LATEST ALERTS
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
US - General: Altria Group has announced that it and its operating company, Njoy, have responded to the US International Trade Commission (ITC)
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Department of the Treasury have announced a proposed rule that would
US - Federal: The US Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit has ruled that the maker of the popular Elf Bar vape can challenge
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
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.
US - General: Tadeu Marroco, CEO of British American Tobacco (BAT), has shared his view on BAT's half-year results of 2024. He has
US - General: An article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) analyses the results of a clinical trial investigating the
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
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it has authorised the marketing of the Vuse Alto pod vape
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
US - Ohio: State attorney general (AG) Dave Yost said he has launched a campaign to combat the influx of illegal vaping devices
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
US - Federal: A group of bipartisan senators has sent a letter to officials at the Consumer Protection Branch of the Department of
US - Federal: The Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) acted properly when barring two makers
US - New York: The city of New York has filed a motion of preliminary injunction to immediately block 11 companies from selling their e-cigarettes in
US - General: The health advocacy organisation Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids has released a statement regarding RJ Reynolds Vapor Company’s introduction of its
US - Federal: RJ Reynolds Vapor has announced that the company has filed the final premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) submissions with the
US - Federal: The US Supreme Court has overruled the 1984 Chevron decision. One of the key principles of the Chevron doctrine is that
US - North Carolina: The North Carolina General Assembly has passed House Bill (HB) 900, which now goes to the governor. HB 900 would
US - Federal: Todd Cecil, the deputy director of regulatory management of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP),
US - Maryland: Effective today, the sales and use tax for electronic smoking devices, including vaping liquid in a container of more than
US - California: A new tax rate on tobacco products comes into force today. The tax will change from 56.32% of the wholesale
China: According to recently updated trade data from the General Administration of Customs, in May 2024, exports of e-cigarettes to South Korea totalled approximately
US - Illinois: US Customs and Border Protections (CBP) has reported that CBP officers in Chicago recently seized 53,700 electronic nicotine delivery systems
US - Federal: Senator Dick Durbin has stated that he is disappointed that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorised the marketing
US - Illinois: Senate Bill 2662 has been passed by the House and now goes to the governor. The bill would prohibit a manufacturer,
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given Altria’s Njoy subsidiary permission to market four menthol-flavoured e-cigarette products –
US - New York: State attorney general (AG) Letitia James has announced that funds coming from the settlement with Juul will be allocated
US - North Carolina: The North Carolina State Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a proposal added to House Bill (HB) 900 that would
US - Federal: Last week, the United States District Court for the District of Colorado entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against
China/US: The Chinese Ministry of Commerce has announced that several US companies have filed a petition with the US International Trade Commission (USITC). The
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sent warning letters to six online retailers for selling unauthorised e-liquid products from
US - Federal: In yesterday’s hearing before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, both Democrats and Republicans expressed their confusion as to how
US - Federal: Today, the US Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on “Combatting the Youth Vaping Epidemic by Enhancing Enforcement Against
US - Federal: The US Department of Justice and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have announced the establishment of a federal
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that the agency has rescinded its June 2022 marketing denial orders
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
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced it is seeking civil money penalties (CMPs) from nine bricks-and-mortar stores
US - Colorado: House Bill 1356 has passed both the House and the Senate and has been sent to the governor for signature. As introduced,
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and independent researchers have stated that nicotine alternatives in vaping products, such as
US - California: The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) has published a notice with a new tax rate for tobacco products,
