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Bidis and illegal tobacco add up to an unusual challenge in India

Written by Barnaby Page | 4th October 2016

India’s largely undeveloped e-cigarette market has growth potential, but tobacco remains cheap and highly competitive, with a significant black...

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European e-cig firms face complex point-of-sale marketing rules

Written by Freddie Dawson | 26th September 2016

A new report shows how different point of sale advertising restrictions are in six EU member states....

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NJOY files for bankruptcy, blaming poor sales and compliance costs

Written by Barnaby Page | 20th September 2016

NJOY, one of the best-known and longest-established U.S. e-cigarette makers, has filed for...

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Opinion: fear of innovation will hit e-cigs as hard as aspartame

Written by Freddie Dawson | 5th September 2016

Will e-cigarettes face the same battle of public opinion as the sugar substitute aspartame?...

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Smoking, vaping, free will, demonic possession and tax

Written by Barnaby Page | 2nd September 2016

Nearly all smokers would be better off moving to lower-risk alternatives than giving up nicotine completely; taxing e-cigs has no rational justification; society should be prepared for more non-smokers to take up vaping; and tobacco...

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U.S. policy wrong on vaping and nicotine, says study

Written by Freddie Dawson | 2nd September 2016

A new study shows that youth e-cig users in the U.S. vape for flavours and not nicotine. The result has serious implications for future policy making decisions and justifications....

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The EU’s TPD: latest news, reports and trackers

Written by Freddie Dawson | 31st August 2016

This page provides an updated repository for all major ECigIntelligence articles, reports and database trackers concerning the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) going back to 4th July 2016. Older articles dating to the start of the...

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Deeming regs will drive consumers to black market, study predicts

Written by Barnaby Page | 17th August 2016

A majority of U.S. vapers will turn to the black market if new federal regulations result in their preferred products being withdrawn, research...

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New TPD guide provides detailed state-by-state regulatory guidance

Written by Freddie Dawson | 10th August 2016

A new guide from ECigIntelligence provides an in-depth state-by-state guide to EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) implementation....

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Child-proofing required immediately in the U.S.

Written by Barnaby Page | 25th July 2016

Countless bottles of e-liquid stocked by U.S. vape stores will unexpectedly become illegal tomorrow, following a U.S. federal agency’s last-minute decision to reinterpret the rules on...

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E-cigs on Twitter: negative sentiment versus enthusiastic bots

Written by Freddie Dawson | 21st July 2016

A new study has found that Twitter messages have grown more negative in outlook over time and that a significant amount of the content is automatically generated....

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E-cigs “could cut smoking deaths by 20%”, statistical model suggests

Written by Barnaby Page | 14th July 2016

A scientific paper published today suggests that e-cigarettes could cut smoking-related deaths in the U.S. by more than 20%, based on a statistical model of how people smoke and...

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No summer break for FDA’s lawyers as deeming cases mount up

Written by Freddie Dawson | 12th July 2016

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this summer faces a welter of lawsuits against its deeming regulations, all of which have some features in common but also employ slightly different strategies in attacking the...

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Video presentation: disharmony and the EU TPD

Written by Barnaby Page | 30th June 2016

At June’s Global Forum on Nicotine in Warsaw, ECigIntelligence editorial director Barnaby Page took a look at some of the inconsistencies that are emerging in European regulation of e-cigarettes despite the standardisation imposed by the EU...

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Brexit and beyond: little change now, future anyone’s guess

Written by Barnaby Page | 24th June 2016

Britain’s decision to leave the European Union following yesterday’s knife-edge referendum will have little immediate impact on either vapers or the...

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UK vapers tempted by Brexit, but devil lurks in details

Written by Barnaby Page | 22nd June 2016

As Britain’s debate on whether to leave the European Union reaches fever pitch in anticipation of Thursday’s referendum, vapers and e-cigarette advocates are as divided as the split...

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Deeming regulations: many vapers ignorant, majority blissful

Written by Freddie Dawson | 14th June 2016

The majority of American vapers were unaware of the new deeming regulations for e-cigarettes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) until they were published last month – and many may remain so, a...

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WHO report on e-cigs to be presented at COP7 conference

Written by Barnaby Page | 6th June 2016

Tobacco control leaders from around the globe will be presented with the latest findings of the World Health Organization (WHO) on e-cigarettes and public health at a meeting in India this...

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Opinion: how big is the risk of diacetyl litigation?

Written by Barnaby Page | 26th May 2016

Plaintiffs’ attorneys in the U.S. are always on the hunt for a new target to sue. And, having had some success suing diacetyl manufacturers over workers’ exposure to the chemical in microwave popcorn plants, attorneys...

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Evidence and e-cig policy under scrutiny at Warsaw event

Written by Barnaby Page | 25th May 2016

E-cigarettes, public health and regulation will again be high on the agenda for the annual Global Forum on Nicotine held in Poland next...