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WHO stands firm on e-cigs, urges nations to consider prohibition

Written by Barnaby Page | 15th November 2016

The World Health Organization (WHO) showed no signs of softening in its attitude toward reduced-risk products as its biannual tobacco control conference came to a close in...

Even “never-smoking” U.S. vapers mostly used nicotine products

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 15th November 2016

Even the tiny proportion of e-cig users who have never been smokers have mostly used other nicotine products, according to a study of U.S. vapers....

Welsh propose registry but no public vaping ban in new Public Health Bill

Written by Freddie Dawson | 15th November 2016

The Welsh are attempting to pass the Public Health Bill once again. This time minus a ban on public vaping....

Russian State Duma close to passing new tax on e-cigarettes

Written by ECigIntelligence | 15th November 2016

The Indian government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told the country’s component states to deal with e-cigarettes as the federal administration remains undecided on how to handle the matter....

Totally Wicked to pull out of U.S. market, citing compliance burden

Written by Freddie Dawson | 14th November 2016

Totally Wicked will withdraw from the U.S. market by the summer of 2018 if no changes to the FDA deeming regulations are put in place before then....

Vaping unwelcome in most U.S. homes, especially those with kids

Written by Barnaby Page | 11th November 2016

Most non-vaping Americans would not permit someone else to use an e-cigarette in their house, research...

E-cig brands “must be dramatic to stand out at conventions”

Written by Freddie Dawson | 10th November 2016

Companies must work harder to stand out at industry events or face becoming lost in a sea of competition, according to a recent award winner....

Deeming regulations raise fresh concerns over animal testing

Written by ECigIntelligence | 10th November 2016

Opponents of animal testing are worried that the U.S. deeming regulations for e-cigarettes will lead to the industry conducting more scientific research on live...

Can e-cigs be more profitable than tobacco in convenience stores?

Written by Freddie Dawson | 10th November 2016

Convenience stores can improve their business by stocking less tobacco and more e-cigarettes, a new report...

WHO discusses ENDS, continues taking fight to tobacco industry

Written by ECigIntelligence | 10th November 2016

As the third day of the World Health Organization’s seventh Conference of the Parties (COP7) came to a close in India, the WHO was busy pushing for all loopholes to be closed in article 5.3...

Industry cautiously optimistic on prospect of president Trump

Written by Freddie Dawson | 9th November 2016

The U.S. vaping industry has reacted with cautious optimism to Donald Trump’s surprise victory in the presidential...

BAT to start trials of Glo HnB product in Japanese stores

Written by Freddie Dawson | 8th November 2016

BAT says its Glo heat-not-burn product will be available in Japan from mid-December. It is running a test trial in one city before launching the product nationwide....

WHO criticised for closed-door talks as COP7 gets underway

Written by ECigIntelligence | 8th November 2016

Amid protests from local farmers, the seventh session of the Conference of Parties is underway in New Delhi with a focus on the illegal tobacco trade and Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) - which the...

As U.S. vote nears, taxes and control of Congress loom large for industry

Written by Barnaby Page | 7th November 2016

Control of Congress and the prospect of new e-cigarette taxes will be as important for the U.S. vapour industry as who wins the White...

Battery fires burn holes in e-cigarettes’ safety reputation

Written by Freddie Dawson | 7th November 2016

A growing number of reported e-cigarette battery incidents is leaving the industry facing a serious problem despite the low statistical probability of an event happening....

Young Americans growing more confident in e-cigs’ relative safety

Written by ECigIntelligence | 7th November 2016

Young Americans are becoming more confident that vaping is safer and less addictive than smoking, researchers have found - but among older smokers the perception is moving in the opposite...

Boom year in Italy as vaping population triples

Written by ECigIntelligence | 7th November 2016

Italy’s vaping population has more than tripled in the past year, bringing the number of e-cigarette users back to the levels of 2013, before the 2014 crash - and the rise is set to continue,...

WHO comes under fire for “naive” report on possible harms

Written by Marc Beishon | 7th November 2016

A negative report on e-cigarettes presented by the World Health Organization to the seventh session of the tobacco control conference in New Delhi has been scathingly criticised by the UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol...

Blu launches TPD range, offers deep discounts on older product

Written by Freddie Dawson | 4th November 2016

Fontem’s Blu brand has launched a range of e-cigarettes compliant with the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) ahead of the May 2017...

France endorses e-cigs for cessation after talks with vape groups

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 4th November 2016

The French government has endorsed the use of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation after a meeting with pro-vaping...

Survey finds low usage in Philippines and India

Written by Freddie Dawson | 2nd November 2016

A new survey has found differing levels of awareness and e-cig use in the Philippines and India but neither market has really developed for vaping products as yet....

India bans e-cigarettes from checked baggage and in-flight use

Written by Freddie Dawson | 31st October 2016

India has become the latest country to ban the presence of e-cigarettes in check-in baggage as well as explicitly ban their use on-board aircraft. ...

CDC finds high U.S. adult dual use and non-smoker vaper levels

Written by Freddie Dawson | 28th October 2016

New data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) seems to indicate that there are high levels of dual use amongst U.S. vapers and a significant percentage of vapers that have never...

Confusion between smoking and nicotine “harms reputation of e-cigs”

Written by Freddie Dawson | 27th October 2016

Muddled definitions of addiction are undermining the recognition of e-cigarettes as reduced-risk products, according to specialists in harm...

E-cig experimentation widespread among Russian students

Written by ECigIntelligence | 26th October 2016

Nearly a third of Russian high-school students have tried vaping, according to new...

February deadline for FDA to receive first health documentation

Written by ECigIntelligence | 26th October 2016

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will soon start requiring e-cig manufacturers to supply it with documentation on health-related...

Heat-not-burn poses novel challenge for European regulators

Written by ECigIntelligence | 26th October 2016

The regulatory status of heat-not-burn (HnB) products in Europe remains unclear, despite an increasing number coming to...

Pax Labs acts to solve supply problems, end price gouging

Written by Freddie Dawson | 25th October 2016

Pax Labs has faced price gouging problems after mistakes led to insufficient demand. But it anticipates it will have fully fixed the problem by early next year....

FDA gives green light to scientific research with unapproved e-cigs

Written by Barnaby Page | 21st October 2016

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has confirmed that some unapproved e-cigarettes can be used in scientific research as long as their makers meet the deadlines for...

Roll over, Altria: British American Tobacco bids to buy Reynolds

Written by Barnaby Page | 21st October 2016

Barely a year after the Reynolds American takeover of Lorillard, the U.S. tobacco industry may face another upheaval as British American Tobacco (BAT) bids to buy Reynolds...

Opinion: e-cig fears smoulder, but who remembers hoverboards?

Written by Freddie Dawson | 19th October 2016

Recent news reports have lambasted hoverboards over safety concerns - prompting multiple retailers to drop listings. But is the threat over-rated? There are some striking similarities to similar news reports on e-cigarettes....

Many vapers happy to use e-cigs in smoke-free areas

Written by ECigIntelligence | 18th October 2016

Most e-cigarette smokers are willing to vape in areas where it is forbidden to smoke, U.S. research...

Californians to vote on e-cigarette tax next month (among other things)

Written by Barnaby Page | 17th October 2016

Citizens of California will on 8th November decide the fate of Proposition 56, which introduces a specific tax on nicotine-containing vape products as part of a broader increase in tobacco...

“Dark Web” warning as Europe gets wires crossed on cross-border sales

Written by ECigIntelligence | 14th October 2016

Proposed new rules intended to ease cross-border trade within the European Union threaten to create a catch-22 situation for e-cigarette retailers. While the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) allows EU member states to ban cross-border...

Infographic: U.S. state legislatures focus on key e-cigarette issues

Written by Barnaby Page | 14th October 2016

State legislatures in the U.S. continue to have numerous e-cigarette-related bills placed before them. Totting up the topics of those proposed laws reveals that some issues remain major concerns at state level, while others...

E-cigarette researchers outraged by charities’ “threatening” letters

Written by Freddie Dawson | 11th October 2016

Scientists and researchers have said that anti-smoking charities are acting like the anti-Communist zealots of the 1950s McCarthy era in trying to keep them away from an international conference on tobacco and nicotine. One public-health...

Deeming regulations make card payments difficult for online sellers

Written by Barnaby Page | 7th October 2016

U.S. businesses selling e-cigarettes and other vaping products online can expect to be hard hit by new rules governing the processing of credit card...

Alliance challenges French ad ban on freedom of speech grounds

Written by Freddie Dawson | 7th October 2016

A ban on e-cigarette advertising in France has been challenged by an alliance of five pro-e-cig organisations, which plan to take the matter to the country’s highest...

Utah acts against “deceptive” e-cig firm which changed its name

Written by Freddie Dawson | 7th October 2016

The state of Utah is taking action for a second time against an e-cigarette company accused of unscrupulous and misleading selling...

TPD poses tricky problems for small vape retailers in Netherlands

Written by Barnaby Page | 6th October 2016

The e-cigarette market in the Netherlands faces a serious challenge adapting to the requirements of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), as small specialist retailers try to cope with advertising restrictions, e-liquid regulations and age...

UK advertising code could allow e-cig brands to make health claims

Written by Freddie Dawson | 6th October 2016

A new UK government body consultation will look at possibilities for new rules on e-cigarette advertising in the UK including whether limited health claims should be permitted for non-medically licensed e-cigs....

Pennsylvania takes step back from potentially devastating 40% tax

Written by Freddie Dawson | 6th October 2016

A new bill repealing Pennsylvania's 40% retroactively applied e-cigarette tax has passed its first hurdle....

JAC Vapour advertising is linked to UK smoking cessation campaign

Written by Freddie Dawson | 4th October 2016

Scottish e-cig brand JAC Vapour is looking to take advantage of the growing support for e-cigarettes from Public Health England (PHE) by running an advertising promotion tied in to a national smoking cessation campaign....

Cole amendment misses deadline, but its backers won’t give up yet

Written by Jim Myers | 4th October 2016

Legislative language that would have changed the so-called grandfathering date on e-cigarettes set by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) did not make it into a must-pass bill to keep the federal government open...

Croatia ready to pass public use ban, tighten rules on advertising

Written by Barnaby Page | 4th October 2016

Croatia is to make it illegal to vape in bars, restaurants, public transport and other public...

Bidis and illegal tobacco add up to an unusual challenge in India

Written by Barnaby Page | 4th October 2016

India’s largely undeveloped e-cigarette market has growth potential, but tobacco remains cheap and highly competitive, with a significant black...

JTI prepares Japan-wide Ploom Tech launch, but iQOS gains ground

Written by Freddie Dawson | 29th September 2016

Japan Tobacco (JTI) has ramped up production of its Ploom Tech e-cigarette in preparation for a nationwide launch across Japan, following successful trials in the city of...

Canada to introduce federal vapour legislation this year

Written by Barnaby Page | 28th September 2016

Canada looks likely to regulate the sale of e-cigarettes as consumer products this autumn, ending years of uncertainty in which their legality has been...

AFNOR offers standard for analysis of e-cig and e-liquid emissions

Written by Barnaby Page | 28th September 2016

French standards body AFNOR has developed a standard for analysing e-cigarette emissions, which is likely to become widely adopted across...

JTI testing e-cigarette display shelves for retailers

Written by Freddie Dawson | 27th September 2016

Japan Tobacco International (JTI) wants to know whether tobacco shelves in stores can easily be modified to accommodate...

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