Altria reported its first-quarter earnings with encouraging results from e-cigarette manufacturer Njoy, which it says is showing early momentum since its aquisition last year ...
In this part of a series of articles celebrating the tenth anniversary of Tamarind Intelligence, we look at how e-cig devices and the industry have evolved in the past decade ...
The trend towards ever tighter restrictions on flavoured e-liquids may prevent under-age vaping, but it also risks killing off traditional industries around the world and even threatens rare species ...
States are looking at product directories in an attempt to address the perceived lack of federal action on regulating vaping products already on the US market ...
Altria and Juul will have to pay just over $300m to settle a US class action lawsuit over providing misleading information on the safety of Juul’s e-cigarettes and targeting under-age users ...
Much of the e-cigarette industry would prefer no duties on vaping products, but sometimes a tax can act as a confirmation of legality where vaping products have been in a regulatory grey zone ...
A federal appellate court has rejected Bidi Vapor’s request to stay the latest denial by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of its premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) ...
British American Tobacco (BAT) saw its new category products achieve profitability two years ahead of schedule driven by the global performance of its Vuse e-cigarette brand ...
Philip Morris International and British American Tobacco have agreed to resolve all patent infringement litigation between them related to their alternative tobacco products ...
During the presentation of its financial results for the year and the fourth quarter, Altria said it will look to support expansion plans behind its $2.75bn acquisition of the Njoy e-cigarette brand in the new year ...
Regulators continue to increase restrictions in an attempt to minimise the environmental impact of vaping. ECigIntelligence looks at how different countries are trying to tackle the same issues ...
Australian restrictions on the sale of vaping products are so severe as to constitute a de facto ban, according to a public health expert. It has now also banned the general sale of nicotine-free vapes...
China-based Shenzhen IVPS Technology, parent to the Smok vaping device brand, has appealed the US FDA's marketing denial order (MDO) for six Smok-branded e-cigarette kits and parts ...
A ban on menthol-flavoured cigarettes should be good news for companies involved in non-combustibles. However, the likelihood of delays from tobacco company legal challenges make its potential timeline uncertain ...
For the first time ever, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has rejected a premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) for a standalone piece of vaping hardware that contains no e-liquid ...
A federal court has ordered the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reconsider its marketing denial order (MDO) for flavoured e-liquids produced by e-cigarette companies Triton and Vapetasia ...
“Disposables” was the word in vaping in 2023: although they had been building steam prior to this year, it was 2023 that saw multiple elements reach a crescendo ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 19th December 2023
In shipments from China arriving at Los Angeles International Airport, the joint operation found various brands of disposable e-cig products intended for distribution on the US market that did not have authorisation to be sold...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 15th December 2023
The Biden administration will take more time to review the US FDA’s proposed rule to ban the sale of menthol cigarettes, which is to be delayed until at least 2024, raising concerns among public health groups...
Haypp Group, an online retailer of reduced-risk products, will look to expand into new categories and European markets following the success of a vaping pilot in the UK ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 15th November 2023
Imperial Brands reported a performance in line with its five-year-plan expectations in the year ended 30th September 2023, with new product and market launches boosting its next-generation product (NGP) revenue ...
Reported vaping use fell over 4% among high school students from 2022 to 2023, according to the recently released annual National Youth Tobacco Survey ...
The Foundation for a Smoke-Free World (FSFW) has severed its connection with tobacco company Philip Morris International (PMI) and will soon change its name, its new CEO Cliff Douglas has announced ...
Altria will look to strengthen the logistics behind its recent $2.75bn acquisition of the Njoy e-cigarette brand as it sets out to build on revenues from alternatives to conventional cigarettes ...
Njoy is taking market regulation into its own hands through a US federal lawsuit that accuses 34 manufacturers of illegally selling disposable flavoured vaping devices in California and under federal law ...
Njoy has gone on the offensive in its patent battle with Juul Labs over Njoy’s Ace device and the Ace pods. The subsidiary of Altria Group recently filed an ITC complaint and a federal lawsuit ...
Esco Bar manufacturer Pastel Cartel is challenging the US FDA’s refusal to accept its premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) for more than 100 vaping devices ...
Two US studies emphasising the health risks associated with e-cigs could provide further fuel to opponents of vaping and advocates for stricter regulation, but new research in the UK may do the opposite ...
Nicotine-containing e-cigs are among the most effective aids in smoking cessation, according to a new analysis of existing research. Varenicline, cytisine or the simultaneous use of more than one kind of NRT seem equally effective...
A new industry association, the Global Vape Alliance, brings together major international vaping bodies to globally unify industry responses to issues facing the vaping sector ...
An appellate court in the US has overturned the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s rejection of unflavoured e-cigarette products from Fontem, but supported the rejection of flavoured products ...
Although young adults in the US are more likely to vape or use cannabis than to smoke cigarettes, many Americans still perceive vaping as dangerous, and support stronger regulation ...
Educating consumers about reduced-risk alternatives to smoking is worthwhile – but encouraging them to use smoking-cessation methods should still take priority, according to the US FDA ...
Altria subsidiary Njoy is taking action against Juul Labs over alleged patent infringements, filing a complaint with the US International Trade Commission (ITC) and initiating a lawsuit in a federal court ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Sales of flavoured and disposable e-cigarettes across the US rose significantly after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began its policy of clamping down against flavoured cartridges ...
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 ...
Altria reported a solid performance in the first half of 2023, supported by the $2.75bn acquisition of e-cigarette manufacturer Njoy, which was finalised in June ...
New York City is taking legal action to stop four companies from selling flavoured e-cigarettes, accusing them of violating “nearly every law” related to the marketing, distribution and sale of the products ...
The US Food and Drug Administration has issued warning letters to three distributors for selling unauthorised vaping products across the US that appeal to under-age consumers ...
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...
Juul Labs has submitted a premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) for the company’s next-generation vapour platform to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has dismissed the antitrust case over the now-defunct no-compete deal between Altria Group and Juul Labs, saying that pursuing the case is “no longer in the public interest” ...
In the latest twist in a bitter legal trademark battle between rival e-cigarette firms, the makers of Elf Bar disposable vapes are fighting the court order that prompted them to change the product’s name ...
The US Food and Drug Administration Center for Tobacco Products has published milestones to expect as it continues to address issues brought up by the Reagan-Udall Foundation’s recent report ...