LATEST ALERTS
Regulation in Belgium and possibly across Europe may change as a result of the link being made between vaping and a teenager’s death – though that link has not been verified
The Danish Ministry of Health has put forward a plan for a flavour ban as well as sale, advertising and packaging restrictions to tackle the use of tobacco and e-cigarettes by minors
The French National Academy of Medicine (Académie nationale de médecine, ANM) says an outbreak of vaping-related lung illness like that in the US could not happen in France
What impact could Boris Johnson’s return to 10 Downing Street – and subsequent uncoupling from the EU – have on the UK vapour industry?
The European Commission is delaying evaluating tobacco tax rates and the possible introduction of a new harmonised tax scheme for e-cigs and heated tobacco
The German conservative parties have come out in support of a comprehensive ban on outdoor advertising for tobacco products – including vaping and heated tobacco products
Switzerland’s Tobacco Prevention Fund should finance e-cigarette initiatives, harm reduction organisations have told the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health
Independent vaping brands in the UK are looking at the retail opportunity of opening a shop-within-a-shop at fuel stations, in a bid to increase visibility and reach more customers
ECigIntelligence is launching a new International Alerts round-up for Platinum + and Platinum Pro subscribers to enable them to stay on track with regulatory developments in international markets
A recent study by the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment has revealed that the Netherlands has an enormous amount of e-liquids and flavours to choose from, prompting futher calls for restrictions
Brussels has officially started the formal process to review the European Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) by 2021, with a focus on e-cigarettes and new tobacco products
Amid all the alarm about vaping, a new study has found that smokers, particularly women, showed significant improvement in vascular health within a month of switching to e-cigarettes
In a case that may help set a legal precedent in Germany, a court has ruled that an e-cig manufacturer can no longer advertise its products under the slogan “pleasure without regret”
The 2018-19 National Survey for Wales on adult smoking and e-cigarette use shows that e-cigarettes are the most popular tool among Welsh adults to help them in quitting smoking
A draft bill has been submitted to the national Parliament (Sejm) by the current prime minister, with the aim of raising the excise tax rate on novelty tobacco products by 10% next year
The Slovak Republic is currently debating a proposal from the Ministry of Finance that would increase excise duties for tobacco products, including heated tobacco, from February 2020
Germany’s leading authority on the safety of food and chemical products has issued a warning against do-it-yourself mixing of e-liquids and urged vapers to stick to legally regulated products
The Italian Ministry of Health has banned sales of a nicotine salt product from Milan-based company Blendfeel while tests are carried out to ascertain its safety for consumers
The Irish government has approved a proposal put forward by health minister Simon Harris to ban sales of vaping products to under-18s
More than four out of five adult smokers in the US favour requiring tobacco companies to lower the levels of nicotine in cigarettes to make them less addictive, researchers have found
The French National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) has rejected a government proposal to remove the notification fee for new vaping products, set out in the draft budget for next year
Two UK professors of psychology have called for e-cigarette research to adopt “open science” practices to improve the standard of research and to prevent bias
A number of MPs from Germany’s ruling coalition have emphasised their willingness to reach agreement quickly on a federal ban on outdoor advertising of tobacco products
A new bill that would regulate nicotine-containing products in Ukraine in line with the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) has been registered in the country’s parliament
A new anti-smoking law that adds to the list of public places where smoking and vaping are banned has been passed by the Greek parliament
The district court in the western German city of Düsseldorf has upheld a ruling temporarily banning Juul Labs from marketing its flavoured pods in the country
The recent outbreak of lung disease linked to vaping in the US will seriously inhibit growth in the world’s e-cigarette industry over the coming year, ECigIntelligence analysis predicts
Vape store owners in Greece could be given another six months to sell do-it-yourself (DIY) products, under a proposed new law drafted and published by the Ministry of Health
How much do consumers in different countries really know about e-cigarettes – and what are public attitudes to vaping? A number of researchers have set out to find answers to these and related questions
Ireland is considering a ban on sales of vaping products to under-18s amid rising concerns about e-cigarette use by young people
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