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The epidemic’s metaphorical, but the problem of cute disposables is all too real

Written by Aidan Semmens | 8th June 2023

“There is absolutely no reason that these cheap, readily available, brightly coloured, recreational products should be single use,” said Mike Kean, vice president of the UK’s Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health ...

Altria completes $2.75bn acquisition of Njoy, banks on FDA-approved Ace sales

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 2nd June 2023

Tobacco giant Altria confirmed it had completed its acquisition of e-cigarette maker Njoy for $2.75bn, having cleared antitrust checks in the US ...

Podcast: E-cigarette policy in New Zealand

Written by ECigIntelligence | 30th May 2023

Indigenous behavioural scientist Doctor Marewa Glover talks to podcast host Oliver Prescott about New Zealand's current e-cigarette policies, Smokefree Aotearoa and measures to tackle youth...

School for scandal – how metal detectors highlighted a troubling youth trend

Written by Aidan Semmens | 29th May 2023

The first item on the BBC’s morning news round-up was about vaping – and of course, as you expect even in e-cig-loving Britain, the news wasn’t good ...

The land where it’s courting trouble even to debate the pros and cons of vaping

Written by Barnaby Page | 25th May 2023

India is far from unique in the high level of misperception about nicotine among its doctors and its politicians. But sometimes the famously fussy bureaucracy can become positively farcical ...

Man on a mission to counter ‘nicotine illiteracy’ and aid smokers everywhere

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 19th May 2023

Taking nicotine out of a tobacco context and inspiring confidence in the role it can play in harm reduction is the goal of Sudhanshu Patwardhan, medical director at the UK Centre for Health Research and...

New vapes for old – a possible, partial solution to a disposable problem?

Written by Aidan Semmens | 18th May 2023

For a still relatively young industry, the e-cigarette business isn’t what it was – not that it’s withering away, but it’s definitely changing, and not in ways everyone in it would want ...

Illegal, untested vapes ‘putting health and legitimate UK businesses at risk’

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 17th May 2023

The UK government needs to clamp down on the increasing numbers of rogue retailers selling untested and illegal vaping products, both online and instore, according to compliance expert Robert Sidebottom ...

UK advertising watchdog cracks the whip against promotion of vaping on TikTok

Written by Freddie Dawson | 16th May 2023

The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has confirmed that commercially associated vaping posts should not appear on the social media site TikTok ...

Would it be healthier for regulators to work with the industry, not against it?

Written by Barnaby Page | 15th May 2023

The World Health Organization (WHO) insists on keeping the tobacco industry and tobacco regulators as far apart as possible, for sound historical reasons. But is it time this policy was reconsidered? ...

Food or vape? The battle of Hämeenlinna puts the question of flavours on the table

Written by Aidan Semmens | 11th May 2023

Would you flavour your food – your fairy-cake, say, or your soup – with drops of something called Ultimate Ragnarok out of a little bottle bearing a picture of a horned god wielding a battleaxe?...

Follow the Swedish model to cut smoking rates, Italian tells fellow EU lawmakers

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 10th May 2023

The best way to reduce smoking rates is by encouraging smokers to switch to new, reduced-risk categories, according to Italian MEP Aldo Patriciello, who recommends the Swedish approach ...

‘Strong start’ to the year for Altria after switching its e-cigarette interests

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 4th May 2023

US tobacco giant Altria closed the first quarter of 2023 with a slight fall in its net revenues compared with the same period last year, after divesting from Juul Labs and agreeing to purchase Njoy...

Australian government ready to get tougher still on tobacco e-cigarettes

Written by Aidan Semmens | 4th May 2023

Health minister Mark Butler wasn’t mincing his words. “Australia needs to reclaim its position as a world leader on tobacco control,” he said as he announced a plan to toughen up... on e-cigarettes ...

Next TPD ‘should differentiate between smoking and less dangerous alternatives’

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 1st May 2023

While most European Parliament members (MEPs) are likely to take a conservative approach to the revision of tobacco regulations, some are more open to acknowledging a positive role for alternatives such as e-cigarettes ...

Tamarind Intelligence Policy Radar trial

Written by Pablo Cano Trilla | 26th April 2023

Discover the Tamarind Intelligence policy radar, providing detailed analyses and comparisons of the current regulatory frameworks and five-year forecasts for a broad selection of leading vape and novel tobacco markets globally ...

Stricter rules on e-cigs are likely, but will damage anti-smoking efforts, says MEP

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 25th April 2023

Czech MEP Radka Maxová says it is impossible to predict the final outcome of the EU debate on revision of the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), but “the trend in EU legislation is clear: abolitionism” ... ...

Good COP, bad COP? What to look out for in Panama – and what not to expect

Written by Barnaby Page | 25th April 2023

Tobacco control’s catchiest acronym is back later this year, with the next WHO FCTC COP (World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Conference of the Parties) due to be held in Panama in November...

Not flag-waving but drowning – has UK been hit by a ‘tidal wave’ of dodgy vapes?

Written by Aidan Semmens | 20th April 2023

Trading Standards officers across vape-friendly Britain complain they are being “overwhelmed by the volume of non-compliant vapes being sold by retailers” ...

Podcast: Environmental impact of disposable vapes

Written by ECigIntelligence | 20th April 2023

Material Focus Executive Director Scott Butler talks to podcast host Oliver Prescott about the environmental impact of disposable vapes in the UK, the ban being considered in Scotland, challenges the industry is facing and potential...