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Nicotine’s known unknowns: where more research is needed

Written by Barnaby Page | 2nd July 2014

The major gaps in scientific knowledge of nicotine are related to delivery methods rather than the substance itself, according to one of the most prominent researchers in the e-cigarette...

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FDA, WHO petitioners advised to focus on public health

Written by Barnaby Page | 2nd July 2014

Comments to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on its proposed e-cigarette regulations should focus on public health and skip business issues, an industry organisation has...

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E-cig opponents accused of “moving the goalposts”

Written by Barnaby Page | 27th June 2014

Whether e-cigarettes could increase consumption of conventional tobacco is "the only thing that matters" about them from a public health perspective, a prominent British academic said...

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“Big Tobacco’s voice should be heard in the nicotine debate”

Written by Barnaby Page | 27th June 2014

The involvement of the tobacco and pharma industries could be crucial if a new international society on nicotine studies is to make a contribution to the public health and regulation debate - but that will...

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FDA’s deeming regulations face many grounds for challenge

Written by Barnaby Page | 24th June 2014

The proposed e-cigarette regulations of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could face legal challenges on at least five separate grounds if they are enacted without change, a new analysis from ECigIntelligence...

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FDA extends comment deadline by a month; 30,000+ sent so far

Written by Barnaby Page | 21st June 2014

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the period for industry and public comments on its proposed e-cigarette regulations by 30 days, to 8th...

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Refillable users “more sensitive to price” than cigalike buyers

Written by Barnaby Page | 17th June 2014

The sensitivity of U.S. vapers to e-cigarette pricing is much higher than smokers’ sensitivity to the costs of tobacco cigarettes, according to new research – and sales of refillable units are particularly likely to be...

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Consumers shifting to tanks, preferring sweeter flavours

Written by Freddie Dawson | 16th June 2014

Vapers are switching away from using e-cigarettes as simulators of tobacco smoking and embracing them as a product category in their own right, according to a new market...

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American doctors’ association presses FDA to curb flavours

Written by Barnaby Page | 12th June 2014

The American Medical Association (AMA) is urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to restrict e-cigarette flavours and set standards for the child-proofing of...

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Another British acquisition “makes Victory market leader”

Written by Barnaby Page | 4th June 2014

U.S. e-cig supplier Victory Electronic Cigarettes is claiming leadership of the British and wider European markets following its fourth takeover of the...

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E-cigs vs NRT: the real findings behind the media headlines

Written by Marc Beishon | 27th May 2014

Robust evidence for e-cigarettes’ effectiveness as aids to smoking cessation effectiveness has until now been sparse. But that may have changed, if the conclusions of a large study published in the journal Addiction prove to...

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Early signs of Euro shake-up as TPD requirements creep closer

Written by Barnaby Page | 21st May 2014

With two years still to run before the European Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) comes into practical force, there are hints already that regulation will bring about a consolidation in major e-cigarette...

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Report: European e-cig market could be worth more than $2bn

Written by Barnaby Page | 1st April 2014

The European e-cigarette market could be worth more than $2bn, according to a new report from...

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EU politician criticises TPD as ‘hastily drafted and heavy-handed’

Written by Barnaby Page | 18th March 2014

A Member of the European Parliament involved in the drafting of the EU’s new Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) has criticised the finally adopted version, which the Parliament voted for in late February, as “hastily-drafted and...

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Written by Barnaby Page | 7th December 2001

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Written by Barnaby Page | 7th December 2001

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Written by Barnaby Page | 2nd October 2000

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Shock Revelation: US FDA’s PMTA backlog dates back to General Washington’s day!

Written by ECigIntelligence | 1st April 2000

Inherited by the FDA from a predecessor federal body, the oldest vaping PMTA is the Applickation to Selle a Forme of Tabacco (ASFT) made to the Office of the Comptroller of Victuals & Tonics (OCVT)...

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WHO softens stance on smoking, urges countries to sign new pact

Written by Barnaby Page | 1st April 1990

The World Health Organization (WHO) has surprised observers with a dramatic rethink of its stance on combustible...

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“Adult” flavours can contribute to reducing risk, new startup tells FDA

Written by Barnaby Page | 1st April 1990

E-liquid flavours are under the spotlight again at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) after it received an application for a new e-cig product which is claimed to reduce risk by offering only “adult”...