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As counterfeiting and cloning become growing problems for the e-cigarette industry, one German-Russian supplier has issued a cease-and-desist notice to manufacturers and vendors which it claims are marketing rip-off products.

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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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Philip Morris International (PMI) will next month launch Altria’s MarkTen cigalike in Spain, rebranded as Solaris.

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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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As U.S. tobacco firm Lorillard enters what seem likely to be its last months of independence, executives may be feeling a little relief that the Blu e-cigarette brand will soon be off their hands.

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Big Tobacco continues to push ahead with e-cigarettes and other mass-market reduced-risk products around the world: just in recent days, Philip Morris International (PMI), Imperial Tobacco and Japan Tobacco have all outlined plans to develop their product offerings.

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The latest analyses of the U.S. and UK e-cigarette markets have put new brands on top. Who leads two of the most important e-cig markets in the world?

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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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Pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline considered bringing its own e-cigarettes to market but decided the category is “just too controversial”, its CEO has said.

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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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E-cigarettes were the fastest-growing product category in British supermarkets during 2014, according to market researcher Nielsen.

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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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The abandonment by Electronic Cigarettes International Group (ECIG) of its IPO was sad for the industry but inevitable, according to e-cigarette executives.

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Electronic Cigarettes International Group (ECIG) has withdrawn its application for an initial public offering (IPO) on the U.S. NASDAQ stock exchange, but kept the door open for a private offering in the future.

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E-cigarette companies in the UK are spending less on Internet marketing than on any other major advertising medium, according to market tracking firm Nielsen.

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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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E-liquid has no short-term deleterious effect on human lung cells, according to a German e-cig manufacturer which commissioned research comparing the vapour of nicotine-containing liquid with tobacco smoke.

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A basic chemical analysis of e-liquids could soon be provided by simple handheld devices.

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Europe’s largest outsourced manufacturing facility for nicotine products is to open in the UK city of Liverpool.

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Some recent developments in the e-cig world will likely have an impact long after the more transient triumphs and tussles are forgotten.

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Young Britons are taking up e-cigarettes for reasons very different from older vapers, new research suggests.

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Smokers seeking alternatives to the combustible cigarette face problems that neither e-cigs nor nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) can fully solve, according to the CEO of a Swedish firm which is taking a completely different technology approach.

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E-cigarettes may be more effective than previously thought in reducing craving for tobacco cigarettes and helping people quit smoking, according to a group of Belgian scientists who partially attribute their results to the use of second-generation e-cigs.

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ECigIntelligence today releases its latest market update on Germany – one of the most important territories for e-cigarettes in the world.