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An insight into how COVID-19 influences the nicotine market – where are we now?

Written by Judit | 18th September 2020

Our managing director, Tim Phillips, recently discussed how COVID-19 influences the nicotine market at the Nicotine Cannabis Strategies Europe, which took place online on 10th September. Tim presents the COVID-19 and EVALI impact on the...

How EVALI, and the way it was reported, damaged perceptions of vaping

Written by ECigIntelligence | 18th September 2020

Many smokers believe vaping is at least as harmful as combustible cigarettes, despite e-cigarettes’ lower production of toxicants and carcinogens; researchers in England have been examining why ...

COVID-19 restrictions delay EU scientific evidence on e-cigs and TPD revision

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 17th September 2020

The scientific committee of the European Commission is to delay delivery of its conclusions on vaping, which will inform the impact assessment on the revision of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) ...

As PMTA deadline passes, is it the point of no return for vaping in the US?

Written by Aidan Semmens | 11th September 2020

Is this week’s PMTA deadline the beginning of the end for the US vaping industry? No – but it’s probably the end of the beginning ...

European cardiologists see potential in e-cigarettes but warn on flavours

Written by ECigIntelligence | 9th September 2020

The European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) believes the use of e-cigarettes for adult smoking cessation could be a “sensible argument”, but argues that more scientific evidence is needed ...

California bans flavoured e-cigs from January on unanimous Senate vote

Written by ECigIntelligence | 1st September 2020

The sale of flavoured e-cigarettes will be illegal in California from January 2021 after the US state’s governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation to ban them from the market ...

Why blaming e-cigarettes for deadly EVALI is not just wrong, but dangerous

Written by Aidan Semmens | 31st August 2020

Was the much-trumpeted rise in youth vaping responsible for last year’s outbreak of vape-related lung injury (EVALI) in the US? The short answer can be given in one word ...

The deadly danger that lurks in well-meaning prohibition of vaping flavours

Written by Aidan Semmens | 24th August 2020

Do restrictions on e-cigarettes, such as flavour bans, send users back to smoking? No doubt it’s the law of unintended consequences at work, but the answer would seem to be “yes” ...

To ban or not to ban, that is the question over e-cigs during COVID-19 pandemic

Written by Aidan Semmens | 17th August 2020

Would it be appropriate to ban e-cigarettes for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic? That’s what some US Congress members are calling for ...

Spain bans public vaping where social distancing cannot be guaranteed

Written by ECigIntelligence | 17th August 2020

A spike in new cases of COVID-19 in Spain has prompted the national government to prohibit smoking and vaping in all public spaces where it is not possible to ensure a 2m social distance ...

Consumer habits across the UK market

Written by ECigIntelligence | 4th August 2020

Stavroula Anastasopoulou, our senior market analyst, discussed consumer habits across the UK market at Vape Live during VOXPO - Virtual Online Vape & CBD Expo on 31st...

Juul US volume drops 10% in a year; hires a new director

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 29th July 2020

The volume of Juul in the US is estimated at 440m units in Q2 2020, nearly 10% less than in 2019, while the company aims to “reset” its business ...

Fantasy figures that cloud the real issues in the teen vaping debate

Written by Aidan Semmens | 25th July 2020

If 65% of Australia’s teenagers are vaping, where are they all? And, you might ask, where are they getting their vapes, since nicotine vapour products are effectively banned in Australia ...

Is Britain beginning to fall out of love with vaping?

Written by Aidan Semmens | 17th July 2020

There have been a few signs lately that some in the world’s most vape-friendly nation may be experiencing a frisson of doubt ...

New US federal bill aims to prohibit the mailing of e-cigarettes

Written by ECigIntelligence | 10th July 2020

The US Congress is getting closer to considering a prohibition on sending e-cigarettes via the mail after the Senate unanimously approved new legislation ...

Vaping vs smoking – what do EU Parliament officials have to hide?

Written by Aidan Semmens | 10th July 2020

The vexed question of the distinction between vaping and smoking, often confused by rulemakers at all levels, has arisen in the very heart of one of the world's largest and most influential rulemaking bodies ...

Number of vapers in the UK falls for the first time, official figures show

Written by ECigIntelligence | 7th July 2020

The number of vapers in the UK fell slightly in 2019 compared to the previous year, according to annual data on adult smoking habits released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) ...

Has Netherlands health minister Paul Blokhuis got it right on vape flavours?

Written by Aidan Semmens | 3rd July 2020

Netherlands health secretary Paul Blokhuis is a committed opponent of smoking and vaping. But has he got it right in his plan to ban all e-cig flavours except tobacco? There are reasons to think he...

Podcast: the future of the Tobacco Products Directive and EU taxation

Written by ECigIntelligence | 1st July 2020

ECigIntelligence managing news editor David Palacios joins Jon Bruford to discuss the implications and impact of the looming Tobacco Products Directive version 3 on the...

How has the ban on vaping imports gone down Down Under?

Written by Aidan Semmens | 26th June 2020

Health minister Greg Hunt this week announced a ban on all e-cigarette imports except under medical prescription – effectively a total vaping ban in a country where imports were previously the only legal way...