It sounds like common sense: if people smoke fewer conventional cigarettes because they are using e-cigs as well, you would expect them to be exposed to fewer harmful substances. And that’s what a study has...
Robert Califf, president Barack Obama’s pick to lead the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has expressed his support for the agency’s approach to reviewing innovative tobacco products such as...
In a first-of-its-kind deal, an American e-cigarette company is to become the exclusive supplier of e-cigs to a group of U.S. sports and entertainment...
New age restrictions for e-cigarette products have created some confusion over enforcement and best practice for UK retailers, both online and offline....
Justifications for public vaping bans largely revolve around re-normalisation of conventional smoking as well as the possible health impact of secondhand...
Professor Linda Bauld, an expert in public health policy, has criticised a number of articles reporting on evidence she gave to the devolved governments of Scotland saying they completely misrepresent her position....
American voters overwhelmingly want warning labels on e-cigarette packs and age restrictions on purchase, but are much less anxious to see prohibitions on flavours, a new poll...
Introduction • Why is the OIRA required to review the final deeming rule before publication? • How many regulatory actions does the OIRA review at any given time? • When is the deadline for the...
The first convincing evidence of a causal link between under-age vaping and tobacco use has delivered a shock to those who favour banning sales to minors: e-cigarettes may actually reduce teen...
The U.S. has become the first major nation to officially ban e-cigarettes from checked-in baggage and prohibit charging them or their batteries during flights....
An e-cigarette industry association this week claimed to be in possession of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s forthcoming deeming regulations, but the provenance and authenticity of the brief excerpts that it published remain...
The state of Washington has brought charges against e-cigarette firms for wrongly claiming organic status on their products. This move is part of a wider trend by state attorneys general to crack down on marketing...
One in eight adult Americans has tried an e-cigarette, according to the federal government’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), though only 3.7% are still using...
Why are local governments in the U.S. approving new taxes on e-cigarettes? ECigIntelligence’s regulatory analyst Carly Souther uncovers the reasons, identifies the trendsetters and discusses the outlook for municipal taxation of the vaping industry in...
A team of tobacco control scholars has come under fire for omitting an important finding on e-cigarettes from the abstract of their latest scientific...
Key Democratic U.S. senators this week urged the Obama administration to take “immediate” action on pushing the deeming regulations for e-cigarettes through the final stage before...
A lack of competition has left the south and east of England with the highest average pricing in vape stores – but prices across the UK generally remain remarkably competitive with online sellers, according to...
All aspects of an e-cigarette business could come under fire as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) looks for novel ways to curtail unsubstantiated claims....
Federal control has come a step closer for the U.S. e-cigarette market this week, with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sending its proposed deeming regulations to the White House office responsible for their final...
The gravest threat to the U.S. vapour industry comes from local government. While state-level attempts to regulate the industry have been largely unsuccessful, hundreds of local laws have come into...
The e-cigarette industry in Italy appears likely to receive gentle regulatory treatment from the government’s forthcoming implementation of the European Union Tobacco Products Directive (EU...
As the U.S. e-cig industry and policy-makers alike await the final version of the Food and Drug Administration’s deeming regulations, two conferences will be held in the Washington area next week to discuss a spectrum...
Regulators should set a standard methodology for the pharmacokinetic tests that measure how much nicotine is in vapers’ or smokers’ blood, say scientists at British American Tobacco...
U.S. software company Avalara is offering what it claims to be the first tax compliance package specifically for the e-cigarette industry. Could it herald more support products from companies looking to the sector as an...
Chinese e-cigarette manufacturer Kimree is taking an unusual marketing approach in pitching a new range directly at tobacco companies, saying its products will help to compensate for revenue lost when consumers turn to...
A new Welsh survey has found little use of e-cigarettes among consumers who have never smoked. But is the evidence enough to prevent a proposed public vaping ban from coming into force?...
39 U.S. states and the District of Columbia have laws that legalise and/or decriminalise marijuana use or possession to various extents. E-cig companies are well positioned to enter the emerging marijuana market because of their...
Experienced users should not be dismissed as unreliable sources of insight when e-cigarettes are being discussed, and their advice can be valuable for those just starting to vape or considering it, according to a British...
The number and strength of chemicals absorbed in the blood of e-cigarette users is dramatically lower than in those who smoke tobacco, according to a new test of exhaled...
A new study carried out in Hawaii is said to be the first “to attempt to elucidate the contexts of e-cigarette and cigarette use among dual users”, examining issues ranging from consumption patterns to...
Two of vaping’s most eminent scientific advocates have called for bespoke regulatory regimes that follow neither the tobacco nor the pharmaceutical model, but they acknowledge that formulating appropriate rules can be a “very challenging...
American e-cigarette manufacturer Mistic E-Cigs is to sell starter kits, sub-ohm tanks and e-liquids through a range of mainstream mass retailers, in an expansion beyond the vape store and online...
While some critics fear that exposure to e-cigarettes and e-cig advertising among young people can lead to them taking up nicotine, a new study in Scotland suggests that awareness doesn’t always mean...
The Totally Wicked lawsuit seeking to strike down article 20 of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) goes to the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) this...