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A group of 31 US attorneys general has joined together in urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to deny premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) for vaping products
The number of applications thrown in the metaphorical dumpster is huge, but so is number of outstanding applications, and the question remains how the FDA can possibly deal with all of them
A bipartisan group of federal senators have reintroduced a bill in Congress that would force e-cigarette manufacturers to pay user fees to the FDA in a bid to fund the federal agency
After the recent announcement that FDA rejected 4.5m of the total 6m PMTAs filed, experts believe that this decision is a clear path for enforcement
A small manufacturer from Texas must remove millions of vaping products from the US market after the FDA issued a Refuse to File (RTF) letter rejecting most of its PMTAs
Five US companies are top of the list with the most PMTAs submitted, and represent five out of the 6m total applications by the September 2020 deadline
Canada’s vape shops have not yet seen any sharp drop in sales since the country capped nicotine concentration but many are wondering what may happen when high-strength e-liquids are no longer available
Oregon’s e-cigarette industry fears the impact on business after the state became the first in the US Pacific Northwest to pass a ban on certain sales of nicotine vaping products
The government of Costa Rica does not believe this is the time to debate a proposal to impose a new tax on e-cigarettes – a proposal that has been described by the country’s attorney general as “abusive”
E-cigarettes manufactured by large companies may soon dominate the US vape market while many of those produced by smaller players disappear, new research by ECigIntelligence suggests
The $40m agreement between Juul Labs and the US state of North Carolina marks an unexpected milestone for the manufacturer – one which could set a precedent for other outstanding claims
A few months after Wisconsin’s Democratic governor Tony Evers presented a budget introducing changes to the way vapour products are taxed, the US state’s Republican-controlled legislature looks ready to scrap it
The US state of North Carolina has reached an out-of-court agreement with Juul Labs that will require the company to pay $40m over six years and make “drastic changes to the way it conducts business”
The Canadian government is imposing a nicotine cap on vaping products, bringing the country in line with the 20 mg/ml maximum that applies in Europe
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s authority to regulate e-cigarettes could face further legal scrutiny after the recent refusal by the Supreme Court to hear a challenge initiated by a vape shop
The Canadian government has taken another step towards limiting flavoured vaping products across the country and placing restrictions on the names and descriptions that can be used on e-liquid packaging
A Relx shareholder has filed a lawsuit in the US accusing the Chinese e-cigarette manufacturer of misinterpreting potential regulatory risk when filing for the US initial public offering (IPO) last October
Scientific research into vaping is frequently beset by fundamental flaws that make it difficult to trust, according to a new study of prominent articles in medical journals
The US Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s authority to regulate e-cigarettes, refusing to review a case that relied on a constitutional doctrine last applied in 1935
A trial started this week at the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against Altria’s investment in Juul, with the government agency accusing the tobacco giant of illegally pulling out of the e-cigarette market
A new licensing system for vape shops has been proposed in the Canadian province of New Brunswick in a stated bid to reduce youth vaping
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has posted a list of over 6m deemed new tobacco products for which it received Premarket Tobacco Product Applications (PMTAs) by the 9th September 2020 deadline
About 1,200 vape stores in Florida will have to apply every year for a business permit after governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill that also preempts local governments from applying stricter rules to nicotine sales
Imperial Brands’ earnings for the first half of the year have jumped 6.1% to £15.57bn in the midst of a process to implement a new company strategy towards tobacco alternatives
A new proposal to reinforce a nationwide ban on e-cigarettes in Brazil is being considered in the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the National Congress
The US city of Philadelphia has appealed for the second time a court ruling halting a 2019 municipal ordinance that restricted the sale of flavoured vaping products to adult-only establishments
Representatives in both US chambers have recently reintroduced an old piece of legislation that would establish the first ever federal tax on vapour products, but whether it will have enough political support to be adopted anytime soon remains unclear
The information the public receives on tobacco harm reduction and whether it contributes to improving the role of tobacco-alternatives is a hot topic that divides the industry and the scientific community
Businesses in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan are preparing for a new 20% tax on vaping products, while the government has also announced plans to further restrict sales of flavoured e-cigs
A major lawsuit in California against Juul Labs and Altria over youth marketing tactics is moving forward after a judge endorsed a new racketeering theory as “plausible”
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