A London-based e-cigarette startup has received £235,000 ($340,000, €300,000) from angel investors which will help it expand from online to offline sales while maintaining its current subscription...
The stalled nomination of Robert Califf to become the next commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) received another major boost last week when a motion was filed to limit debate on Califf’s...
A new proposal from public vaping in Wales would only set prohibitions in place for certain specific areas - instead of the blanket tobacco-equivalent ban originally proposed....
Fontem Ventures has signed a patent licensing agreement with Spark Industries, bringing to an end another of Fontem’s disputes over intellectual property in the e-cigarette...
E-liquid with nicotine is illegal in Germany, the supreme court has ruled, because it also contains other substances that the law does not allow to be mixed with tobacco...
The latest in a series of regular reports from ECigIntelligence on the progress of vapour-related regulation in the U.S, focusing on the current sessions of state...
The British e-cigarette sector should seek an early review of the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) rather than continue a doomed fight against this year’s introduction of the new EU rules, a politician has...
TV ads seen by young people may lead them to start vaping later, researchers claim in a report which is likely to add further fuel to the debate over e-cigarette marketing – a debate where...
The latest in a series of regular reports from ECigIntelligence on the progress of vapour-related regulation in the U.S, focusing on the current sessions of state...
Denmark’s government has had second thoughts about imposing a strict, tobacco-style regime on vaping in public places. A new draft of wide-ranging legislation which will make e-cigarettes available as consumer products, transpose the European Union’s...
The furore over Sara Kalkhoran and Stanton Glantz’s meta-analysis of e-cigarettes and smoking cessation illustrates some pitfalls in conducting, and interpreting, science. ECigIntelligence takes an in-depth look at the principles and problems behind the...
The continuing disputes in Indiana over new regulatory requirements for e-liquid manufacturers may be defused by two bills just introduced in the state’s...
One in eight French vape stores went out of business last year, continuing 2014’s trend of closures, but some areas of the country have been much harder hit than...
The first in a series of regular reports from ECigIntelligence on the progress of vapour-related regulation in the U.S, focusing on the current sessions of state...
Robert Califf’s nomination to become the next commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has won an easy vote in a Senate committee – but may still face a roadblock that could delay...
Members of sexual minorities are far more likely than others to use e-cigarettes, according to a new U.S. study which also suggests that vaping is most popular among younger, less-educated, and lower-income...
As the advertising spend of U.S. e-cigarette suppliers escalates, they are continuing to use themes such as independence, rebellion and sex to sell their products – and their advertisements are prompting interest among the many...
The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday gave final legislative approval to a bipartisan bill requiring child-resistant packaging on liquid nicotine sold in the U.S., paving the way for it to become law...
Italy will stick to the minimum measures required by the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive when it implements the directive in its domestic law, according to a new report from...
The shape of future e-cigarette regulation in the UK became clearer today with the release of the government’s response to one major public consultation, and the launch of another on the issue of...
Most European countries remain thoroughly unprepared for the implementation of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), according to a new report from...
E-cigarette manufacturers may have a choice of mechanisms for safe refilling of their products under the European Union’s Tobacco Products Directive (EU...
Nine Democratic senators in the U.S. have urged a federal agency to investigate e-liquid sellers for deceptively advertising their products using recognisable brand names of candy, breakfast cereals and other foods and...
One of the European Union’s most senior legal officers has upheld the validity of the revised Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), calling its requirements on e-cig manufacturers “relatively moderate” and “not...
Pax Labs has successfully secured an American patent for its nicotine salt e-liquid formulation, and has announced expanded European distribution for its heat-not-burn Pax 2 device....
France’s National Assembly has approved legislation that will enable the government to transpose the TPD by decree, and Germany has also published drafts of its proposed TPD...
An Italian regional court has reaffirmed its suspension of the country’s tax on zero-nicotine e-liquid, and referred the entire question of Italy’s e-cig taxes to the national Constitutional...
The Welsh Labour party has backed down on a proposal to enact a wide-ranging ban on vaping in public spaces. However, it would still like to see some areas marked as off-limits to vapers....
Are big tobacco companies starting to favour heat-not-burn technology over e-cigarettes? While none has shown any signs of overtly stepping away from e-cigs, and such a move is unlikely, much enthusiasm and investment within the...
More evidence from the U.S. backs up the e-cigarette industry’s contention that non-smokers rarely take up vaping, and also suggests that recent quitters are the most frequent...
This new infographic from ECigIntelligence examines the state of e-cigarette regulation and transposition of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) throughout the European...
The e-cigarette world in 2016 will be overshadowed by regulation. But the story will not just be about compliance. The market and the products themselves are rapidly evolving even without the influence of law-makers. So...
Most underage vapers in America prefer the taste of mint, clove, fruit, chocolate, or alcohol to plain nicotine juice. More than 80 per cent of the 1,450 teenage respondents who had experimented with e-cigs said...