With vaping becoming part of the lifestyle of more people, is it time healthcare professionals routinely asked questions about it, as they might about smoking, alcohol or diet? ...
Independent vaping brands in the UK are looking at the retail opportunity of opening a shop-within-a-shop at fuel stations, in a bid to increase visibility and reach more customers ...
Amid all the alarm about vaping, a new study has found that smokers, particularly women, showed significant improvement in vascular health within a month of switching to e-cigarettes ...
The 2018-19 National Survey for Wales on adult smoking and e-cigarette use shows that e-cigarettes are the most popular tool among Welsh adults to help them in quitting smoking ...
Two UK professors of psychology have called for e-cigarette research to adopt "open science" practices to improve the standard of research and to prevent bias ...
How much do consumers in different countries really know about e-cigarettes – and what are public attitudes to vaping? A number of researchers have set out to find answers to these and related questions ...
Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 24th September 2019
Legalising e-cigarettes in countries where they are currently banned may not be the best available approach to reducing smoking, a recent study suggests ...
New data has been published by UK anti-smoking charity Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) to show that there are now half as many vapers in the UK as smokers, with 3.6million people vaping compared...
A wave of workforce cuts by major companies such as British American Tobacco (BAT) and Japan Tobacco International (JTI) may be just the tip of the iceberg for Big Tobacco ...
Smoking rates, toxic e-liquids, fears about DNA damage and weight gain, and a chemical warning over Juul flavours are assessed in ECigIntelligence’s round-up of the latest e-cig studies ...
The UK government has set a target of England becoming smoke-free by 2030, looking to the potential of e-cigarettes as a tool to help in eradicating smoking entirely ...
Vape shops have been opened in two NHS hospitals in England, underlining the increasing endorsement by the UK medical profession of vaping as a tool to quit smoking ...
A group of UK e-cig firms are seeking a sharp cut in value added tax (VAT) on e-cigarettes on the grounds that they help in the battle against smoking ...
ECigIntelligence’s new database on the global heated tobacco market is full of in-depth research about this lucrative market, which is gaining ground all over the world ...
A large majority of British children have never even tried vaping, new survey data shows, although it is a regular pursuit for a small minority, and more popular among older teenagers ...
British American Tobacco (BAT) is expecting its next-generation portfolio, including vaping and heated tobacco products, to grow between 30-50% in 2019 ...
Public Health England (PHE) found that there is a “steady progress” in National Health Service Trusts becoming smoke-free environments, and the organisation has welcomed the policies that some hospitals are implementing on creating designated vaping...
Imperial Brands will see its vapour and heated tobacco revenues rise by 245% over the course of the year, according to new financial information published this week ...
A call by the WHO for governments to enforce bans on all tobacco or e-cigarette advertising and sponsorship in sports events has had no formal response from the world of motor racing ...
The UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is investigating a complaint that a social media campaign for Vype e-cigarettes targets children and young people ...
PMI is getting into the life insurance business by creating a subsidiary which offers discounts for switching from smoking to heated tobacco or e-cigarettes ...
A report by two leading UK charities says stop smoking services should look for ways to integrate e-cigarettes into their work – especially for disadvantaged groups, who are more likely to be smokers ...
Most public hospitals in England ban vaping on their premises despite health advice from Public Health England (PHE) to allow it, according to a survey conducted by pro-smoking group Forest ...
A report commissioned by Public Health England says e-cigarette use remained low among young people in Britain in 2018, but that the number of those who had tried vaping at least once had risen...
An important study comparing e-cigarettes with nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) found vaping to be more effective than NRT for smoking cessation, when both methods were backed up by behavioural support ...
Written by David Palacios Rubio | 15th January 2019
A video made by public relations firm Freuds for Public Health England (PHE) – whose involvement with the company has caused controversy – has been praised for its portrayal of vaping versus smoking ...
E-liquids made by independent British manufacturer Vape Dinner Lady are to become available in more mainstream high-street shops across the UK with a deal to supply convenience store chain Spar ...
British American Tobacco (BAT) has announced the launch of two new models of electronic cigarette that will be added to the company’s vaping portfolio.
The devices, called iSwitch and iSwitch Maxx, are the first to use...
One of Britain’s largest vape store chains has been named as the fastest-growing private company in Scotland. Vaporized was placed 24th in an annual list of the UK’s 100 fastest-growing companies ...
Controversial US vaping firm Juul Labs has secured a deal to sell its vaping product in one of the UK’s largest supermarket chains.
The most publicised player in the US e-cigarette market started selling its vaping...
The UK should relax restrictions on vaping further, according to a group of concerned members of parliament, who say people should be told second-hand vapour is no threat to health ...
The British government last week presented the 585-page draft withdrawal agreement which lays out how it intends the UK to leave the European Union. So what does it all mean for the e-cigarette industry ...
Vaping companies in the UK have rejected claims in a leading national newspaper that the range of e-liquid flavours available makes them appealing to under-age users ...
Imperial Brands is to double its spending on its premier e-cigarette range, Blu. Meanwhile, JTI is hoping two new additions to its Ploom Tech range can improve the heat-not-burn brand’s fortunes in its home market...
The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) says many vape shops provide a social setting similar to the traditional pub – and that they are helping to make Britain’s towns and cities healthier ...
British American Tobacco (BAT) has lowered its expectations of its heated tobacco and vaping products this year – but still anticipates continuing growth ...
There are now almost half as many people in the UK who vape as there are who smoke traditional cigarettes, according to a survey carried out by the polling firm YouGov ...
Let ECigIntelligence keep you up-to-date on prices and other retail information on the rapidly expanding range of vaping products and brands sold by the leading online retailers around the world ...
Written by David Palacios Rubio | 10th October 2018
Juul has filed a suit at the UK’s High Court claiming its line of UK patents was infringed by French firm J Well – whose CEO told ECigIntelligence it was prepared to fight the allegation...
Earlier this month ECigIntelligence managing director Tim Phillips spoke at the Global Tobacco and Nicotine Forum, looking at Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) regulations and whether legislation was advancing or holding back THR ...
Four companies have been chosen to provide the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) with e-cigarettes and e-liquids in closed pods. Prisoners will be offered free vaping starter kits from late September ...
The most publicised and controversial player in the US e-cigarette market is aiming at UK smokers who find existing e-cigs too complicated – looking to expand the total vaping market, not cannibalise existing brands ...
“It’s quite possible that growth will come from a technological development not yet on the market.” So says Elise Rasmussen, founder and director of the Global Tobacco & Nicotine Forum, which comes to London next...
The UK treasury has confirmed that it has “no current plans” to introduce a tax on vaping products, despite reports in some media that taxation was being prepared to help prop up the ailing NHS...
A study into the effects of e-cig vapour on the lungs claims to have developed a new way of replicating vaping to look at how key cells that eliminate airborne irritants and infectious agents react...
The choice of a business name is fraught with possible perils for those wishing to set up in the e-cigarette business in the UK. The difficulties may begin with choosing a trademark and getting it...