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Lambs to the slaughter: Californian health campaign raises the baa

Written by Freddie Dawson | 25th November 2016

A new California public health campaign has labelled vapers as “stupid...

China: are rigorous public smoking rules on the way at last?

Written by ECigIntelligence | 24th November 2016

China is finally to impose tough nationwide restrictions on smoking in public places, a public health official promised this...

Regulators “should reduce research needed for minor product variants”

Written by ECigIntelligence | 24th November 2016

E-cigarette regulators should demand less comprehensive scientific research for products that are only variants of existing ones, a senior tobacco industry scientist has...

Farsalinos, Polosa among authors of new book on e-cig science

Written by Barnaby Page | 18th November 2016

Five of the best-known scholars studying e-cigarettes have collaborated to produce a book on the science and safety of...

WHO continues focusing on risk, suggests stringent regulation

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 17th November 2016

The World Health Organization has recommended wide-ranging restrictions on the sale and promotion of electronic cigarettes, even suggesting countries should consider a total ban – and immediately come under fire for doing...

WHO discusses ENDS, continues taking fight to tobacco industry

Written by ECigIntelligence | 10th November 2016

As the third day of the World Health Organization’s seventh Conference of the Parties (COP7) came to a close in India, the WHO was busy pushing for all loopholes to be closed in article 5.3...

Industry cautiously optimistic on prospect of president Trump

Written by Freddie Dawson | 9th November 2016

The U.S. vaping industry has reacted with cautious optimism to Donald Trump’s surprise victory in the presidential...

WHO criticised for closed-door talks as COP7 gets underway

Written by ECigIntelligence | 8th November 2016

Amid protests from local farmers, the seventh session of the Conference of Parties is underway in New Delhi with a focus on the illegal tobacco trade and Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) - which the...

As U.S. vote nears, taxes and control of Congress loom large for industry

Written by Barnaby Page | 7th November 2016

Control of Congress and the prospect of new e-cigarette taxes will be as important for the U.S. vapour industry as who wins the White...

Boom year in Italy as vaping population triples

Written by ECigIntelligence | 7th November 2016

Italy’s vaping population has more than tripled in the past year, bringing the number of e-cigarette users back to the levels of 2013, before the 2014 crash - and the rise is set to continue,...

February deadline for FDA to receive first health documentation

Written by ECigIntelligence | 26th October 2016

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will soon start requiring e-cig manufacturers to supply it with documentation on health-related...

Heat-not-burn poses novel challenge for European regulators

Written by ECigIntelligence | 26th October 2016

The regulatory status of heat-not-burn (HnB) products in Europe remains unclear, despite an increasing number coming to...

Roll over, Altria: British American Tobacco bids to buy Reynolds

Written by Barnaby Page | 21st October 2016

Barely a year after the Reynolds American takeover of Lorillard, the U.S. tobacco industry may face another upheaval as British American Tobacco (BAT) bids to buy Reynolds...

Opinion: e-cig fears smoulder, but who remembers hoverboards?

Written by Freddie Dawson | 19th October 2016

Recent news reports have lambasted hoverboards over safety concerns - prompting multiple retailers to drop listings. But is the threat over-rated? There are some striking similarities to similar news reports on e-cigarettes....

Infographic: U.S. state legislatures focus on key e-cigarette issues

Written by Barnaby Page | 14th October 2016

State legislatures in the U.S. continue to have numerous e-cigarette-related bills placed before them. Totting up the topics of those proposed laws reveals that some issues remain major concerns at state level, while others...

Deeming regulations make card payments difficult for online sellers

Written by Barnaby Page | 7th October 2016

U.S. businesses selling e-cigarettes and other vaping products online can expect to be hard hit by new rules governing the processing of credit card...

TPD poses tricky problems for small vape retailers in Netherlands

Written by Barnaby Page | 6th October 2016

The e-cigarette market in the Netherlands faces a serious challenge adapting to the requirements of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), as small specialist retailers try to cope with advertising restrictions, e-liquid regulations and age...