News analysis

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...

News analysis

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...

News analysis

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...

News analysis

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...

News analysis

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...

News analysis

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...

News analysis

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...

News analysis

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...

News analysis

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...

Regulatory reports Topic regulatory reports

Infographic: deeming regulations compliance for existing products

Written by Barnaby Page | 20th May 2016

Infographic showing compliance dates for existing e-cigarette and ENDS products under the new FDA deeming...

News analysis

Right on deadline, Ireland transposes the TPD

Written by Barnaby Page | 20th May 2016

The Republic of Ireland has succeeded in transposing the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) at the eleventh hour, with recently-appointed health minister Simon Harris signing the necessary regulations to come into force...

News analysis

The TPD: access all our latest news, reports and trackers

Written by Barnaby Page | 20th May 2016

This page provides you with links to all ECigIntelligence coverage of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) since 1st January this...

News analysis

Almost half of member states are late with TPD transposition

Written by Barnaby Page | 20th May 2016

Nearly half of EU member states look likely to miss today’s deadline for fully transposing the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) into local...

News analysis

What it means for business: a non-lawyer’s guide to TPD compliance

Written by Barnaby Page | 20th May 2016

We summarise the essential requirements of the EU Tobacco Products Directive for e-cigarette...

News analysis

The EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD): essential facts

Written by Barnaby Page | 19th May 2016

Essential facts about the new EU Tobacco Products Directive and its rules for e-cigarettes, which come into practical effect on 20th May...

News analysis

The new deeming regulations: all our stories so far

Written by Barnaby Page | 13th May 2016

This page provides you with links to all ECigIntelligence coverage of the U.S. deeming regulations published on 5th...

News analysis

Thoughtful, puritanical, or just plain “huh”? How the media reacted

Written by Barnaby Page | 10th May 2016

U.S. media reactions to the new deeming rule ran the gamut from praise for an FDA which had produced “sensible regulations”, to damning criticism for an agency which will supposedly do more to promote smoking...

News analysis

Deeming regulations: no more store-branded e-liquids?

Written by Barnaby Page | 6th May 2016

The era of vape stores producing their own e-liquids is likely to come to an end after the introduction of the deeming regulations in the U.S., the agency responsible for them predicts. The Food and...

News analysis

The deeming regulations and the TPD: restrictive in different ways

Written by Barnaby Page | 6th May 2016

While the U.S. deeming regulations and the EU’s TPD will come into effect almost simultaneously this summer, bringing some regulatory consistency and clarity to the world’s largest e-cigarette markets, their approaches could hardly be more...

News analysis

Washington reaction: “mystery chemicals” and “over-reach”

Written by Jim Myers | 6th May 2016

Several members of Congress welcomed what they view as a long-overdue rule by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate e-cigarettes, but the initial responses also provided another opportunity for Democrats and Republicans...