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Netherlands: The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) carried out an inspection at the weekend of 35 shops in The
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Denmark: Health minister Sophie Løhde is planning to increase the tax on nicotine products, press reports. This comes after a study by the National Institute
Russia: State Duma member Sultan Khamzaev, head of the Sober Russia project, has reportedly suggested to health minister Mikhail Murashko that purchases
12th April 2023 - Asia, United Arab Emirates |
United Arab Emirates (UAE): The National Rehabilitation Centre has warned against using e-cigarettes, saying that they stimulate addictive behaviour and harm health,
Russia: Bill 332229-8, setting a minimum price for nicotine e-liquids and banning flavours and additives that increase nicotine addiction, has passed its first
Spain: The Ministry of Health has launched a public consultation on an amendment to Decree 579/2017, which regulates e-cigarettes and tobacco products. It aims
UK - England: The government today announced a new “swap to stop” scheme intended to lower the smoking rate to 5% or below. Smokers
11th April 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: The e-cigarette trade association Esigbond is taking the government to court in a bid to halt the ban on e-cig flavours
Ukraine: The Ministry of Finance has announced the government’s approval of changes to the regulation on excise tax stamps, increasing the
US - Maine: Bill LD 1558 has been introduced in the state Legislature, aiming to ban the sale of tobacco products in pharmacies and
Vietnam: The Ministry of Health has proposed a ban on e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products over health concerns. According to the ministry, tobacco regulations
6th April 2023 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: A coalition of public health advocates and physicians – including the American Heart Association, the American Lung Association and the
Malaysia: Following the recent exclusion of nicotine-containing e-liquids from the Poisons list, vaping manufacturers have been given until 30th April to register their activities
6th April 2023 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: Yesterday, the government approved the 2023-2025 Addiction Policy Action Plan, setting topics that the country should prioritise in this period, media
US - Arkansas: House Bill 1725 has passed the House and been sent to the Senate. Among its provisions, it would establish safety
Russia: According to an announcement by the State Duma, a new bill being prepared will introduce new restrictions on e-cigarette purchasing age, advertising and
5th April 2023 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: The Ministry of Health has updated the public list of notified e-cigarettes, refills and smokable herbal products.
US - North Carolina: Senate Bill 174 has been enacted and signed by governor Roy Cooper. It amends the definition of vapour products for
4th April 2023 - Asia |
Palau: President Surangel Whipps has signed into law an amendment to the Palau National Code banning the importation, distribution, sale, possession and use of e-cigarettes. Violators
Germany: The Federal Joint Committee responsible for determining which medications are available through health insurance has told ECigIntelligence that it has not yet decided
Lithuania: MP Vytautas Kernagis last week registered Bill 2590, which would prohibit the combining of tobacco and other additives in e-cigarettes and
US - Ohio: Public opinion is split over Cleveland's proposed tobacco product flavour ban. On the one hand, the argument in favour of
Latvia: On 30th March, the Ministry of Health held a meeting of the State Commission on Smoking Restrictions, where proposals to reduce
Malaysia: The minister of finance and prime minister Anwar Ibrahim issued the Excise Duties (Amendment) Order 2023 on 31st March, making nicotine-containing
Malaysia: The minister of health issued the Poisons (Amendment of Poisons List) Order 2023 on 31st March, under which nicotine-containing e-liquids are
Norway: The Ministry of Health has presented a public health report that introduces a new national tobacco strategy. The government aims to
US - New York: Bill A 5994 has just been introduced. This bill prohibits misrepresenting any facts about the health consequences of
30th March 2023 - North America, United States |
US - federal: The House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Accountability has announced that it is investigating the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s
Slovenia: A 30-day public consultation on a Ministry of Health bill to ban the sale of non-tobacco-flavoured vaping products ends today. The bill would also
Germany: The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has updated the list of notified e-cigarette products, which now contains 310,464
US - Louisiana: House Bill 179 has been introduced, which would prohibit the sale or service of any e-liquid or vapour product with “a characterizing
29th March 2023 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: The director of the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa), Antonio Barra Torres, has told media that a resolution of the legal status of e-cigarettes
Germany: Customs officers have have seized 4.4 litres of untaxed e-liquids during an inspection in Potsdam, near Berlin. They found seven out of ten
Egypt: The Ministry of Health has issued a warning against the use of e-cigarettes, saying that the argument that they are less
29th March 2023 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Figures from the national statistical office, Statistics Netherlands, show a significant increase in e-cigarette use among young people in 2022 compared
28th March 2023 - North America, United States |
US - general: Juul Labs and its former major investor Altria face their first US trial this week over claims that they promoted
28th March 2023 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: A study conducted last year by the Swiss Addiction Foundation, funded by the Federal Office of Public Health, and involving 9,345 students found 7% of
Egypt: Senate representative Mohamed Salah El-Badri warned against the use of e-cigarettes, arguing that they can cause severe lung damage and may lead
Egypt: The Senate has passed a bill on "Treating e-cigarettes and heated tobacco reciprocally with regular cigarettes'' during its plenary session today (27th
27th March 2023 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: Last week, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) issued Revenue Memorandum Circular 35-2023, clarifying that the application of the 18-month transition period provided
27th March 2023 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: After issuing a warning to companies in November 2022 about vaping products that may not be compliant, particularly with regard to maximum
Lithuania: The Department of Drug, Tobacco and Alcohol Control has issued a reminder that from 1st April 2023, under order no. V-1815/3D-771,
Russia: Yesterday in the State Duma (lower house), prime minister Mikhail Mishustin said that the government is considering banning e-cigarettes. No proposals
24th March 2023 - North America, United States |
US - General: The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has granted RJ Reynolds Vapor Company's motion for a stay
24th March 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Kevin Hollinrake, junior secretary for business and trade, said that the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has discussed Elf Bar
24th March 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: Junior health secretary Neil O'Brien has said that there is currently no evidence that young people move from using vapes to
24th March 2023 - Europe |
EU: The EU Commission proposal for the Green Claims Directive requires companies to substantiate claims about environmental footprint with the standard quantifying methods.
23rd March 2023 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: The opposition National Party has proposed lifting the ban on nicotine-containing e-cigarettes, press reports. The Nationals’ larger coalition partners the Liberals have in
23rd March 2023 - North America, United States |
US - federal: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a new webpage listing all the tobacco products-related citizen petitions received by the
