies...

Trump’s FDA nominee likely to be seen as mainstream choice

Written by Jim Myers | 11th March 2017

U.S. president Donald Trump on Friday announced his intention to nominate Scott Gottlieb as the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), ending a months-long process watched closely by the e-cigarette...

Taiwan proposes total e-cigarette ban, despite hopes of lenient regime

Written by Freddie Dawson | 10th March 2017

Taiwan is proposing a full ban on e-cigarettes, but intervention by the World Trade Organization could interfere with that plan....

New York plans to go beyond FDA with ban on discounts and coupons

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 9th March 2017

E-cigarette sellers in New York will be banned from using discounts or coupons if a measure now under consideration in the state assembly...

VIP put in administration, placing parent firm ECIG’s future in doubt

Written by Freddie Dawson | 9th March 2017

British brand VIP has been placed in administration, casting doubt over the future financial situation of its American parent company, Electronic Cigarettes International Group....

German court rules against French exporters for TPD non-compliance

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 8th March 2017

A German court has ordered three French companies to stop selling e-cigarette products that do not conform with packaging...

Maori leader wants New Zealand to subsidise e-cigs for cessation

Written by Freddie Dawson | 6th March 2017

A New Zealand political party has proposed providing some form of subsidy for e-cigarettes in pursuit of the country's goal of being smoke-free by 2025....

Scottish government consults over plan for extra advertising regulation

Written by Freddie Dawson | 6th March 2017

Scotland’s government is to launch a consultation over plans to regulate advertising and marketing of e-cigarettes more tightly than in the rest of the...

Drug policy reformer Nadelmann to address Global Forum on Nicotine

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 6th March 2017

Ethan Nadelmann, widely regarded as the outstanding U.S. proponent of drug policy reform around the world, is to share his views on the links between policy and harm reduction at this summer’s Global Forum on...

French e-cig retailer is Europe’s second fastest-growing company

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 6th March 2017

French retailer Le Petit Vapoteur has taken second place in a list of Europe's 5000 fastest-growing private companies, demonstrating the potential for spectacular success in a market threatened by newly imposed...

NJOY enjoys a fresh start with $35m equity capital injection

Written by Freddie Dawson | 1st March 2017

NJOY, one of the best-known U.S. e-cig makers, has emerged successfully from last year's bankruptcy with a $35m injection of new equity capital....

Altria ready to put millions behind digital U.S. launch of iQOS

Written by ECigIntelligence | 27th February 2017

Altria is set to take a digital approach to launching its iQOS heat-not-burn product in the U.S. but there will be significant costs along the way....

Cole-Bishop ‘could save the industry’ – but it’s not a done deal yet

Written by Freddie Dawson | 27th February 2017

The Cole-Bishop bill to bring forward the grandfathering date in the FDA deeming regulations could be a lifesaver for much of the U.S. e-cigarette industry - but it is not guaranteed a passage into...

Bulgaria responds to the freedom to vape where smoking’s banned

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 27th February 2017

Bulgarians have taken up vaping enthusiastically - and their chief reason for doing so is the freedom to vape indoors and in public places where smoking is...

French doctors offered advice on when to recommend e-cigs

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 22nd February 2017

French doctors, officially barred from giving advice on vaping, have been offered a set of recommendations on how to answer patients' questions about e-cigarettes - and which groups of patients they can be most useful...

Czech Republic TPD implementation leaves a few uncertainties

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 20th February 2017

The European Union’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) has been transposed into Czech law – but some issues, including the vital one of notification deadlines, remain...

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