Regulatory and market intelligence for the e-cigarette sector
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British American Tobacco (BAT) has launched CBD e-liquids compatible with its Vuse device onto the British market as part of the company’s plan to expand its portfolio into new areas “beyond nicotine”
The British vaping industry has broadly welcomed the agreement reached on Christmas Eve between the UK and EU over the trade relations the two parties will enjoy from 1st January
Hundreds of vaping businesses have shown interest in a new project launched by the main Italian industry association to support and promote e-cigarette retail and create a network of vaping suppliers
Imperial Brands has revealed that net revenue from its next-generation portfolio declined by 27% in the year to September and announced that it will take a “more prudent approach” in its business model from now on
A new survey reveals that 80% of Europeans who switched to e-cigarettes to quit their habit have succeeded
Marc Beishon, former editor of New Scientist magazine, takes recent examples of bad science to task for misrepresenting the supposed dangers of e-cigarettes, including unfounded links with COVID-19
Industry insiders have called for vape stores to be classed as essential outlets as all non-essential shops in England are ordered to close for a month under the terms of the country’s second lockdown
New research from the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) has indicated the positives and negatives of the vaping market in the country, and highlighted those areas for future investigation
A study concludes that e-liquids marketed in Germany do not contain potential concerning chemicals and additives such as vitamin E acetate, but warned about high levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in some of them
The number of e-cigarette users in Great Britain declined by 400,000 between 2019 and 2020, according to new research by the public health charity Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)
Nicotine e-cigarettes can be more effective than other more traditional methods in helping smokers to quit the habit for at least six months, the latest Cochrane review of the subject has concluded
Imperial Brands has revealed that the company’s net revenue from its next-generation portfolio is around 30% down on 2019, while overall company revenue remains flat
Switching from smoking to vaping is likely to reduce harm to health but could still have risks, while flavours represent an area of further uncertainty, an independent UK government science committee has concluded
The Greek e-cigarette industry is largely “satisfied” with the government’s decision to repeal the law banning shake and vape products – but doubts and difficulties remain
A leading EU scientific committee says evidence “for the support of electronic cigarettes’ effectiveness in helping smokers to quit” is weak, and has warned about nicotine addiction in young people
Many smokers believe vaping is at least as harmful as combustible cigarettes, despite e-cigarettes’ lower production of toxicants and carcinogens; researchers in England have been examining why
The European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) believes the use of e-cigarettes for adult smoking cessation could be a “sensible argument”, but argues that more scientific evidence is needed
Stavroula Anastasopoulou, our senior market analyst, discussed consumer habits across the UK market at Vape Live during VOXPO – Virtual Online Vape & CBD Expo on 31st July.
The Union of Vaping Promoters and Entrepreneurs (UPEV) has taken the anti-tobacco campaign from the Ministry of Health to the Spanish Ombudsman amid “hurting industry interests”
British American Tobacco (BAT)’s revenue rose by 0.8% to £12.3bn ($16.1bn) in H1 2020, helped by a 14.7% increase in the new category segment
The EU Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE) spent more than €180m in 2019 on public health policies, including a study on the TPD and a media campaign on novel tobacco products
The number of vapers in the UK fell slightly in 2019 compared to the previous year, according to annual data on adult smoking habits released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS)
ECigIntelligence managing news editor David Palacios joins Jon Bruford to discuss the implications and impact of the looming Tobacco Products Directive version 3 on the industry.
A month after the ban on menthol cigarettes came into effect in Europe, manufacturers are looking to new e-liquid lines to attract former menthol smokers looking for an alternative
British American Tobacco (BAT) is pushing back to 2025 its goal of achieving £5bn in revenues from its next-generation portfolio amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
The English vaping industry is preparing to reopen the roughly 3,000 vape stores across the country after a ten-week lockdown imposed by the government due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Imperial Brands, the company behind the e-cigarette brand Blu, has recorded a major slump in revenue from its next-generation products
Juul is not having the best of times, with an increasing decline in sales leading the company to pull out of South Korea and some European countries – while its sales in the US are not doing much better
Widely publicised linkages with the coronavirus are just the latest manifestation of distrust of vaping, in the public-health community as well as the media. So how does that “95% safer than smoking” view hold up?
All ECigIntelligence’s COVID-19-related news briefings and other data can now be found in one place here
New exclusive report: E-cigarettes in China: market, regulation and outlook
Looking for market trends and commercial opportunities in one of the fastest-growing e-cigarette markets in the world? If you want to identify the latest trends developing in the Chinese e-cigarette market, and ensure that products and business activities are fully compliant with Chinese regulation, then this new report is for you!
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