Market & regulatory data for the vaping sector in Europe

Rumours of UK disposable vape ban reveal division among industry members

Written by ECigIntelligence | 19th September 2023

The UK Department of Health and Social Care could soon set up a consultation on a possible disposal vape ban that has industry members divided, according to media reports ...

Smoking cessation research review finds nicotine e-cigs one of most effective aids

Written by Barnaby Page | 18th September 2023

Nicotine-containing e-cigs are among the most effective aids in smoking cessation, according to a new analysis of existing research. Varenicline, cytisine or the simultaneous use of more than one kind of NRT seem equally effective...

Russia starts implementing regulatory framework changes amid criticism

Written by ECigIntelligence | 15th September 2023

Suppliers of novel nicotine products to the Russian market face new licensing requirements and tax increases over several years as the government overhauls its regulatory system ...

Vaping associations unite in new global alliance to tackle industry challenges

Written by Freddie Dawson | 15th September 2023

A new industry association, the Global Vape Alliance, brings together major international vaping bodies to globally unify industry responses to issues facing the vaping sector ...

UK advertising authority catches more vaping brands promoting on TikTok

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 14th September 2023

The UK Advertising Standards Authority has ruled against four e-cigarette brands whose products were promoted by influencers on social media platform TikTok ...

UK survey shows vaping on the rise and smoking rates continuing to decrease

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 12th September 2023

Less than 13% of adults smoke cigarettes in the UK, the lowest figure ever recorded by the country’s Office for National Statistics (ONS). This represents a small decrease from the 13.3% recorded for 2021 ...

France to ban disposable e-cigarettes to stop ‘bad habits’ among young vapers

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 4th September 2023

France is to ban disposable e-cigarettes as part of its national tobacco control plan – but will not raise taxes on any tobacco products. The prime minister says disposable vapes give young users “bad habits”...

New EU battery regulation sparks both concern and optimism in the vape sector

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 25th August 2023

Whether new battery rules in the European Union succeed in reducing waste will be down to details and enforcement, according to e-cigarette industry insiders ...

Russian associations try to stop health ministry from banning e-cig flavours

Written by ECigIntelligence | 18th August 2023

The Russian Union of Nicotine Industry Enterprises has called on the government to exclude food flavourings and nicotine salts from the list of active ingredients and additives that are expected to be banned ...

White House is against bill that would stop US FDA’s proposed menthol ban

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 17th August 2023

The US government is opposing a bill that would prevent the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from enforcing a ban on menthol cigarettes it proposed last year ...

UK government consults public on inserts in smokeless tobacco products

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 17th August 2023

The UK government has launched a public consultation on adding inserts to cigarette packs to encourage smokers to quit ...

Lithuania goes after sweet products to fill in legislative gaps in e-cig flavour ban

Written by ECigIntelligence | 16th August 2023

The Lithuanian Ministry of Health has notified a draft bill to the European Commission to ban vaping products containing sugar and/or sweeteners ...

US and UK studies search for reasons behind youth uptake of disposables

Written by ECigIntelligence | 15th August 2023

Youth preference for disposable vaping devices in the UK and the US could be driven by a combination of factors including price, style, packaging and flavour ...

Italy bans online sales of nicotine-containing e-liquids with new law

Written by ECigIntelligence | 14th August 2023

The online vaping industry in Italy is poised to experience a significant regulatory overhaul aimed at imposing stricter measures, as the approval of the Tax Delegation Law will bring about changes ...

With lithium cheaper to mine than it is to recycle e-cigarettes, is change possible?

Written by ECigIntelligence | 14th August 2023

Market-driven inclination to recycle e-cigarettes is unlikely to increase anytime soon as long as it’s still cheaper to mine new lithium than to recycle and reuse products ...

Disposables can be recycled if collected and handled correctly, says UK study

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 11th August 2023

Attempts to make e-cigarettes more recyclable could have unintended consequences and must still be supported by collection infrastructure to have any impact, industry members warn ...

UK study puts a cash figure on potential NHS saving if half of smokers switched

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 9th August 2023

The UK National Health Service (NHS) would save over £500m a year if half the smokers in England switched to vaping, according to a study by Brunel University London ...

UK distributor has Supreme confidence in deal to supply popular disposables

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 8th August 2023

Consumer goods company Supreme expects increased e-cigarette revenues after completing a non-exclusive UK distribution deal with Elf Bar and Lost Mary ...

Experts raise questions on Juul’s chances with its next-generation vapour system

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 7th August 2023

Success for Juul with its premarket tobacco product application for its Juul2 next-generation vapour platform could lead to a complete reset of minimum youth prevention standards in the US, experts warn ...

Political deadlock in Spain – what does it mean for the future of e-cig regulation?

Written by Laura Garay Gómez | 4th August 2023

Spain’s surprise inconclusive election result has left the future of vaping and alternative tobacco product regulation in the country up in the air, with everything depending on what government eventually emerges ...

Italian vapers association smells a rat in tobacconists’ plan for e-cig disposal

Written by ECigIntelligence | 3rd August 2023

The Italian Tobacconists Federation (FIT) wants tobacconists to act as collection points for used disposable e-cigarettes – a suggestion some have dismissed as a bid to take business from specialist vape retailers ...

BAT records ‘resilient’ H1 performance, remains confident about Vuse Alto PMTA

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 28th July 2023

British American Tobacco’s vapour brand Vuse was the key driver of the company’s positive performance in the first half of the year, and it remains confident in its Vuse Alto pre-market tobacco product application submission...

Big Tobacco versus vaping companies – the battle is on, and it’s getting fiercer

Written by ECigIntelligence | 26th July 2023

The battle between tobacco companies and vaping firms appears to be heating up, amid political pressure in the UK and US ...

Online e-liquid sales could be banned in Italy – with tobacconists’ eager backing

Written by ECigIntelligence | 25th July 2023

A proposal to ban the online sale of e-liquids in Italy is expected to be introduced in the Italian Parliament this week, ECigIntelligence understands ...

New UK study finds an effective combo for quitting smoking using e-cigarettes

Written by Freddie Dawson | 21st July 2023

Flavour advice in combination with regular supportive text messages has been shown to be the most effective method for helping people remotely to quit smoking using vaping, a new study has found ...

E-cig promoters urge Spanish voters to end Socialist rule for vaping’s sake

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 19th July 2023

Pro-vaping lobbyists have urged Spanish voters to back centre and right-leaning parties in the 23rd July elections, fearing damaging regulation if the current centre-left coalition remains in power ...

Coalition partners at odds as Pirates oppose Czech plan to tax e-liquids

Written by ECigIntelligence | 18th July 2023

The Czech Pirate Party, a member of the ruling five-party coalition government, has voiced opposition to the Cabinet’s proposal to impose a tax of CZK10 (€0.42) per ml on e-cigarette refills ...

Denmark looks to stricter laws to battle use of nicotine, disposable e-cigs

Written by ECigIntelligence | 14th July 2023

The Danish health minister is considering increased age limits, higher prices and more severe sanctions for stores breaking the law to address rising use of nicotine products in the country ...

88Vape maker lands UK distribution deal for China’s Elf Bar and Lost Mary brands

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 11th July 2023

UK fast-moving consumer goods company Supreme expects to see a new distribution deal with Elf Bar push revenue from its e-cigarette business past the £100m mark for the first time ...

Now Juul takes on Altria, claiming ‘Njoy Ace wouldn’t work without our tech’

Written by ECigIntelligence | 7th July 2023

Juul Labs is suing Njoy and its parent company Altria Group, alleging that the Njoy Ace product infringes patents owned by Juul ...

Health charity urges Scotland to consider an Australian-style prescription regime

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 4th July 2023

Fear of the effects of an increase in youth vaping has led a UK anti-smoking charity to call for e-cigarettes to be made available on prescription only, matching public health policy in Australia ...

Irish government open to suggestions for future policy on disposal for disposables

Written by Freddie Dawson | 19th June 2023

Ireland is holding a public consultation on disposable vaping devices that will determine the future of the products in the country. All responses will be considered and used to inform the next steps of policy-making...

Industry members’ concerns as Ireland takes further steps to legislate vaping

Written by Freddie Dawson | 19th June 2023

Ireland’s Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill, which would make it illegal to sell vaping products to under-18s, among other provisions, is in the window to be debated in Parliament ...

Tax hike is Denmark’s answer to rise in use of smoke-free products among youth

Written by ECigIntelligence | 9th June 2023

Though the proportion of young people who smoke cigarettes in Denmark is declining, the use of smokeless nicotine products among them is on the rise ...

Ireland prepares to shut the door against e-cig sales and advertising to under-18s

Written by Freddie Dawson | 6th June 2023

It will soon be illegal to sell e-cigarette products to under-18s in Ireland after ministers received government approval to bring forward a bill containing a wide range of measures on smoking and vaping ...

No more freebies – UK government gets serious about rise in youth vaping

Written by Freddie Dawson | 30th May 2023

A raft of new measures to crack down on a rise in youth vaping has been announced by the UK government, including a ban on the distribution of free samples to under-18s ...

New research has Scotland concerned about young vapers and dual users

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 29th May 2023

New data released by the Scottish government based on research looking at a dozen surveys puts current vaping use somewhere between 5% and 13.2%, and shows use has been increasing over time ...

Upcoming EU battery law could mean change-or-die time for disposables

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 26th May 2023

Disposable e-cigarette products will be forced to change design or face being banned as new battery regulations are brought into the EU, experts predict ...

Plain wrapping conveys misleading views of the perils of vaping vis-a-vis smoking

Written by ECigIntelligence | 25th May 2023

Researchers have found teenagers were more likely to report “no interest” in trying e-cigarettes in standardised packaging, and also more likely to perceive them as being equally or more harmful than smoking ...

Man on a mission to counter ‘nicotine illiteracy’ and aid smokers everywhere

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 19th May 2023

Taking nicotine out of a tobacco context and inspiring confidence in the role it can play in harm reduction is the goal of Sudhanshu Patwardhan, medical director at the UK Centre for Health Research and...

Illegal, untested vapes ‘putting health and legitimate UK businesses at risk’

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 17th May 2023

The UK government needs to clamp down on the increasing numbers of rogue retailers selling untested and illegal vaping products, both online and instore, according to compliance expert Robert Sidebottom ...

UK advertising watchdog cracks the whip against promotion of vaping on TikTok

Written by Freddie Dawson | 16th May 2023

The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has confirmed that commercially associated vaping posts should not appear on the social media site TikTok ...

Will post-Brexit U-turn mean the end of UK plan to ditch EU vaping regulations?

Written by ECigIntelligence | 16th May 2023

The UK government’s plan to review or revoke thousands of pieces of legislation that originated from EU law by the end of the year is itself now under review ...

Tobacco industry dismisses public consultation on TPD as mere formality

Written by ECigIntelligence | 15th May 2023

The EU has launched a public consultation on how it can update its tobacco control framework by revising the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) and the Tobacco Advertising Directive (TAD) ...

Follow the Swedish model to cut smoking rates, Italian tells fellow EU lawmakers

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 10th May 2023

The best way to reduce smoking rates is by encouraging smokers to switch to new, reduced-risk categories, according to Italian MEP Aldo Patriciello, who recommends the Swedish approach ...

Big Tobacco accused of doing too little, too slowly in switch to reduced risk

Written by Freddie Dawson | 9th May 2023

Tobacco companies are not doing enough to transition to reduced risk products and are not phasing out conventional cigarettes quickly enough, according to the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World (FSFW) ...

Norway set to reverse its ban on e-cigs, but other future restrictions unveiled

Written by ECigIntelligence | 5th May 2023

A ban on flavours and an increasing age limit to prevent future generations from accessing tobacco products are two of the most important elements of new regulations being considered in Norway ...

Russia tightens the rules on e-cig sales after teen deaths are blamed on vaping

Written by ECigIntelligence | 2nd May 2023

Russian president Vladimir Putin has signed into law a bill tightening regulation of alternative tobacco products, intended particularly to curb under-age demand – even though sales to under-18s were already banned ...

Next TPD ‘should differentiate between smoking and less dangerous alternatives’

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 1st May 2023

While most European Parliament members (MEPs) are likely to take a conservative approach to the revision of tobacco regulations, some are more open to acknowledging a positive role for alternatives such as e-cigarettes ...

PMI ends interest in US vaping market, outsources manufacturing elsewhere

Written by Freddie Dawson | 28th April 2023

Philip Morris International will scale back and partially outsource its vaping business, instead focusing on other tobacco alternatives that can help it become a majority smoke-free revenue company by 2025 ...

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