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US - Missouri: Today, the Kansas City Council will consider an ordinance that would ban the sale and distribution of flavoured tobacco products.
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10th October 2024 - Central America, Costa Rica |
Costa Rica: A regulation to law 10066 on e-cigarettes with and without nicotine and heated tobacco was signed by the president and the Ministry of
9th October 2024 - North America, United States |
US - General: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued new warning letters for selling or distributing e-liquids that lack a marketing
8th October 2024 - Central America, Dominican Republic |
Dominican Republic: The government aims to introduce an import duty of 20% on e-cigarettes. The measure is included in the Tax Modernisation Project presented
8th October 2024 - North America, United States |
US - General: A class action complaint has been filed against the maker of Puff Bar for false advertising claims. The complaint alleges that the
7th October 2024 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: Arizona congressman Ruben Gallego has sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Department of Justice, urging
Americas: The Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) – the specialised international health agency for the region of the Americas within
US - Michigan: Several new bills have been introduced relating to youth access to nicotine and tobacco products, including House Bill (HB) 6002,
30th September 2024 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: As as stipulated in the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s final rule issued on 30th August 2024 – which increased
US - New York: Assembly Bill A10713 has recently been introduced. This bill would prohibit the sale of “entertainment” vapour products, which include any
25th September 2024 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: This month, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the data from
23rd September 2024 - Peru, South America |
Peru: A bill regulating vape and other nicotine products has been passed in Parliament on its first vote. The bill regulates the sale, advertising
23rd September 2024 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: Following some press releases about a meeting between the National Public Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on
9th September 2024 - Central America, Guatemala |
Guatemala: On 6th September, over 80 young people from different departments of Guatemala, along with deputy César Dávila – third secretary of the Guatemalan
5th September 2024 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: A coalition of congressional Democrats filed an amici curiae brief to the Supreme Court urging the court to support the Food
4th September 2024 - Paraguay, South America |
4th September 2024 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued new warning letters to manufacturers and distributors of e-liquid and electronic nicotine
4th September 2024 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: The Senate Economic Affairs Committee's vote on the bill to regulate e-cigarettes with and without nicotine and heated tobacco products didn't make
3rd September 2024 - Paraguay, South America |
Paraguay: Tomorrow (4th September), the Senate will debate a bill, introduced by a single member of the parliament from the ruling party, that would
2nd September 2024 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA) has issued a final rule increasing the minimum age for certain restrictions on
US - Minnesota: Attorney general Keith Ellison has sent a letter to more than 5,000 tobacco distributors and retailers asking them to confirm
27th August 2024 - North America, United States |
US - General: Altria Group has announced that it and its operating company, Njoy, have responded to the US International Trade Commission (ITC)
23rd August 2024 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: Carolina Giraldo of the Green Alliance, one of the ruling parties, has introduced a bill to subject vaping products to an excise duty.
21st August 2024 - Brazil, South America |
20th August 2024 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: Today, the Senate Committee on Economic Affairs will vote on bill 5008/2023. The bill would legalise e-cigarettes with and without nicotine, heated
16th August 2024 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Department of the Treasury have announced a proposed rule that would
16th August 2024 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The US Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit has ruled that the maker of the popular Elf Bar vape can challenge
14th August 2024 - Mexico, North America |
Mexico: The Constitutional Affairs Commission of the Chamber of Representatives has passed a constitutional amendment to ban the manufacture, distribution and sale of
12th August 2024 - Paraguay, South America |
Paraguay: Four members of the Chamber of Deputies from the ruling National Republican Association-Colorado Party (ARN-PC) have introduced a bill to ban the
12th August 2024 - Central America, Costa Rica |
Costa Rica: The Ministry of Health has published the regulations to law 10.066, which regulates the use of e-cigarettes with and without nicotine. The
6th August 2024 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has granted petitions for review to five vaping companies, citing its own decision in the Triton Distribution case
2nd August 2024 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: The Senate Committee on Economic Affairs is scheduled to vote on the bill to regulate the production, import, export and marketing of e-cigarettes and
2nd August 2024 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it issued warning letters to five online retailers for selling unauthorised disposable
US - Kentucky: According to local news, a Kentucky Circuit Court judge has dismissed a constitutional challenge to House Bill 11, which created a
US - Nebraska: Local Bill (LB) 1 has just been introduced and a hearing in the Revenue Committee has been scheduled for today.
30th July 2024 - South America, Venezuela |
Venezuela: Presidential elections took place on Sunday (28th July), allegedly resulting in the re-election of president Nicolás Maduro by 51% of the votes
29th July 2024 - North America, United States |
US - General: Tadeu Marroco, CEO of British American Tobacco (BAT), has shared his view on BAT's half-year results of 2024. He has
29th July 2024 - North America, United States |
US - General: An article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) analyses the results of a clinical trial investigating the
26th July 2024 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has submitted its status report with the court this week, reporting that it had
US - New York: Democrat councilwoman Kamillah Hanks has introduced a bill in the New York City Council that would prohibit the sale
22nd July 2024 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: A congresswomen from the Democratic Labour Party (which is part of the government coalition) has introduced a bill to criminalise the manufacture,
19th July 2024 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it has authorised the marketing of the Vuse Alto pod vape
17th July 2024 - Central America, Guatemala |
Guatemala: On Monday, 15th July, president Bernardo Arévalo appointed Joaquín Barnoya Pérez as the new minister of health. With Arévalo’s academic background in tobacco
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that the US District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia has enjoined
US - General: Philip Morris International (PMI) has announced it will invest $600m to open a manufacturing facility in Aurora, Colorado. Regular production
16th July 2024 - Central America, El Salvador |
El Salvador: In August, the entity in charge of supervising and regulating tobacco and nicotine products, the National Directorate of Medicines (DNM), will become
US - Ohio: State attorney general (AG) Dave Yost said he has launched a campaign to combat the influx of illegal vaping devices
9th July 2024 - North America, United States |
US - General: Nonprofit public health organisation Truth Initiative has released a statement voicing its support for a group of young content creators,
US - Los Angeles metropolitan area: The Los Angeles Sparks basketball team has announced a partnership with the Los Angeles County Department of
