LATEST ALERTS
UK: Today, the Labour Party – the main opposition party prior to the dissolution of the parliament – published its electoral programme for
Netherlands: The new Dutch Cabinet is to include 29 members, with 9 of them, including the minister of health, welfare and sport, chosen
Kyrgyzstan: The bill to ban the import, sale and consumption of e-cigarettes in Kyrgyzstan is being discussed in the Jogorku Kengesh (parliament), media
Switzerland: The National Council has adopted, by 122 votes to 63, a motion by member Christophe Clivaz of the Green Party to amend the Federal
US - Federal: Today, the US Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on “Combatting the Youth Vaping Epidemic by Enhancing Enforcement Against
Italy: The Chamber of Deputies Finance Committee will launch a parliamentary investigation into the fiscal policy and the licensing system for the retail sale of
UK: The Conservative Party – the ruling party prior to the dissolution of the parliament – has recently published its electoral manifesto for
UK: The Liberal Democrats party, which held 15 seats in the House of Commons (lower chamber of the parliament) before the dissolution of
Netherlands: The new motion to ban disposable vapes has been adopted by the Chamber of Deputies (lower chamber of the parliament) after research
Sweden: The Public Health Agency has updated the publicly available list of notified e-cigarettes and refill containers.
Croatia: The Ministry of Health has updated the publicly available list of notified e-cigarettes and refill containers.
Norway: The Ministry of Health enacted an amendment to the regulations on the approval scheme for new tobacco and nicotine products, which extends the ban
US - Federal: The US Department of Justice and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have announced the establishment of a federal
Belgium: In Belgium’s federal elections, the right-wing New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) emerged victorious with 16.7% of the national vote. The extreme-right Vlaams Belang
France: President Emmanuel Macron has dissolved the National Assembly and called for snap parliamentary elections on 30th June and 7th July after Marine Le
Australia: Mark Butler, the minister of health, has launched an advertising campaign aimed at raising awareness about the effects of vaping. The campaign
Iraq: Abbas Jabar, director of the Smoking Control Division in the Ministry of Health, has warned against the alarming spread of e-cigarettes among
Turkey: During a meeting with young athletes, president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed the harms of tobacco in relation to public health and the
Global: The World Health Organization (WHO) has made public the dates in which the 11th Conference of the Parties (COP11) to the Framework
EU: Pending the counting of all votes in most EU member states, provisional results of this weekend’s European Parliament elections show that the
Philippines: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has announced a robust approach to enforce Republic Act 11900 (Vape Law), which regulates e-cigarettes, heated tobacco
Paraguay: The Ministry of Health has issued a warning about the harmful effects of vaping. It intends to raise awareness on the dangers of
Netherlands: Maarten Van Ooijen – the outgoing state secretary of health, welfare, and sport – has proposed that neutral packaging should apply to
Canada - Prince Edward Island: The minister of finance and minister of health and wellness announced that the province has signed the Coordinated
Ireland: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has warned the public to stop using two vaping products that have been reported to the European Safety
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that the agency has rescinded its June 2022 marketing denial orders
Azerbaijan: The Audiovisual Council has warned TV and radio stations that promoting e-cigarettes via these channels is prohibited, media reports. Promotion of e-cigarettes
EU: European elections to elect the 720 members of the European Parliament (MEPs) for the next parliamentary term are being held from today,
EU: For today’s kickoff of the European Parliament elections, some 50 medical associations from European Union member states have signed a letter condemning
EU: Today the European Commission (EC) answered a parliamentary question put forth by Irish member of the European Parliament (MEP) Barry Andrews of
US - New Jersey: S3372 has been introduced. This bill would prohibit delivering electronic smoking devices and other tobacco products to a residence without
US - Colorado: House Bill 1356 has been signed by the governor. As introduced, this bill would have established a directory of manufacturers of electronic smoking
Hong Kong: Deputy secretary for health Eddie Lee said the government plans to outlaw alternative smoking products completely, including e-cigarettes and heated tobacco, press
Vietnam: In a session in the National Assembly, the Ministry of Industry and Trade announced its support for a ban on e-cigarettes and heated
Jordan: Adel Al Balbisi, head of the Jordan Centre for Disease Control (JCDC), announced that the centre has begun adopting new measures to combat
United Arab Emirates: The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has issued a newsletter warning against the use and promotion of electronic smoking products, saying
Greece: The Ministry of Health has updated the list of notified e-cigarette products. The list now contains 57,481 vapour products, including devices, disposables and refill containers.
France: The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (Anses) has published an updated list of notified e-cigarettes. The total number of vapour
South Africa: The South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC) has decided to ban the sale of vapes, both with and without nicotine, as aids to
Uzbekistan: President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has signed the decree “on strengthening measures to regulate the market of alcohol and tobacco products and prevent their
Denmark: Parliament has approved an amendment of the Act on Electronic Cigarettes, which includes a ban on the import, purchase, delivery, manufacture and possession
Canada - New Brunswick: The provincial legislative assembly approved bill 30 to amend the Tobacco and Electronic Cigarette Sales Act to strengthen the regulatory
Norway: The government has launched a public consultation on the regulations to introduce plain packaging for e-cigarettes, a ban on distance sales of
Netherlands: After the November 2023 elections, a provisional coalition agreement was reached last month, involving the winning far-right Party for Freedom (PVV), the centre-right People’s
Philippines: The Bureau of Philippine Standards of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI-BPS) issued the first batch of approved vaping products under the Philippine
Czech Republic: The Ministry of Health has updated the publicly available list of notified herbal products for smoking, e-cigarettes and substitute refills.
EU: On World No Tobacco Day, celebrated on 31st May, commissioner for health and food safety Stella Kyriakides issued a statement showcasing the
Russia: Bill 639663-8 has been introduced in the State Duma (lower chamber of parliament). The bill would introduce tax on nicotine raw materials
South Africa: After counting the votes from last week’s elections, the current ruling African National Congress Party (ANC) only garnered 40.2% of the
