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Ukraine: In the first reading of a bill seeking to change the existing Law On State Regulation of Production and Circulation of Ethyl Alcohol, Cognac
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France: Jwell France was found guilty of engaging in illegal advertising of vapour products on the internet. This was the result of the company's
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EU: At today's exchange of views between the members of the European Parliament's Subcommittee on Public Health and health commissioner Stella Kyriakides, some MEPs asked
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EU: The revised Council recommendation on smoke-free environments was not presented during yesterday's conference on Europe's Beating Cancer Plan, as originally expected. The revision featured in
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US - Federal: Pax Labs has filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Central District of California against its competitor
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EU: The European Commission (EC) has released the report titled "Beating Cancer Inequalities in the EU," with its primary objective being to investigate
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US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued complaints for civil money penalties (CMPs) against 21 bricks-and-mortar retailers for
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UK: Junior health secretary Andrea Leadsom has said that there are no current plans to ban the promotion and advertisement of vaping products in
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EU: The European Commission have-your-say website on the revision of the Council recommendation on smoke-free environments has been updated with a new date of the estimated
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US - Tennessee: House Bill 2252 has been introduced. It would levy a tax on vapour products in a manner similar to the tax
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Azerbaijan: Fazil Mustafa, a member of the National Assembly (parliament) from the minor opposition Great Order Party, said that e-cigarettes should be banned
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Slovenia: In light of today's national "No Cigarette Day", the National Institute of Public Health has issued a statement emphasising the harmfulness of
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Hungary: In a statement issued yesterday (30th January) raising concerns over the widespread use and illegal sale of flavoured vaping products in the country, the
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Egypt: The Ministry of Health has issued a warning on Facebook against the use of e-cigarettes, saying that they are addictive and have negative health
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Saudi Arabia: The Saudi Health Council, a Ministry of Health-affiliated institution, has issued a warning on social media against using tobacco products due to
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UK: The Tobacco and Vapes Bill is currently being finalised and will be introduced in this parliamentary session, according to junior health secretary Andrea Leadsom.
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Slovenia: The Public Relations Office of the Slovenian parliament has told ECigIntelligence that the parliamentary debate of the bill banning all flavours in e-cigarettes
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Egypt: In a TV interview, Ibrahim El Imbabi, head of the Tobacco Division at the Federation of Egyptian Industries, said that the division
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UK: Between January and October 2023, more than 4.5m e-cigarettes were seized by the UK Border Force, which is four times more than
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Vietnam: The state-owned corporation Vietnam Tobacco Corporation (Vinataba) – which has a monopoly on commercial tobacco and cigarette imports and is the only company
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US - Federal: Just a week after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) denied Bidi Vapor’s premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) for its
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Germany: The Federal Statistical Office has reported that 1.2m l of e-liquids were taxed in 2023. The volume of e-liquids sold in the second half
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Kyrgyzstan: The Ministry of Health intends to amend the sanctions regime for tobacco and vaping products, including for violations of public use requirements,
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UK: Yesterday (28th September), the government announced plans to ban disposables, introduce plain packaging and flavour restrictions for vapes, and regulate how vapes
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Spain: Minister of health Mónica García announced on Friday (26th January) in the Chamber of Deputies (lower chamber of parliament) that a bill
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Mexico: President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has announced that he is planning to introduce a bill prohibiting vaping products again, press reports. In
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US - Ohio: Local governments in Ohio cannot enact tobacco and nicotine rules, meaning that those regulations must come from the state level.
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New Zealand: The Ministry of Health has sent a reminder that they will provide more clarity regarding the annual sales return process for
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New Zealand: The Ministry of Health has published guidance on removable batteries in vaping devices. The guidance explains how pod-style devices can comply
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UK: Kent County Council is receiving £1.9m to help residents swap smoking for vaping. Annual funding from the Department of Health and Social
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UK: A retailer from Oswestry, England, must pay over £2,500 for selling non-compliant disposables after nearly 200 products were confiscated by Shropshire Council’s
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Thailand: At a seminar this week on e-cigarettes, the director general of the Department of Disease Control, Thongchai Keeratihatthayakorn, said e-cigarettes are widely
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Lebanon: Nassif Seklaoui, general manager of the Lebanese Tobacco and Tombacs Authority (RLTT), spoke during a conference against raising the taxation on tobacco
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New Zealand: In a document leaked to the press, health minister Casey Costello has suggested increasing fines to crack down on youth vaping, including harsher
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Canada - Alberta: The provincial government has published the new Tobacco and Vaping Reduction Strategy, which aims to reduce tobacco and vaping product
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Russia: Bill 512729-8 has been introduced and passed its first reading in the State Duma (a lower chamber of parliament). It would require e-cigarettes
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South Africa: The Portfolio Committee on Health will resume public hearings on the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill. The next hearings will be held
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Kazakhstan: The Mazhilis (lower chamber of parliament) has adopted a bill prohibiting the import, production, and sale of vapes, media reports. The bill will now be considered
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UK: The response to the "creating a smokefree generation and tackling youth vaping" consultation will be published in the coming weeks, ahead of
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UK (Scotland): The Parliamentary Health, Social Care and Sport Committee has written to the health minister asking if the government is planning on
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UK: The Doncaster (South Yorkshire) Police and Trading Standards officers inspected eight premises and seized 1,549 illegal e-cigarettes, as well as nicotine pouches and
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US - Federal: Yesterday (22nd January), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a marketing denial order (MDO) to Bidi Vapor for its
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Morocco: During a parliamentary session, Younes Achen (Authenticity and Modernity Party) asked Chakib Benmoussa (education and sports minister) about the necessary measures his
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EU: Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Aldo Patriciello, from the Group of the European People's Party, has submitted a parliamentary question asking how the EU
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Switzerland: The National Council's Social Security and Health Committee (SGK-N) has approved the partial revision of the Tobacco Products Act, which restricts advertising of tobacco and vaping
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US - Hawaii: Senate Bill 2691 has been introduced. It would prohibit the sale of flavoured tobacco products and mislabelled e-liquids that contain
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US - Federal: The manufacturer of Smok vaping products and a Texas vape distributor have filed an appeal against the Food and Drug
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US - Federal: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued marketing denial orders (MDOs) to Shenzhen Youme Information Technology for two Suorin
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Netherlands: Last week, the state secretary for health, welfare, and sports answered a set of questions from the parliament, specifying that the government is currently
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