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Canada vape tax hike a go amid warnings the move will hurt smokers trying to quit

Written by ECigIntelligence | 10th May 2024

The Canadian government’s decision to increase excise duties on vaping products will discourage smokers from using vaping to quit, increase the sale of illegal products and will not reduce youth vaping, industry associations warn ...

Yet another US menthol ban delay – is it just playing politics in an election year?

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 9th May 2024

The US government has once again dropped its plans to issue an immediate ban on menthol cigarettes, despite efforts from numerous civil rights organisations and medical associations urging for a ban to protect targeted communities...

UK physicians tell government more action needed to limit vape-related risks

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 3rd May 2024

E-cigarettes are a valid smoking-cessation tool, but they still represent a risk for young people, non-smokers and the environment, according to a recent report by the UK Royal College of Physicians ...

Retail sector wants to play bigger role in European policy on tobacco alternatives

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 3rd May 2024

The European Confederation of Tobacco Retailers (CEDT) has called for greater involvement of the retail sector when EU lawmakers formulate policies on tobacco alternatives and nicotine products ...

Balancing between adult harm reduction and youth addiction – the debate goes on

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 2nd May 2024

The debate over the approach healthcare providers should take when it comes to suggesting alternative products to help adult patients quit smoking has been ongoing for quite some time, but it’s still controversial ...

New mix of MEPs may change Europe’s conservatism on novel tobacco products

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 2nd May 2024

Changes in the European Parliament composition may favour a more open approach towards harm reduction; although, currently, the EU Commission maintains a conservative stance, according to MEP Radka Maxová ...

Canada’s Indigenous communities could earn millions with vape products tax plan

Written by ECigIntelligence | 30th April 2024

The Canadian government has unveiled plans to allow Indigenous governments to levy a new tax on alcohol, cannabis, tobacco, fuel and vaping products sold in their communities, which could net them millions of dollars ...

Will Spain be one of the next EU countries to prohibit flavours for vapour products?

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 29th April 2024

Spain’s vaping industry awaits the outcome of a law process that could end up banning flavours in nicotine products and imposing neutral packaging at least for tobacco products ...

Australian vapers and doctors are not acting fast on nicotine vape prescriptions

Written by ECigIntelligence | 29th April 2024

It is illegal in Australia to sell nicotine vapes to anyone without a prescription as of October 2021, but there has been only a small increase in the amount of vapers who have got one...

Altria ‘on track to deliver’ for the year with promising Q1 momentum from Njoy

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 26th April 2024

Altria reported its first-quarter earnings with encouraging results from e-cigarette manufacturer Njoy, which it says is showing early momentum since its aquisition last year ...

Industry says concerns not heard by EC in European tobacco policy revision process

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 25th April 2024

Representatives from the European tobacco industry hope the renewal of the EU Parliament, following elections in June, will bring about changes in the EU Commission (EC)’s attitude towards them ...

Harm-reduction strategies are part of the debate in European Parliament elections

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 23rd April 2024

The future of tobacco alternatives will be a significant focus of regulatory attention in the European Union, as the 720 members of the next European Parliament will be elected in June ...

Canada revives plans to impose national e-cig flavour ban amid fierce opposition

Written by ECigIntelligence | 18th April 2024

Canada’s vape industry is gearing up for a battle as the federal government revives plans to impose nationwide restrictions on flavoured vaping products ...

Canadian province wants vape licence fee doubled to enforce laws and protect youth

Written by ECigIntelligence | 18th April 2024

The Canadian province of New Brunswick has introduced changes to its law governing vaping in a bid to protect youth and crack down on those who have been flouting its existing rules ...

Can e-cig use among young Finns be determined by a circle of friends metric?

Written by Freddie Dawson | 18th April 2024

The majority of Finnish youth report at least occasional vape use, according to a survey by a substance abuse organisation in the country, but what other factors are behind these numbers? ...

Will Brazil legalise e-cigs tomorrow or will the ban be kept in place for now?

Written by ECigIntelligence | 16th April 2024

A decision on the regulation of vaping and heated tobacco products in Brazil to be made tomorrow (17th April) could then potentially be overruled by the country’s legislature ...

Will the next European Parliament take a milder approach to tobacco alternatives?

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 15th April 2024

Around 370m Europeans will be called to the polls in June to elect the 720 members of the next European Parliament. The outcome could reshape the narrative around harm-reduction strategies ...

Ukraine’s growing illicit tobacco market sparks calls for end to flavoured e-cig ban

Written by ECigIntelligence | 11th April 2024

The number of illegal tobacco products in Ukraine – both traditional cigarettes and alternatives – is steadily growing, due to ongoing state pressure and the activation of illegal suppliers ...

Spain’s long-awaited anti-smoking plan finally gets the OK but is still not in effect

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 11th April 2024

Three years after the expected date, the Spanish government has finally approved the country’s new anti-smoking plan, which will now need to be implemented through different laws across the country ...

Players, innovation and regulation: the evolution of e-cigs over the last decade

Written by Freddie Dawson | 9th April 2024

In this part of a series of articles celebrating the tenth anniversary of Tamarind Intelligence, we look at how e-cig devices and the industry have evolved in the past decade ...

Disposables and packaging next up on the agenda after Slovenia passes flavour ban

Written by ECigIntelligence | 8th April 2024

Slovenia could move to ban disposables and put all vaping products in plain packaging, according to comments from a minor party in the country’s governing coalition....

Romania tightens vaping law, adds in other nicotine and tobacco products

Written by ECigIntelligence | 8th April 2024

The Romanian parliament has adopted a bill that will subject nicotine pouches, heated tobacco products (HTPs) and herbal heated products to the same rules as those for vaping and other tobacco products ...

New Malaysian vape law includes nicotine level limit and ban on some device shapes

Written by ECigIntelligence | 5th April 2024

Vape retailers in Malaysia could be subjected to limitations on nicotine levels and a ban on any device not cylindrically shaped, as part of new regulations authorities want to start enforcing from May ...

US FDA responds to Reagan-Udall review with product list and policy memoranda

Written by Freddie Dawson | 4th April 2024

The US FDA has published a searchable product database and a collection of scientific policy memoranda as part of its efforts to meet and respond to recommendations made in the 2022 Reagan-Udall operational review ...

Colombia passes regulation specifically for e-cigarettes and tobacco alternatives

Written by ECigIntelligence | 3rd April 2024

Colombia’s congress has passed a bill that would create nationwide regulation to govern the use, sale and promotion of e-cigarettes and other tobacco alternatives for the first time in the country’s history ...

Norwegian vaping legalisation, should it finally happen, could create dead market

Written by ECigIntelligence | 2nd April 2024

Retailers have criticised Norwegian officials for not going far enough in efforts to legalise e-cigarettes, saying the proposed framework means the country is effectively creating a “dead category” ...

More outrage against flavour bans as traditional industries are threatened

Written by ECigIntelligence | 1st April 2024

The trend towards ever tighter restrictions on flavoured e-liquids may prevent under-age vaping, but it also risks killing off traditional industries around the world and even threatens rare species ...

Italy regulates next-generation products with ‘pragmatic’ approach, study finds

Written by ECigIntelligence | 27th March 2024

The majority of users of next-generation products in Italy would not continue to use their products if the price of next-generation alternatives increased through taxation, according to a new survey ...

UK publishes draft disposables ban, and introduces generational smoking ban bill

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 26th March 2024

The UK government has published a draft proposal to ban nicotine-containing and nicotine-free disposable vaping products starting from 1st April 2025, though pods will continue to be legal ...

Perceived lack of US federal regulation has states creating product directories

Written by Freddie Dawson | 25th March 2024

States are looking at product directories in an attempt to address the perceived lack of federal action on regulating vaping products already on the US market ...

New Zealand will ban disposable vapes among measures to tackle under-age use

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 22nd March 2024

New Zealand’s associate health minister announced that the government has agreed to outlaw non-reusable vapes and impose harsher sanctions against the sale of vaping products to under-age users ...

US judge rules Altria to pay ‘fair’ and ‘adequate’ $45m in Juul class action suit

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 22nd March 2024

Altria and Juul will have to pay just over $300m to settle a US class action lawsuit over providing misleading information on the safety of Juul’s e-cigarettes and targeting under-age users ...

UK ASA rules against Alfabar billboard featuring toy-like vape with glowing eyes

Written by Freddie Dawson | 21st March 2024

Calling attention to light-up features on a vaping device is not permitted in UK advertising, according to the latest e-cigarette ruling from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ...

Mixed messages on harm reduction and tax are not the worst that could happen

Written by Freddie Dawson | 21st March 2024

Public health experts say the proposed UK tax on vaping products sends a mixed message in terms of public health, but perhaps mixed is as good as it gets, judging by recent events in Europe...

New Russian tobacco and nicotine law: licence, registration and scepticism

Written by ECigIntelligence | 19th March 2024

New national regulatory standards are now being enforced across the Russian market for tobacco and nicotine-containing products, including e-cigarettes and heated tobacco ...

It’s time to talk realistically about harm reduction, says German tobacco group

Written by ECigIntelligence | 19th March 2024

The German Association of the Tobacco Industry and New Products says we need more constructive non-political discourse about tobacco harm reduction to counter the impact of bad science on the current prohibitionist mindset ...

Belgium gets go-ahead to be first EU member state with disposables ban

Written by Barnaby Page | 18th March 2024

Belgium is to become the first EU member state to ban disposable e-cigarettes, following the European Commission’s approval today, 18th March, of its proposed legislation ...

Taxes on vapour products on the rise, but that could be good for unregulated areas

Written by Freddie Dawson | 18th March 2024

Much of the e-cigarette industry would prefer no duties on vaping products, but sometimes a tax can act as a confirmation of legality where vaping products have been in a regulatory grey zone ...

‘Historic decisions’ on e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products absent at COP10

Written by ECigIntelligence | 14th March 2024

COP10 was to be the conference where countries finally got to grips with emerging alternative tobacco products, but none of the decisions made applied to ENDS or HTPs or their industries ...

Banning disposable vapes across Europe: what purpose does it really serve?

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 14th March 2024

The fate of disposable vapes appears to be sealed across much of Europe, with at least four countries already determined to ban non-rechargeable e-cigarettes under the auspices of protecting young people and the environment ...

UK vaping tax proposal draws criticism from pro-vaping public health sector

Written by Freddie Dawson | 11th March 2024

Although the new proposed UK vaping tax may achieve its aim of making vaping products unaffordable for some, there are concerns that it will also impact on their ability to work as smoking-cessation tools ...

Belgium awaits response from EC in second attempt to ban disposables

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 8th March 2024

Belgium looks close to achieving a ban on disposable e-cigarettes, after failing in a previous attempt that was met by a negative opinion from the European Commission (EC) in late 2021 ...

Poland’s health minister given green light by Tusk to start work on disposables ban

Written by ECigIntelligence | 7th March 2024

Poland’s health minister Izabela Leszczyna has unveiled plans to impose a ban on disposable e-cigarettes. Leszczyna said in an interview that prime minister Donald Tusk has given the go-ahead to launch legislative work ...

It’s a safe bet that no change will come from the latest vaping petition in the UK

Written by Freddie Dawson | 7th March 2024

UK vapers have been asked to support a new e-petition to demonstrate the level of opposition to a flavour ban, and it has so far garnered 40,000 signatures and counting ...

UK chancellor announces e-liquid tax in bid to price vaping out of reach of youth

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 6th March 2024

E-liquids in the UK are closer to facing specific taxes for the first time, in a move aimed at reducing the rates of vaping among young people and non-smokers ...

Alive and kicking – UK vape shops doing more than just fine, new data reveals

Written by Freddie Dawson | 5th March 2024

New data shows the UK vape shop scene is still thriving, despite increasingly negative rhetoric around the potential public health impact of vaping ...

English harm perception of e-cigs has worsened considerably over past decade

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 4th March 2024

Harm perception of vaping products has worsened substantially over the last decade in England, with most adult smokers now believing e-cigarettes to be as harmful as traditional cigarettes ...

Italy’s courts bring the gavel down on companies violating e-cigarette ad laws

Written by ECigIntelligence | 1st March 2024

Italian courts have ordered several companies to remove product marketing campaigns of tobacco alternatives. This comes in the wake of injunctions initiated by consumer protection associations on issues they say are endemic ...

US appellate court rejects Bidi Vapor’s emergency stay motion over MDO

Written by ECigIntelligence | 29th February 2024

A federal appellate court has rejected Bidi Vapor’s request to stay the latest denial by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of its premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) ...

Europe’s respiratory specialists would prefer that you just don’t use nicotine

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 22nd February 2024

No smoking and no nicotine consumption at all is better for your health than quitting cigarettes without quitting nicotine, says the European Respiratory Society, stating the obvious ...

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