News analysis

Italy launches disposable e-cig recycling pilot programme to tackle green dilemma

Written by ECigIntelligence | 16th January 2024

In light of the growing popularity of disposable e-cigarettes, Italy has launched a pilot recycling programme, which is currently operational only in Rome and Milan, but plans are to eventually involve more than 60,000 points-of-sale...

Blogs

Is inactivity in the vape industry to blame for the increase in disposable bans?

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 10th January 2024

The vaping industry could look at increased efforts to crack down on disposable e-cigarettes as its own failure to provide more viable solutions that could have curtailed countries around the globe taking legal actions ...

News analysis

Smoore sets up ‘flavour detection squad’ to root out youth-appealing e-cigarettes

Written by Freddie Dawson | 21st December 2023

Smoore, a Chinese vaping technology company, has said it will not work with brands that use flavour names, packaging or product designs that could be construed as attractive to children ...

Blogs

Is taxing e-cigarette products the right way to reduce youth vaping in the UK?

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 14th December 2023

A new levy to discourage children from vaping in the UK is likely to be introduced in the next year, but it is still uncertain exactly how the government intends to tax vape products ...

News analysis

UK government could consider vape tax hike in wake of two-month consultation

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 12th December 2023

The UK government could consider a tax increase on vaping in plans likely to be released by the second quarter of 2024, according to insiders ...

Blogs

When will MEPs be able to fight over the EU tobacco policy framework revision?

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 23rd November 2023

This time last year, the start of a debate within the European Parliament on the revisions to the EU tobacco policy framework was imminent, but now it’s not even part of the 2024 parliamentary schedule...

Blogs

UK conferences have differing takes on the biggest challenges the industry faces

Written by Barnaby Page | 23rd November 2023

What the biggest challenge is facing the British e-cigarette and novel nicotine sectors depends on who you ask. Recent industry conferences in London addressed the question of youth vaping, but in very different ways ...

Regulatory databases

Tamarind Intelligence Policy Radar

Written by ECigIntelligence | 20th November 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 ...

Detailed pricing tracker Pricing

Detailed pricing tracker

Written by ECigIntelligence | 20th November 2023

The detailed pricing tracker is a user-friendly dashboard that allows you to track pricing trends of various products offered by the top online retailers in ten important vape markets ...

Blogs

With the focus on kids, do US FDA adult tobacco campaigns lack data support?

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 16th November 2023

The latest nationwide survey on tobacco product consumption among US youth showed that high school students in the country are ditching vaping, which is definitely good news ...

News analysis

French vapers say flavour ban may drive them to black market or back to smoking

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 15th November 2023

Over 50% of French vapers would buy e-cigarettes from the black market or abroad, while 25% would consider resuming smoking if a flavour ban is implemented ...

Podcasts

Podcast: Can smoking bans be good news for vaping?

Written by ECigIntelligence | 15th November 2023

Colin Mendelsohn, Maxwell Marlow and Stefan Plesa join a panel to talk about the UK’s recent plan to create a smoke-free generation ...

Blogs

FSFW and PMI split raises issues around tobacco companies funding research

Written by Freddie Dawson | 9th November 2023

The Foundation for a Smoke-Free World has ended its relationship with Philip Morris International, bringing to a close one of the tobacco company’s many efforts to distance itself from its own best-selling products ...

News analysis

UK ASA ad rulings highlight challenges of TikTok’s automated content moderation

Written by Freddie Dawson | 2nd November 2023

A new batch of rulings from the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) gives a glimpse into how auto-moderation at TikTok is meant to work ...

Blogs

The rise and fall of Juul: a match made in heaven or a recipe for disaster?

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 26th October 2023

A new Netflix documentary attempts to provide a balanced narrative and a nuanced view on the rise and fall of one of the most famous brands in vaping ...

News analysis

Tech innovations take off as vaping industry takes on concerns over waste

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 24th October 2023

With disposable e-cigarettes increasingly the target of negative attention over their environmental impact as well as youth usage, interest is growing in other, less wasteful, approaches to product design ...

Blogs

What could the future hold for a smoke-free UK with tighter vaping restrictions?

Written by Barnaby Page | 19th October 2023

With the British government’s new raft of proposals on regulating tobacco products, it’s possible to make some tentative predictions just from the questions being asked in a current consultation ...

News analysis

Belgium introduces e-liquid excise duty to adapt to evolving tobacco market

Written by ECigIntelligence | 16th October 2023

Belgium has introduced an e-liquid excise duty that will come into force on 1st January 2024. It will target all nicotine-containing and nicotine-free e-liquids, irrespective of whether intended for use in e-cigs or as a refill...

Blogs

Would e-cigarettes escape a generational ban on tobacco purchases in England?

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 12th October 2023

A newly proposed generational ban on tobacco purchases in England may accelerate the already dropping cigarette smoking rates among young people in the country ...

Blogs

Keeping track of the disposables scene: how will it weather the regulatory storm?

Written by Barnaby Page | 5th October 2023

We estimate that disposables now account for nearly 40% of the global vape market. But the growth rate that led disposables to their current success also seems to be leading them into a perfect storm...