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31st August 2023 - District of Columbia, United States |
US - Federal: The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit has found that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) failed
Ukraine: Yesterday (30th August), the president signed bill 9315 prohibiting the sale of locally produced e-liquids in duty-free shops. The measure will be temporary and
US - Federal: Indiana attorney general, Todd Rokita, has sent a letter to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expressing his concerns
Thailand: Teerachai Attanawanich, Thailand’s deputy minister of finance and chairman of the National Tobacco Authority of Thailand, said the country is considering legalising
Ireland: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has warned the public to stop using five different flavours of the McKesse brand of e-cigarettes. The vaping
29th August 2023 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: On 10th March 2023, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a proposed rule titled "Requirements for Tobacco Product
Egypt: The Egyptian Organization for Standards and Quality (EOS) has told ECigIntelligence it is currently working on three new regulations. The first is an
Ukraine: The National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) has included two Big Tobacco companies in their list of "international sponsors of war". According
25th August 2023 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sent out many more warning letters than usual to e-cigarette manufacturers for
25th August 2023 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: The coalition government has agreed on the final changes to the budget consolidation package, media reports. According to the Ministry of
24th August 2023 - Europe |
EU: A draft report on non-communicable diseases was published on 22nd August. Among many other recommendations, it supports the ongoing revision of the
24th August 2023 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: The minister of health has published the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Amendment Regulations. The regulations include packaging and new product
23rd August 2023 - North America, United States |
US - General: Njoy has asked the US International Trade Commission (ITC) to ban the importation and sale of certain Juul products, including
Egypt: Eastern Company, the former tobacco monopoly and the country's largest tobacco producer, has disclosed that it has received offers from foreign investors to
23rd August 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is reviewing two complaints about the advertising of disposable vapes with a potentially misleading environmental message, media reports.
Ukraine: The Department of Public Health, of the Ministry of Health, has confirmed that e-cigarette product notifications must be submitted, in Ukrainian, to
22nd August 2023 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: The Labour Party says it will limit the number of vape stores nationwide to 600 and introduce a licensing regime if it is
US - Hawaii: Honolulu Council chair Tommy Waters said recently that the proposed flavour ban on tobacco products and e-cigs in Honolulu is
Canada - Saskatchewan: The Ministry of Health has published proposed amendments to the Tobacco and Vapour Products Control Act which aim to increase
21st August 2023 - Europe, Switzerland |
Switzerland: The parliamentary Commission for Social Security and Health of the Council of States (SGK-S) has requested an amendment of the Federal Council’s bill to implement “Children
Israel: Today, 21st August, the Ministry of Health published for public consultation a draft to amend the Tobacco Law. The proposal was initially presented by the
21st August 2023 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: Health minister Ayesha Verrall has confirmed that the new regulations to limit youth vaping will come into effect on 21st September. All
US - Connecticut: Democrat Richard Blumenthal and other senators are calling for new initiatives on teen e-cigarette use. One of their first priorities
17th August 2023 - Europe, North Macedonia |
North Macedonia: A proposal to amend the Excise Law has recently been submitted to the parliament by the Minister of Finance. The bill, currently at its second
17th August 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The thorough enforcement of e-cigarette rules continues over the summer. After conducting test purchasing, local authority Trading Standards in Scotland found that
US - Virginia: The Leesburg Police Department conducted an under-age vaping operation at 29 retail stores in the town and charged four salespeople
Serbia: The minister of health, Danica Grujičić, has said the smoking ban in indoor places, including bars and restaurants, will be enacted next year.
16th August 2023 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued new warning letters to manufacturers and distributors of e-liquid products that
16th August 2023 - Africa, South Africa |
South Africa: The Portfolio Committee on Health will hold public hearings between 18th and 20th August on the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control
Russia: The government has drafted a bill that would establish a procedure for determining the minimum selling price of nicotine-containing and nicotine-free e-cigarettes. According
Malaysia: Yesterday, 15th August, the High Court allowed for the lawsuit filed in July by the Malaysian Council for Tobacco Control against the minister of health, Zaliha
France: The national Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety (Anses) has published an updated list of notified e-cigarettes, which includes 121,408 products.
Sweden: The Public Health Agency has updated a publicly available list of notified e-cigarettes and refill containers. There are 13,792 vapour products on the
16th August 2023 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: According to a survey by a battery-recycling company, media reports, more than half of disposable e-cigarette users in the Czech Republic
US - Illinois: Senate Bill 1561 has been approved by the governor. This bill amends the Smoke Free Illinois Act, including the use of
14th August 2023 - Asia, Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia: On 11th August, the Ministry of Municipal Rural Affairs and Housing passed Decision No. 4400984351/2023 amending the regulation on Tobacco Licence Fees. The
Iraq: Abbas Jabbar, director of the Tobacco Control Division at the Ministry of Health, has warned against the widespread use of e-cigarettes in society,
14th August 2023 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: Vape Free Kids New Zealand (VFK NZ), a community group that campaigns for legislative changes to protect the youth from the
Ukraine: On 11th August, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the procedure for user age verification on manufacturer and importer websites of e-cigs and
11th August 2023 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: In an in-depth piece about the UK market, a Financial Times journalist reports that according to a Freedom of Information request "NHS
Denmark: As part of the "Control Task Force" – set up by the ministers of health and business to strengthen the authorities' control of the
11th August 2023 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: Some government parties are suggesting that the recently proposed excise tax for e-cig refills (regardless of nicotine content) at a rate
Ukraine: Yesterday, the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) adopted bill 9315 prohibiting the sale of locally produced e-liquids in duty-free shops. The measure will be
10th August 2023 - North America, United States |
US - general: A federal judge in California has said he plans to approve Juul’s $255m settlement despite multiple objections “in order to
Italy: The Chamber of Deputies has definitively approved Bill 1038-B, which introduces a ban on long-distance and cross-border sales of nicotine-containing vapour products. As the proposal
Greece: The Ministry of Health has updated the list of notified e-cigarette products. The list now contains 48,737 vapour products, including devices, disposables and refill
Russia: E-cigarette retailers have written to the Ministry of Finance asking it not to ban flavours and nicotine salts in e-cigs, media reports.
Russia: Decree 587 has been signed by president Vladimir Putin, giving the Federal Service for Alcohol Market Regulation (Rosalkogolregulirovanie) oversight over tobacco- and nicotine-containing
