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The recent election of president Javier Milei in Argentina is considered encouraging for the South American country’s e-cigarette and heated tobacco market, industry leaders told ECigIntelligence
Vaping products will no longer be considered pharmaceutical products in Chile, following the passage of bill 12626-11 – with outlining regulations expected to be issued by May 2024
The regulation of new and emerging e-cigarette, heated tobacco and nicotine products will be one of the central topics of discussion at the COP10-MOP3 conferences next year, said the head of the WHO FCTC
Imperial Brands reported a performance in line with its five-year-plan expectations in the year ended 30th September 2023, with new product and market launches boosting its next-generation product (NGP) revenue
Reported vaping use fell over 4% among high school students from 2022 to 2023, according to the recently released annual National Youth Tobacco Survey
The world’s major international tobacco control conferences will not take place in Panama this month as anticipated and will be delayed until 2024
The Foundation for a Smoke-Free World (FSFW) has severed its connection with tobacco company Philip Morris International (PMI) and will soon change its name, its new CEO Cliff Douglas has announced
Canada’s health minister says he is deeply concerned by the rise in youth vaping and is actively working on plans to restrict flavoured vaping products
Altria will look to strengthen the logistics behind its recent $2.75bn acquisition of the Njoy e-cigarette brand as it sets out to build on revenues from alternatives to conventional cigarettes
Njoy is taking market regulation into its own hands through a US federal lawsuit that accuses 34 manufacturers of illegally selling disposable flavoured vaping devices in California and under federal law
Panama’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear a lawsuit that claims the country’s 2022 e-cig and heated tobacco ban is unconstitutional – a move seen as a positive first step by tobacco harm reduction groups
The first in a series of debates on tobacco alternatives in Brazil has shown how opinion is slowly evolving. A public hearing on the regulatory status of ENDS was held on 28th September
Njoy has gone on the offensive in its patent battle with Juul Labs over Njoy’s Ace device and the Ace pods. The subsidiary of Altria Group recently filed an ITC complaint and a federal lawsuit
Esco Bar manufacturer Pastel Cartel is challenging the US FDA’s refusal to accept its premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) for more than 100 vaping devices
Two US studies emphasising the health risks associated with e-cigs could provide further fuel to opponents of vaping and advocates for stricter regulation, but new research in the UK may do the opposite
The Canadian government has begun a legislative review of the country’s tobacco legislation, saying it wants to reduce the number of smokers nationwide
Nicotine-containing e-cigs are among the most effective aids in smoking cessation, according to a new analysis of existing research. Varenicline, cytisine or the simultaneous use of more than one kind of NRT seem equally effective
A new industry association, the Global Vape Alliance, brings together major international vaping bodies to globally unify industry responses to issues facing the vaping sector
An appellate court in the US has overturned the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s rejection of unflavoured e-cigarette products from Fontem, but supported the rejection of flavoured products
Panama’s ban on the use, sale and import of e-cigarettes is unconstitutional, according to claims made by the Panama Association for the Reduction of Damage by Tobacco Use (ARDTP) in a lawsuit
Although young adults in the US are more likely to vape or use cannabis than to smoke cigarettes, many Americans still perceive vaping as dangerous, and support stronger regulation
Educating consumers about reduced-risk alternatives to smoking is worthwhile – but encouraging them to use smoking-cessation methods should still take priority, according to the US FDA
Altria subsidiary Njoy is taking action against Juul Labs over alleged patent infringements, filing a complaint with the US International Trade Commission (ITC) and initiating a lawsuit in a federal court
The US government is opposing a bill that would prevent the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from enforcing a ban on menthol cigarettes it proposed last year
The Lithuanian Ministry of Health has notified a draft bill to the European Commission to ban vaping products containing sugar and/or sweeteners
Youth preference for disposable vaping devices in the UK and the US could be driven by a combination of factors including price, style, packaging and flavour
Market-driven inclination to recycle e-cigarettes is unlikely to increase anytime soon as long as it’s still cheaper to mine new lithium than to recycle and reuse products
Venezuela is the latest Latin American country to issue a government decree banning nationwide sales, consumption, exports and distribution of vapes and heated tobacco
Sales of flavoured and disposable e-cigarettes across the US rose significantly after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began its policy of clamping down against flavoured cartridges
Canada’s second largest province is going ahead with plans to restrict flavours in vaping products. The new regulations in Quebec, due to take effect on 31st October, will ban all flavours other than tobacco
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