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Approval of an e-cigarette by a medical licensing body could have even more impact on the sector than the much-discussed EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) implementation, according to Nerudia, a consultancy and nicotine science company.
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The Latvian government is considering implementing some of the toughest restrictions on e-cigarette use in the European Union, requiring all products to have a medical licence.
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Vaping in TV commercials may increase smokers’ urge to reach for a cigarette and decrease optimism among those that quit tobacco, a new study from the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication suggests.
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After putting into force temporary rules on e-cigarettes last month, the Netherlands has now moved closer to implementing the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) with a proposal for fuller legislation.
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Health experts have called on the UK government to support e-cigs through light-touch regulation.
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While delegates to this week’s World Conference on Tobacco or Health in Abu Dhabi presumably must decide which of the title’s categories e-cigarettes fall into, those who’ve missed it have another choice to make: just how many of the plethora of e-cig-related events in upcoming months they should attend. The conference in the United Arab […]
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TV and radio advertising has a strong effect on consumers’ perceptions of e-cigarette safety, new research suggests.
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E-cigarettes containing nicotine are medical products and must be licensed by the regulator, a Swedish appeals court has ruled.
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E-cigarettes continue to take sales from nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) products in the UK, according to new data.
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As the change of seasons edged closer over February and early March, headlines in the e-cigarette sector were a sometimes confusing mix of storm clouds and sunshine.
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The Danish government has drafted a bill which will allow e-cigarettes to be sold as consumer products – but which also introduces heavy restrictions on their design, marketing and use.
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Vaping in France is largely an activity of younger people, according to new figures from government health researchers.
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A new initiative seeking to unite scientific and medical supporters of e-cigarettes is planning a “thunderclap” through social media this Thursday.
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The new tax regime now confirmed for e-cigarettes and e-liquid in Italy is likely to double the price of some products and dramatically narrow the gap with tobacco.
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A flurry of health scares about vaping in the mainstream media has seemed to gather force in recent months. But they do not always accurately represent the science.
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A voluntary ban on conventional tobacco in parts of Bristol, England, could benefit e-cigarettes.
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Irish law-makers may have to choose between two competing proposals for regulating e-cigarettes.
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UK e-liquid producer Totally Wicked is hoping to drum up support for its challenge to the European Union’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) through a new Website.
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ECigIntelligence looks back at the e-cigarette stories of the last month that you can’t afford to miss.
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The Netherlands will next month become the first country in the European Union to start enforcing legislation that has been enacted in anticipation of the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD).
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Are e-cigs and other tobacco substitutes welcome on passenger planes? Are they a danger, an infringement of near-universal strict rules against in-flight smoking, or a benign product that passengers might appreciate?
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Governments around the world are waking up to the potential of taxing e-cigarettes, according to a new report from ECigIntelligence.
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The popularity of snus is likely to hamper e-cigarette growth in Nordic countries, according to a new report from ECigIntelligence.
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The Italian e-cigarette market is in decline as vaper numbers drop, but a revised tax regime holds some promise for the future, according to a new report from ECigIntelligence.
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A review of the top trends and stories from the year 2014 for the e-cigarette sector.
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E-cigarettes containing nicotine can help people quit and cut down on smoking: that is the digested version of the Cochrane review on the use of e-cigs for smoking cessation and reduction, but the review itself is considerably more nuanced.
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Members of the British parliament have launched an all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on e-cigarettes.
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E-cig brands and manufacturers should pay more attention to product design, all the way from components to packaging, an industry conference was told this week.
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E-cig retailers in Ireland would require licensing under proposed legislation which the government characterises as a first step toward meeting the requirements of the European Tobacco Products Directive (TPD).
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New data from a Welsh youth survey suggests that indoor vaping bans may have little effect on e-cigarette awareness among children, and raises questions on the influence of e-cig use by parents.