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The UK Advertising Standards Authority has ruled against four e-cigarette brands whose products were promoted by influencers on social media platform TikTok
Less than 13% of adults smoke cigarettes in the UK, the lowest figure ever recorded by the country’s Office for National Statistics (ONS). This represents a small decrease from the 13.3% recorded for 2021
France is to ban disposable e-cigarettes as part of its national tobacco control plan – but will not raise taxes on any tobacco products. The prime minister says disposable vapes give young users “bad habits”
Whether new battery rules in the European Union succeed in reducing waste will be down to details and enforcement, according to e-cigarette industry insiders
The Russian Union of Nicotine Industry Enterprises has called on the government to exclude food flavourings and nicotine salts from the list of active ingredients and additives that are expected to be banned
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 UK government has launched a public consultation on adding inserts to cigarette packs to encourage smokers to quit
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
The online vaping industry in Italy is poised to experience a significant regulatory overhaul aimed at imposing stricter measures, as the approval of the Tax Delegation Law will bring about changes
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
Attempts to make e-cigarettes more recyclable could have unintended consequences and must still be supported by collection infrastructure to have any impact, industry members warn
The UK National Health Service (NHS) would save over £500m a year if half the smokers in England switched to vaping, according to a study by Brunel University London
Consumer goods company Supreme expects increased e-cigarette revenues after completing a non-exclusive UK distribution deal with Elf Bar and Lost Mary
Success for Juul with its premarket tobacco product application for its Juul2 next-generation vapour platform could lead to a complete reset of minimum youth prevention standards in the US, experts warn
Spain’s surprise inconclusive election result has left the future of vaping and alternative tobacco product regulation in the country up in the air, with everything depending on what government eventually emerges
The Italian Tobacconists Federation (FIT) wants tobacconists to act as collection points for used disposable e-cigarettes – a suggestion some have dismissed as a bid to take business from specialist vape retailers
British American Tobacco’s vapour brand Vuse was the key driver of the company’s positive performance in the first half of the year, and it remains confident in its Vuse Alto pre-market tobacco product application submission to the US Food and Drug Administration
The battle between tobacco companies and vaping firms appears to be heating up, amid political pressure in the UK and US
A proposal to ban the online sale of e-liquids in Italy is expected to be introduced in the Italian Parliament this week, ECigIntelligence understands
Flavour advice in combination with regular supportive text messages has been shown to be the most effective method for helping people remotely to quit smoking using vaping, a new study has found
Pro-vaping lobbyists have urged Spanish voters to back centre and right-leaning parties in the 23rd July elections, fearing damaging regulation if the current centre-left coalition remains in power
The Czech Pirate Party, a member of the ruling five-party coalition government, has voiced opposition to the cabinet’s proposal to impose a tax of CZK10 (€0.42) per ml on e-cigarette refills
The Danish health minister is considering increased age limits, higher prices and more severe sanctions for stores breaking the law to address rising use of nicotine products in the country
UK fast-moving consumer goods company Supreme expects to see a new distribution deal with Elf Bar push revenue from its e-cigarette business past the £100m mark for the first time
Juul Labs is suing Njoy and its parent company Altria Group, alleging that the Njoy Ace product infringes patents owned by Juul
Fear of the effects of an increase in youth vaping has led a UK anti-smoking charity to call for e-cigarettes to be made available on prescription only, matching public health policy in Australia
Ireland is holding a public consultation on disposable vaping devices that will determine the future of the products in the country. All responses will be considered and used to inform the next steps of policy-making
Ireland’s Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill, which would make it illegal to sell vaping products to under-18s, among other provisions, is in the window to be debated in Parliament
Though the proportion of young people who smoke cigarettes in Denmark is declining, the use of smokeless nicotine products among them is on the rise
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