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Tighter regulations and flavour ban impact Chinese vape companies

Written by ECigIntelligence | 13th January 2023

The number of companies involved in the Chinese vaping market may be far lower than previously thought, with some having left the market and others never having been active at all ...

Health warning: ‘scientific research’ so bad it should never have been published

Written by Barnaby Page | 11th January 2023

There remains a worryingly large amount of research on vaping which makes casual, almost always negative, assumptions...and the occasional item which is so faulty it should never have been published at all ...

UK survey shows sharp rise in daily vapers, while smoking figures conflict

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 5th January 2023

There was a sharp rise in the number of daily vapers in Britain between 2020 and 2021 – particularly among men aged 25-34 – according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS)...

As cigarette smoking declines, cannabis rises – but where does vaping fit in?

Written by Aidan Semmens | 5th January 2023

Recent figures show young US adults are smoking less tobacco and using more cannabis – but is this cause-and-effect, and if so, where does vaping fit into the picture? ...

Where do we go now? ECigIntelligence’s guide to regulation expected in 2023

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 3rd January 2023

Disposables and youth vaping are likely to be the major themes for vaping in the year ahead, affecting debates on matters such as taxes, flavour bans and environmental measures ...

Podcast: Vaping market in German-speaking countries and following coming legal developments

Written by ECigIntelligence | 20th December 2022

ECigIntelligence legal analyst Fernanda Tucunduva talks to podcast host Antonia Di Lorenzo about the vaping market in German-speaking countries across Europe and following coming legal developments. Fernanda talks about the vaping industry in countries like...

E-cigs and ethics – why the pros and the antis need to find some common ground

Written by Barnaby Page | 13th December 2022

Some countries, and millions of users are making headway in replacing combustible tobacco with safer alternatives…but what’s holding back the others? Are the products themselves the problem, or is it a matter of perception? ...

Italy’s new government scraps planned increases in e-liquid excise duties

Written by Freddie Dawson | 8th December 2022

Excise duties on cigarettes in Italy will increase from 1st January, while those on heated tobacco and e-liquids will not rise at the rate previously laid out, under the new Italian government’s 2023 Budget Bill. The newly...

The family doctor who gives cigarettes to his 14-year-old son to stop him vaping

Written by Aidan Semmens | 6th December 2022

Should e-cigarettes be prescribed to help smokers quit? One Australian family doctor has bizarrely turned the question on its head, asking: Should cigarettes be prescribed to help vapers quit? ...

Vaping ‘within five minutes of waking’ – the truth behind the click-bait headlines

Written by Aidan Semmens | 23rd November 2022

The magazine headline said: “More Teens Are Vaping Within 5 Minutes of Waking”. So where does that attention-grabbing line come from, what does it really reveal – and whose line is it anyway? ...

Tighter controls at home may encourage Chinese e-cig firms to focus on exports

Written by Freddie Dawson | 17th November 2022

Domestic tax provisions and tightened regulations have led to Chinese e-cigarette brands looking to new international markets as higher prices and flavour limits mean fewer vapers at home, according to experts ...

How will the EU’s proposed new rules on batteries affect the vaping industry?

Written by Dmytro Korchahin | 17th November 2022

The upcoming revision of the regulation of batteries in the EU may well have a profound effect the e-cigarette industry, with safety, sustainability and the environment all coming under the lawmakers' microscope ...

PMI’s effective takeover of Swedish Match – good news or bad for e-cigarette users?

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 16th November 2022

Philip Morris International (PMI) may run Swedish Match as if it wholly owned it, despite falling short of its 90% minimum stake threshold, in an effective takeover that has gone down well with harm reduction...

PMI ‘sinners’ talk a greener talk than some at climate summit will walk

Written by Aidan Semmens | 9th November 2022

In a recent interview, Jennifer Motles urged companies of all kinds to use ESG (environmental, social and governance) impact reporting as a tool to transform business models which have negative impacts ...

Logic, or not? US FDA marketing denial of menthol vapes hailed as ‘a step forward’

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 2nd November 2022

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s denial of premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) for a number of Logic menthol e-cigarette products has been welcomed by public health organisations as “a step forward” ...

Altria Q3 results: net revenues down, US company optimistic with new products

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 31st October 2022

Altria will look to alternative products to help it offset losses in conventional cigarette sales that have caused it to revise its 2022 full-year forecast downward ...

The taxation of e-cigs and other nicotine products – the WHO, the why and the how

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 19th October 2022

While nobody seriously argues that combustibles shouldn’t be taxed, the taxation of novel nicotine products has always been a controversial issue ...

E-cigs and weed – gateway to confusion between correlation and causation

Written by ECigIntelligence | 13th October 2022

Another study has confused correlation and causation when it comes to youth vaping and the supposed gateway effect – this time linking vaping and later cannabis use ...

Chinese licensing ‘will benefit importers, exporters and the wider e-cig industry’

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 12th October 2022

Firms importing vaping products from China should check that their suppliers have the appropriate licence to meet the requirements of new legislation ...

Disposables to the fore as nearly one in ten US teens report as current vapers

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 11th October 2022

Youth vaping remains high in the US, with 9.4% middle- and high-school students – around 2.5m teenagers – reporting current e-cigarette use, though changes in survey methods make it difficult to identify a clear trend...