The 8th November US midterm elections are just around the corner, and while the Republicans are favoured to win the majority, regardless of the outcome, things will change dramatically ...
With the 8th November US midterm elections getting closer by the day, it looks like Republicans will seize control of Capitol Hill – overall good news for the tobacco and vaping industries ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s denial of premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) for a number of Logic menthol e-cigarette products has been welcomed by public health organisations as “a step forward” ...
Altria will look to alternative products to help it offset losses in conventional cigarette sales that have caused it to revise its 2022 full-year forecast downward ...
The US federal government is suing six companies and their owners in a bid to stop them manufacturing vaping products the FDA says are illegal and being sold without authorisation ...
A recent study has revealed that the warning letters issued by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) target small online retailers rather than large e-cigarette brands or products most used by young people ...
Disagreement among the judges who denied an appeal against a marketing denial order (MDO) issued by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) against Triton vaping products has allowed the firm to request a rehearing...
Youth vaping remains high in the US, with 9.4% middle- and high-school students – around 2.5m teenagers – reporting current e-cigarette use, though changes in survey methods make it difficult to identify a clear trend...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced additional steps against disposable vaping products that have quickly become the new favourite among youth vapers, giving Puff Bar and Hyde two weeks to respond ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 30th September 2022
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) has launched an online resource centre providing science-based, standards-mapped materials that teachers can use to help their students understand the dangers of vaping...
Tobacco companies still have some work to do to meet commitments in offering reduced risk alternatives – and when they do, it's often focused elsewhere than the vaping category ...
Juul Labs is asking a judge to order the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to release information related to its now-vacated denial of the company’s premarket tobacco application (PMTA), calling the withholding of material...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 14th September 2022
US politicians and public health associations have broadly welcomed Juul Labs’ $438.5m settlement, which ended a two-year investigation by 34 US states into the e-cigarette maker’s marketing and sales practices ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 13th September 2022
US scientists need to communicate more effectively with politicians and the public to ensure the country overcomes a prohibitionist mindset on tobacco harm reduction, according to some public health experts ...
The early legal success of the vaping company Gripum against the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over its marketing denial order (MDO) has given way to a major defeat ...
In a big win for the vaping industry, a federal appellate court has ordered the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reconsider its denial of premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) for six companies ...
Alaska will face an additional excise tax on vaping products but will not face a flavour ban after the state’s legislature finalised the passage of Senate Bill 45 (SB45) and transmitted it to the governor’s office ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 1st September 2022
Cristine Delnevo, the new chair of the US FDA's Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC), has been hailed as an “objective, thoughtful scientist” with an understanding of research into harm reduction ...
Vaping industry representatives have accused the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of “creating a fake panic” with a warning over illegal flavoured nicotine gummies ...
The Democratic governor of Hawaii appeared to take a step out of line with the US party’s common position when he vetoed a bill that would have introduced a ban on flavoured tobacco and vaping...
A potentially key but temporary legal win for a vaping company challenging the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s PMTA review process has been transformed into a resounding loss ...
Turning Point Brands has blamed the hostile regulatory environment for vapour products in the US for the lowering of its sales and revenue expectations for 2022 ...
Uncertainty is mounting over the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s premarket tobacco application (PMTA) process after the agency shifted its position on Juul Labs' application, leading to searching questions ...
British American Tobacco (BAT) enjoyed a 45% rise in revenue from its new products category in the first half of the year, with strong momentum shown by its Vuse e-cigarette range ...
The vaping industry has little faith that the upcoming external review of the Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) will help fix faults in the US FDA department's regulation of new tobacco and alternative products ...
Philip Morris International (PMI) will continue to support the sales and promotion of its Iqos Veev vapour product as part of its commitment to expanding its smoke-free product portfolio ...
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Robert Califf has authorised an external review of the Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), citing a “series of challenges that have...stressed the agency’s operations” ...
Arguments in a US appeal court could demonstrate how judges are likely to perceive arguments from vaping companies contesting US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decisions on pre-market tobacco applications (PMTAs) ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took immediate action against unauthorised vaping products made with synthetic nicotine still found on the US market after the grace period expired ...
The number of US adults who think e-cigarettes are more harmful than traditional tobacco products has effectively doubled year on year from 2018 to 2020, according to new research – and that has affected smoking...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has temporarily suspended the marketing denial order (MDO) it served on Juul Labs last month demanding the company remove its e-cigarettes from the US market ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has hit back at a court-issued stay allowing Fontem’s Myblu vaping products to continue to be legally sold in the US ...
RJ Reynolds says it will appeal after a US federal jury awarded Philip Morris International (PMI) nearly $11m having concluded that Reynolds Vapor’s Vuse e-cigarettes infringed two PMI patents ...
Juul Labs has been granted a temporary administrative stay while it asks a federal appeal court to halt the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s order requiring the removal of all Juul products from the US...
Efforts to increase recycling of vaping products have been stymied by unintended consequences of unrelated regulations as well as a lack of consumer interest ...
Juul Labs says it will contest a marketing denial order (MDO) issued by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), effectively ordering all its products off the US market ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has passed its first premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) for a disposable e-cigarette, authorising two tobacco flavours of Njoy Daily ...
On international World No Tobacco Day vaping industry representatives called out the WHO and governments for not supporting smoking alternatives as a cessation tool, but the campaign was celebrated by many charities and health organisations...
New research has found that substances added to a wide variety of vaping flavours to create a cooling sensation may be harmful but researchers suggest more work must be done to formally confirm the theory...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s first court-ordered update on the premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) progress has not gone down well with health lobbyists or a group of senior US senators ...
A growth in battery power and tank size among disposables headlines three main trends that have impacted the technical features of vape hardware kits sold by online retailers over the past three years. More research...
RJ Reynolds has received a second round of authorisations for devices and cartridges from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Vuse vaping brand ...