Blogs

Regulating e-cig sales: are FDA warning letters just a drop of ink in the ocean?

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 21st September 2023

The US FDA recently notified more online retailers and manufacturers of significant violations related to the sale of e-cigarettes. But are these regular warning letters really enough to reassert the FDA’s control over the market...

News analysis

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 ...

Blogs

TikTok comes under fire with the UK ASA once again for vape product advertising

Written by Freddie Dawson | 14th September 2023

The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has once again been policing the marketing of vaping products on the social media platform TikTok ...

News analysis

Fontem wins appeal on FDA’s rejection of unflavoured e-cigs but loses on flavoured

Written by ECigIntelligence | 7th September 2023

An appellate court in the US has overturned the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s rejection of unflavoured e-cigarette products from Fontem, but supported the rejection of flavoured products ...

Blogs

Looking into nicotine – a tobacco-related poison or a food-derived health aid?

Written by ECigIntelligence | 7th September 2023

Despite increasing interest in synthetic nicotine, most nicotine still comes from tobacco. But could other plants also be a commercially viable source? ...

News analysis

New Zealand tightens restrictions on batteries, nicotine caps, and retailers

Written by ECigIntelligence | 31st August 2023

New Zealand will soon require removable batteries in all vaping devices, while also imposing nicotine concentration limits, banning certain types of flavour names, and tightening restrictions on retail ...

Blogs

The FDA is worried about misperceptions – but what’s it doing to combat them?

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 30th August 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seems to be looking for the right words to educate smokers about the reduced risks associated with vaping ...

Blogs

The pollution problem – the newest culprits, who’s to blame and is it solvable?

Written by Barnaby Page | 18th August 2023

The vast volumes of waste and litter attributable to vaping have become a major issue in recent months, and even if some of the media coverage seems biased, the underlying problem is real enough ...

News analysis

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 ...

Regulatory alerts podcasts

Weekly regulatory podcast: 7th-11th August

Written by ECigIntelligence | 14th August 2023

Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the ECigIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding e-cigarettes and vaping ...

Blogs

A blogger’s farewell – who knows all the known unknowns on e-cigs and health?

Written by Aidan Semmens | 10th August 2023

It was cannabis joints that lured me into smoking. Once tipped out into the world of work, the cannabis was easy enough to give up. The tobacco not so much. Ultimately, it’s all about the...

News analysis

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 ...

Blogs

Sustainability versus waste and pollution – it’s the major, growing issue we all face

Written by Aidan Semmens | 3rd August 2023

While no industry, from aviation to mining, farming to fishing, can pretend to be uninvolved in the major growing issue of the environment, the e-cigarette industry is just as inescapably bound up in the debate...

News analysis

Aussies ‘will see through’ PMI marketing of e-cigarette products via pharmacies

Written by ECigIntelligence | 28th July 2023

Authorities believe Australian pharmacies and consumers will have the wherewithal to see through Philip Morris International (PMI) vape product marketing tactics ...

Blogs

Brighter later? Were gloomy forecasts for global e-cig regulation too negative?

Written by Barnaby Page | 21st July 2023

There are several reasons to be cautiously negative about the direction regulation of novel nicotine products will follow, globally – but does that make up a fair picture? ...

Blogs

Disposable truth – throwaway vapes are bad for everyone’s environmental health

Written by Aidan Semmens | 19th July 2023

There are growing calls on both sides of the Atlantic for disposable e-cigarettes to be banned, partly on “save the children” grounds, but mostly and more plausibly on account of environmental concerns ...

News analysis

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 ...

Blogs

Is it time to remove the ‘cigarette’ from ‘e-cigarette’? (The ‘e-’ is a bit old hat too)

Written by Barnaby Page | 13th July 2023

What’s in a name? Where the novel nicotine products sector is concerned, what’s more significant may be what’s not in the names of its categories – specifically, the word “nicotine” ...

Resources Trial versions

Trial detailed pricing tracker

Written by Lydia Thompson | 13th July 2023

Welcome to the new detailed pricing tracker, a user-friendly dashboard that allows you to track pricing trends of various products offered by the top online retailers in ten important vape markets – Canada, Czech Republic,...

News analysis

US FTC orders dismissal of antitrust lawsuit over Juul and Altria’s former deal

Written by ECigIntelligence | 10th July 2023

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has dismissed the antitrust case over the now-defunct no-compete deal between Altria Group and Juul Labs, saying that pursuing the case is “no longer in the public interest” ...