Regulatory and market intelligence for the e-cigarette sector
This page covers all of our UK-related legislative news briefings and industry updates. These range from developments in vaping regulation and restrictions to new policies and tax changes. The section also offers industry updates on legal battles, governmental changes, e-cigarette and flavour ban proposals, lobby updates, etc.
The British Medical Association – the doctors’ trade union – has dropped its opposition to e-cigarettes and urged its members to recommend vaping as a means to quit smoking
Deep social inequalities among the smoking population have long been recognised; the question now is whether e-cigarettes can help to correct them, or whether they may even widen the health gap
New meta-analyses showing e-cigarettes as positive tools for smoking cessation are lacking – and that comes down to just one person in one controlled trial, according to an expert on health research
The head of Britain’s committee looking into the science behind e-cigarettes has confirmed his personal sympathy with vaping but maintains that he must focus on evidence and science.
Foundation for a Smoke-Free World, the controversial research endowment fund initially endowed for $1bn by Philip Morris International (PMI), has committed to instituting “almost all” good-governance suggestions put to it by harm reduction experts.
Reports of scientific research into e-cigarettes should be approached with caution – especially if they appear stridently either pro or anti – one of Britain’s leading researchers warns
The UK government is being urged by both an all-party parliamentary lobby group and the British Psychological Society to keep promoting e-cigs as a means to stop smoking
A re-formed UK parliamentary committee is to examine the science behind e-cigarettes, with a view to informing future policy and regulation
A UK parliament backbench debate on the new tobacco control plan acknowledged the role e-cigarettes have played, and will continue to play, but did little to address the concerns of some industry stakeholders.
New endorsements from public bodies in the UK could move e-cigarettes a step closer to being offered on prescription by NHS doctors as aids to quitting smoking
The UK bodies in charge of advertising regulatory code have put forward a yes/no consultation on proposals to loosen restrictions on e-cigarette health claims in advertisements.
A new bill to liberate e-cigarettes in Britain from the EU TPD has been proposed by MP Christopher Chope, but questions remain over its seriousness. Still, the industry welcomes the opportunity for law-makers to debate the issue.
Three new UK studies offer conflicting conclusions on the possible link between young people trying e-cigarettes and those who become smokers – but what does the weight of evidence suggest overall?
The UK Advertising Standards Authority has provided further clarity on what is and is not permitted in print media e-cigarette advertising with a ruling against a magazine ad for a vape store
UK Department of Health wants e-cigs excluded from smoke-free policies, a clear path to medical licensing – and maybe even a review of Britain’s TPD law
The UK authority that oversees compliance with the EU TPD has said it will allow nicotine shots, even though they are seen by many as exploiting a loophole
The UK Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has ruled against a number of promotions on the Vype website, arguing that the claims and images went beyond offering factual information.
Vaping has contributed to significant increases in quitting conventional cigarettes, according to new statistics from a government body.
The future of Britain’s involvement with the European Union, and with it the future of e-cig regulation in the country, remains as unclear as everything else after an inconclusive result in the UK’s latest general election.
A ruling by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority against one vape store’s ad may be good news for others – because it clarifies what is acceptable in local newspapers.
As heated tobacco products pose new questions for regulators, the UK government is holding a public consultation on potential tax regimes.
Emmanuel Macron’s victory in the French presidential election gives the e-cigarette industry some hope for the future of the sector in the country.
Not all are happy about a decision to take it easy on violators of the EU Tobacco Products Directive when it formally comes into force in the UK in May.
UK regulators have shown they will still clamp down on unauthorised e-cig health claims despite a consultation which appeared to suggest a softening of stance.
Scotland’s Health Act has come into effect, compelling retailers to register if they intend to continue to sell e-cigarette products in the country.
Ireland and the Isle of Man hope to cut down on prison violence – and the smoking of nicotine patches and tea-bags by inmates – by following the UK in allowing vaping in jail.
Raising taxes on e-cigarette products would cause an increase in cross-border sales and lead to some users taking up smoking again, users told a European consultation on excise duty.
A UK parliamentary select committee is to launch an investigation into the science behind e-cigarettes.
Scotland’s government is to launch a consultation over plans to regulate advertising and marketing of e-cigarettes more tightly than in the rest of the UK.
Bulgarians have taken up vaping enthusiastically – and their chief reason for doing so is the freedom to vape indoors and in public places where smoking is forbidden.
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