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Australia: Mark Butler, the minister of health, has launched an advertising campaign aimed at raising awareness about the effects of vaping. The campaign
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Iraq: Abbas Jabar, director of the Smoking Control Division in the Ministry of Health, has warned against the alarming spread of e-cigarettes among
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Turkey: During a meeting with young athletes, president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed the harms of tobacco in relation to public health and the
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Global: The World Health Organization (WHO) has made public the dates in which the 11th Conference of the Parties (COP11) to the Framework
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EU: Pending the counting of all votes in most EU member states, provisional results of this weekend’s European Parliament elections show that the
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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
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Paraguay: The Ministry of Health has issued a warning about the harmful effects of vaping. It intends to raise awareness on the dangers of
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Netherlands: Maarten Van Ooijen – the outgoing state secretary of health, welfare, and sport – has proposed that neutral packaging should apply to
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Canada - Prince Edward Island: The minister of finance and minister of health and wellness announced that the province has signed the Coordinated
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Ireland: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has warned the public to stop using two vaping products that have been reported to the European Safety
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US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that the agency has rescinded its June 2022 marketing denial orders
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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
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EU: European elections to elect the 720 members of the European Parliament (MEPs) for the next parliamentary term are being held from today,
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EU: For today’s kickoff of the European Parliament elections, some 50 medical associations from European Union member states have signed a letter condemning
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EU: Today the European Commission (EC) answered a parliamentary question put forth by Irish member of the European Parliament (MEP) Barry Andrews of
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US - New Jersey: S3372 has been introduced. This bill would prohibit delivering electronic smoking devices and other tobacco products to a residence without
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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
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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
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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
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Jordan: Adel Al Balbisi, head of the Jordan Centre for Disease Control (JCDC), announced that the centre has begun adopting new measures to combat
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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
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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.
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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
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South Africa: The South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC) has decided to ban the sale of vapes, both with and without nicotine, as aids to
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Uzbekistan: President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has signed the decree “on strengthening measures to regulate the market of alcohol and tobacco products and prevent their
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Denmark: Parliament has approved an amendment of the Act on Electronic Cigarettes, which includes a ban on the import, purchase, delivery, manufacture and possession
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Canada - New Brunswick: The provincial legislative assembly approved bill 30 to amend the Tobacco and Electronic Cigarette Sales Act to strengthen the regulatory
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Norway: The government has launched a public consultation on the regulations to introduce plain packaging for e-cigarettes, a ban on distance sales of
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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
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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
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Czech Republic: The Ministry of Health has updated the publicly available list of notified herbal products for smoking, e-cigarettes and substitute refills.
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EU: On World No Tobacco Day, celebrated on 31st May, commissioner for health and food safety Stella Kyriakides issued a statement showcasing the
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Russia: Bill 639663-8 has been introduced in the State Duma (lower chamber of parliament). The bill would introduce tax on nicotine raw materials
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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
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Ukraine: The Ministry of Digital Transformation is working on the introduction of eExcise, a digital tool for combatting the shadow market of alcohol, tobacco products
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Czech Republic: At the workshop entitled Challenges of Health Prevention in the Czech Republic, economists and doctors agreed that people should receive information about
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South Africa: The South African Bureau of Standards has opened for public comment the Vaping Product Standards, which set the minimum safety and technical requirements
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Mexico: Presidential elections took place yesterday (2nd June), resulting in Claudia Sheinbaum obtaining the majority of votes, press reports. Sheinbaum belongs to Morena,
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US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced it is seeking civil money penalties (CMPs) from nine bricks-and-mortar stores
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Ireland: The Ministry of Health has started work on amending the Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products Act in order to prohibit the sale of
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Canada - Newfoundland and Labrador: The provincial government of Newfoundland and Labrador has launched public consultations on potential legislative amendments related to tobacco and
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US - Colorado: House Bill 1356 has passed both the House and the Senate and has been sent to the governor for signature. As introduced,
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Germany: The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has updated the list of notified e-cigarette products, which now contains 418,396 vapour products. Only
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Russia: Today, bill 638047-8, which would ban the sale of all e-cigarettes, including nicotine-free e-liquids, was introduced in the State Duma (lower chamber
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Global: Today, as every year on 31st May, is World No Tobacco Day. The focus of this year’s campaign is tobacco companies’ tactics
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Lithuania: President Gitanas Nausėda has submitted to the Seimas (parliament) the bill aiming to impose higher fines as well as establish stricter rules
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US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and independent researchers have stated that nicotine alternatives in vaping products, such as
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Bulgaria: The Ministry of Finance has published an amendment to the Supplements to the Regulations for the Implementation of the Law on Excise Duty and
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EU: Earlier this month, health ministers from 13 member states of the European Union sent a joint letter to the European commissioner for
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