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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...

Why ‘wellness’ vapes just might be less healthy than the wicked nicotine kind

Written by Aidan Semmens | 6th October 2022

In demonising nicotine, have many of vaping’s bitterest opponents across the globe got their sights trained on the wrong enemy? ...

Vaping companies have little chance to impress in Tobacco Transformation

Written by Barnaby Page | 29th September 2022

Tobacco companies still have some work to do to meet commitments in offering reduced risk alternatives – and when they do, it's often focused elsewhere than the vaping category ...

Is there a further shift in MEPs’ attitudes towards the risk-reduction argument?

Written by Barnaby Page | 22nd September 2022

Is there any connection between people’s knowledge of reduced-risk products and their attitudes toward them? Our third survey of European Parliament members' views will show how any such connection may have altered ...

The disposable truth: what you see on the label may not always be what you get

Written by Aidan Semmens | 21st September 2022

Scientists studying nicotine levels in disposable e-cigs found claims weren't always backed up by facts. In fact, if their sample is truly representative and their methods accurate, vapers may be getting sold short ...

British Standards Institution draws up new vaping quality and safety specs

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 15th September 2022

The British Standards Institution (BSI) has developed a fast-track informal standard, PAS 8855, to address quality, performance and safety issues related to vaping products ...

Sweet sighs in Sweden as election brings a probable switch in policy on vaping

Written by Barnaby Page | 15th September 2022

After the victory of right-wing parties in Sweden’s very close election, the country’s vaping sector – and its customers – may well be breathing a sigh of relief; perhaps a peppermint- or caramel- or blueberry-scented...

New Zealand anti-smoking group offers a less strident approach to vape flavours

Written by Aidan Semmens | 15th September 2022

It’s refreshing to encounter a campaigning health charity making a clear argument that retailers should be permitted to sell e-liquids in fruit and other sweet flavours, and not be limited to tobacco, mint and menthol...

Health experts call for a changed public and political mindset on harm reduction

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 13th September 2022

US scientists need to communicate more effectively with politicians and the public to ensure the country overcomes a prohibitionist mindset on tobacco harm reduction, according to some public health experts ...

Court rulings focus on process, leaving the key question on vaping unaddressed

Written by Barnaby Page | 8th September 2022

Another day, another judgement in the saga of the US vapour industry’s cases against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over its handling of the premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) process ...

Smoking prevalence goes on falling as UK hits record number of e-cigarette users

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 7th September 2022

The UK has more vapers than ever, with 4.3m people – 8.3% of all adults – using e-cigarettes, according to figures released by Action on Smoking and Health (Ash) ...

The life of a harm reduction advocate in a land where e-cigarettes are banned

Written by Aidan Semmens | 18th August 2022

It can be hard to be in a minority, with no apparent way of persuading others to your point of view – such as being a harm reduction advocate in a country where e-cigarettes are...

20,000 authors of published research on vaping – but who and where are they?

Written by Barnaby Page | 10th August 2022

Research into e-cigarettes is dominated by American scientists and a few names emerge as clear leaders in the field, despite the involvement of thousands of scholars over the last decade ...

How Triton’s PMTA hopes were dashed as appeal court sided 2-1 with US FDA

Written by ECigIntelligence | 4th August 2022

A potentially key but temporary legal win for a vaping company challenging the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s PMTA review process has been transformed into a resounding loss ...

The demise of the cigarette – the good bad news they don’t want you to hear

Written by Aidan Semmens | 4th August 2022

This week’s financial report from Japan Tobacco International tells a tale that should make bedroom and boardroom reading for government officials, public health departments and regulators everywhere ...

US FDA up against the ropes in fallout from PMTA denials and legal challenges

Written by ECigIntelligence | 1st August 2022

Uncertainty is mounting over the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s premarket tobacco application (PMTA) process after the agency shifted its position on Juul Labs' application, leading to searching questions ...

The news on e-cigarette research may seem relentlessly bad – but do you buy it?

Written by Aidan Semmens | 21st July 2022

Bad news is like sex – it sells. And not every scientist is as rigorous as they might be – those who write their press releases even less so. Which leaves the question of who...