News analysis for professionals in the vaping industry

Avail to make and sell Charlie’s Chalk Dust in new partnership deal

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 10th August 2017

Avail Vapor is to manufacture and sell e-liquids for Charlie’s Chalk Dust, a partnership that could signal future policy for the company and perhaps the wider e-cigarette industry ...

Big Tobacco factories switch production from cigarettes to HnB as demand rises

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 10th August 2017

Increasing demand for smoke-free products is leading many tobacco companies to open new facilities for heat-not-burn manufacturing – in some cases, even replacing...

US online traffic drawn increasingly to the leading e-cigarette retail sites

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 10th August 2017

Traffic to the major online e-cigarette retailers in the US has become more concentrated on just a few websites, revealing an apparent settling among the market...

PMI rejects Australian report of fake grassroots campaign for nicotine e-cigs

Written by ECigIntelligence | 10th August 2017

PMI has denied allegations that it orchestrated a campaign to submit pro-vaping testimonies to a government consultation on e-cigarette regulation in Australia ...

Ireland “should not implement e-cigarette tax”, ministry says

Written by Freddie Dawson | 9th August 2017

The Republic of Ireland is unlikely to introduce a tax on e-cigarettes or e-liquid in the near future, recent documents...

FDA extends youth anti-smoking campaign to ENDS products

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 9th August 2017

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plans to extend its youth anti-smoking campaign, “The Real Cost”, to...

New Zealand clears a legal path for alternative tobacco products

Written by Freddie Dawson | 4th August 2017

New Zealand is to introduce an amendment to existing laws that will enable the legal introduction of alternative tobacco products such as snus and heat-not-burn devices ...

Adams confirmed as surgeon general with vow to act on nicotine addiction

Written by Jim Myers | 4th August 2017

The US Senate has confirmed Indiana health commissioner Jerome Adams as the next US surgeon general ...

E-cigs are Italians’ favourite smoking cessation aid – but most use nothing

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 3rd August 2017

More than a tenth of Italians trying to give up smoking (10.7%) use e-cigarettes to help them – more than any other cessation aids – but the vast majority use no aid at all ...

From Russian elevators to US taxes, a change is gonna come

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 3rd August 2017

2017 has already been a significant year in the short history of e-cigarettes – and there is more to come in the remaining five months of a the year ...

FDA squeeze on nicotine in combustibles could hasten Big Tobacco move to HnB

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 3rd August 2017

A move by the US FDA to reduce the nicotine content in cigarettes to non-addictive levels could encourage Big Tobacco to put yet more effort into alternatives ...

Australian government e-cig inquiry receives mixed messages on health

Written by ECigIntelligence | 1st August 2017

Major Australian public health organisations have submitted evidence to a government inquiry on e-cigarettes, with many taking a negative stance ...

UK e-liquid firm shows confidence by moving into much larger factory

Written by Freddie Dawson | 1st August 2017

A manufacturer and a retail chain have shown confidence in the growth of the UK e-cig market by expanding their businesses ...

FDA decision sends the right signals, says a relieved industry

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 1st August 2017

The US vapour industry has welcomed last week’s unexpected announcement by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that it would extend some compliance deadlines by nearly four...

In Congress, deeming reformers welcome FDA’s policy shift

Written by Jim Myers | 31st July 2017

The bipartisan duo attempting to modify the FDA’s deeming regulations in the US Congress reacted with cautious optimism to commissioner Scott Gottlieb’s sweeping new policy plan, which many see as a nod for safer alternatives...

The FDA’s new philosophy: ‘We need to take a fresh look at nicotine’

Written by Freddie Dawson | 31st July 2017

Scott Gottlieb, commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), appeared on Friday to go further than any federal official – or most politicians – previously had in supporting alternative nicotine products for harm...

FDA extends PMTA deadline by nearly four years

Written by Barnaby Page | 28th July 2017

The US Food and Drug Administration has taken a major step toward easing the demands of the deeming regulations, giving e-cig manufacturers nearly an extra four years to submit their...

E-cigs ‘contributed to improving quit rate in US’, researchers say

Written by Barnaby Page | 27th July 2017

E-cigs have made a substantial contribution to improving quit rates in the US, according to a new study which provides fresh ammunition to their supporters in the public-health...

Court rejects Nicopure’s attempt to overturn deeming regulations

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 25th July 2017

The US Food and Drug Administration's deeming of e-cigarettes as tobacco products did not exceed the agency's authority, a federal district court has...

No relief from deeming regs as US Senate approves key spending bill

Written by Jim Myers | 21st July 2017

The industry’s hopes that a US federal spending bill would reduce the impact of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) deeming regulations were disappointed this week when a Senate committee approved a version that makes...

High notification fees ‘will kill the legal market’ in Luxembourg

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 21st July 2017

Little Luxembourg faces the highest TPD product notification fees in Europe - and the fear is it will kill off the country’s legal vape trade ...

Democrats disagree as Miller begs Gottlieb to lighten the regulatory burden

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 20th July 2017

Iowa’s attorney general, Tom Miller, has written to FDA chief Scott Gottlieb urging him to ease the regulatory burden on the e-cig industry – in direct opposition to some of his Democratic Party colleagues ...

BAT’s $49bn Reynolds takeover is on – with big reduced-risk potential

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 20th July 2017

The $49.4bn takeover of Reynolds American by British American Tobacco (BAT) is set to go through next week after being approved by shareholders of both...

British health ministry puts e-cigs at heart of anti-smoking plans

Written by Freddie Dawson | 18th July 2017

UK Department of Health wants e-cigs excluded from smoke-free policies, a clear path to medical licensing – and maybe even a review of Britain’s TPD...

US House of Representatives to vote on deeming regulations grandfathering

Written by Jim Myers | 14th July 2017

Legislation giving the e-cigarette industry crucial relief from what it considers onerous provisions in the FDA’s deeming regulation survived a Democratic bid to kill it and now is ready for a floor vote in the...

Stores look on the bright side of TPD – especially in the UK

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 13th July 2017

Some vape store owners are optimistic despite the restrictions the TPD places on the e-cig industry, according to three new national surveys by...

Critics say Poland’s planned e-liquid tax "would destroy the legal market"

Written by ECigIntelligence | 13th July 2017

A proposal by Poland’s Ministry of Finance to introduce a PLN0.7 (€0.17) per ml excise tax on e-liquids faces fierce opposition from critics who say it would destroy the legal e-cig market in the country...

Legal ban on in-flight vaping moves closer despite Hunter’s best shot

Written by Jim Myers | 12th July 2017

Duncan Hunter, the vaping congressman, has failed in a theatrical bid to halt a move that would enshrine in law the existing ban on the use of e-cigarettes on aircraft ...

Von Erl prepares international expansion in hook-up with Fontem

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 12th July 2017

The Austrian e-cigarette company Von Erl has gone into what it describes as a partnership with Imperial Brands subsidiary Fontem Ventures, the makers of blu, in the hope of boosting its international expansion ...

The good, the bad and the ugly – US state tax changes mapped

Written by | 12th July 2017

Recent changes in US state taxation policies for vapour products are explained via a new ECigIntelligence mapping service ...

Delaware brings in e-liquid tax to help balance the books

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 12th July 2017

The US state of Delaware has introduced a tax on e-liquids following an “extraordinary session” of the state legislature ...

UK authority won’t close loophole in TPD rules that allows nicotine shots

Written by Freddie Dawson | 11th July 2017

The UK authority that oversees compliance with the EU TPD has said it will allow nicotine shots, even though they are seen by many as exploiting a loophole ...

Underground or online, the Indian vaping market is slowly growing

Written by ECigIntelligence | 11th July 2017

Unclear regulation means most e-cigarette sales in India are conducted in a grey area, either through discreet physical stores or – more frequently – in a still small but growing online market ...

ECigIntelligence adds new content sections, writers, regulatory maps

Written by Barnaby Page | 7th July 2017

A new look for ECigIntelligence is just the most visible sign of heavy investment in new content sections and resources for our...

E-cigs helping Wales quit smoking, but health inequality remains a worry

Written by Freddie Dawson | 5th July 2017

A survey of public health in Wales has revealing some interesting figures on smoking and vaping and offered a clear recommendation of e-cigs for cessation...

Korean tobacco giant prepares to enter competitive HnB market

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 5th July 2017

South Korea’s largest tobacco manufacturer, KT&G, is to start selling a new heat-not-burn (HnB) product, in direct competition with PMI’s iQOS and BAT’s Glo...

Harm reduction advocate Adams chosen as next US surgeon general

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 3rd July 2017

President Trump has nominated Indiana health commissioner Jerome Adams, a supporter of harm reduction and outspoken opponent of smoking, to be the next US surgeon...

E-cig industry ‘should do more to counter negative media coverage’

Written by ECigIntelligence | 29th June 2017

A report by a media monitoring agency in Poland says the e-cigarette industry could do more to combat reporting which gives an undesirable image of vaping in one of Europe’s biggest e-cig markets....

Despite official bans, South America has great market potential for e-cigs

Written by ECigIntelligence | 29th June 2017

E-cigarettes, banned throughout most of South America, could nevertheless be taken up rapidly across the continent, according to a senior public health policy expert on the...

Bid to change grandfather date goes to House committee again

Written by Jim Myers | 29th June 2017

A two-year effort to provide relief to the e-cigarette industry from the FDA deeming regulation has received a familiar boost with the passing of a major appropriations bill by a US House subcommittee....

Flavours are off the menu as San Francisco legislators get tough

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 27th June 2017

San Francisco has taken a big step nearer to a city-wide ban on flavoured e-cigarettes and tobacco products with a unanimous vote by the Board of...

How safe is that battery? The industry’s secrets unwrapped

Written by ECigIntelligence | 27th June 2017

Battery safety continues to be an issue for the e-cigarette industry – particularly from an image perspective – but ensuring the best possible component for an e-cig is not as straightforward as it might first...

What’s an e-cigarette deemed to have in common with a fancy cigar?

Written by Jim Myers | 26th June 2017

Premium cigars, like e-cigarettes, have been brought under FDA control by the controversial deeming regulation – and the question now is whether they should be yoked together or handled...

UK watchdog says Vype website promotions are too promotional

Written by Freddie Dawson | 26th June 2017

The UK Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has ruled against a number of promotions on the Vype website, arguing that the claims and images went beyond offering factual...

Researcher calls for much closer attention to patterns of dual use

Written by Barnaby Page | 22nd June 2017

A US researcher is calling for much closer inspection of how dual users combine vaping with smoking in order to determine the true impact of e-cigarettes on cessation...

Singapore plans to close a loophole and ban e-cigarettes completely

Written by Freddie Dawson | 21st June 2017

Adding to existing restrictions, a new proposal to prohibit imports, possession and use seems likely to be passed by Singaporean...

New studies examine HnB’s nicotine delivery and consumer reactions

Written by Marc Beishon | 21st June 2017

New research shines a little light on how Japanese consumers are reacting to iQOS, and how HnB products compare with both combustibles and e-cigarettes on the crucial question of nicotine...

US national survey reports drop in youth vaping and tobacco use

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 20th June 2017

E-cigarette use among young people in the US was markedly down last year, according to the 2016 National Youth Tobacco...

Sweden and Luxembourg complete the full European TPD line-up

Written by ECigIntelligence | 19th June 2017

Sweden and Luxembourg were the last of the 28 member states to implement the Tobacco Products Directive in domestic laws, which will come into effect this...

UK official statistics office credits e-cigs for increase in quitting rates

Written by Freddie Dawson | 19th June 2017

Vaping has contributed to significant increases in quitting conventional cigarettes, according to new statistics from a government body....

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