LATEST ALERTS
Iraq: The Erbil Governorate in Kurdistan yesterday issued a notice prohibiting the marketing and advertising of e-cigarettes and all tobacco products through the
New Zealand: Health minister Ayesha Verrall has said stronger measures like Australia’s planned further tightening of rules on the sale of e-cigarettes would require
UK: Junior health minister Neil O’Brien yesterday told MPs during a debate on under-age vaping that Trading Standards was to receive an additional £3m
Australia: The government has announced an intention to take firm action on vaping products, including banning the import of nicotine-free e-cigarettes, which will only be
Slovenia: Excise duty on e-liquids rose yesterday to €0.21 per ml for nicotine-containing and €0.10 per ml for nicotine-free liquids, as laid out
Ireland: The Ministry of Health says the Public Health (Tobacco Inhaling Products) Bill is expected to be passed soon and come into force in July, press reports.
Germany: Federal drugs commissioner Burkhard Blienert has called for a ban on sweet and fruity flavours for e-cigarettes, saying they make vaping more attractive,
US - Illinois: Cook County has introduced an ordinance to ban the sale of flavoured liquid nicotine products. With a population of over 5m, Cook County
Russia: President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a bill tightening regulation of e-cigarettes and e-liquids. The new law restricts retail sale of
Dominican Republic: Members of the centre-left Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), the ruling party, have reaffirmed support for a bill to regulate e-cigarettes and heated tobacco
Lithuania: Veronika Masalienė, director of the Association of Manufacturers and Importers (GIA) has issued a public reminder that used e-cigarettes, including disposables, must
US - Alaska: House Bill 176 has been introduced. This bill would impose a tax on closed electronic smoking products and vapour products in
Australia: The health minister is going to announce further restrictions for e-cigarettes, press reports. Mark Butler has said that further restrictions on the
Russia: Bill 332229-8, which would tighten e-liquid and e-cig device regulation, has been approved by the Federal Council (upper chamber of parliament) and
Vietnam: In a seminar held by the Ministry of Health, Tran Thi Trang, deputy director of the legal department of the Ministry of Health, recommended
Finland: Standard packaging for e-cigarettes and refill containers will be introduced on 1st May. The Tobacco Act specifies that from that date, e-cigarette
Serbia: Deputy health minister Jelena Janković has told media the ministry is hoping the smoking ban in cafes and restaurants will be adopted before
UK: Prime minister Rishi Sunak has told MPs that he recognises concern over the impact of disposable e-cigarettes on the environment and their appeal to
Germany: The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has updated the list of notified e-cigarette products, which now contains 315,432 vapour
Israel: The Ministry of Health has issued a warning against the use of Librette e-cigarettes, following comments from the Committee for the Investigation
Sweden: The Public Health Agency has updated a publicly available list of notified e-cigarettes and refill containers. There are 13,493 vapour products on the list.
Slovakia: A draft amendment to the Act on the Production, Labelling and Sale of Tobacco Products that would bring the regulation of nicotine-free
Germany: Federal drug commissioner Burkhard Blienert has called for stricter rules on tobacco advertising, including e-cigarettes, after a survey of 1,383 people conducted by
Lithuania: The Department of Drug, Tobacco and Alcohol Control is inviting school pupils in grades 10-12 to enter a competition on the prevention
US - General: Altria Group Inc and Juul Labs Inc. are facing trial today in a lawsuit brought by San Francisco's public school
Russia: A Federal Assembly announcement has proposed transferring the Ministry of Agriculture's and the Federal Taxation Service's powers to regulate the tobacco market
Israel: Following the death of a 16-year-old, allegedly related to vaping, a parliamentary Special Committee for the Rights of the Child yesterday discussed
US - Louisiana: House Bill 635 has been introduced, which would increase the tax rate on vaping products to 15% of the retail sales
EU: Swedish MEP Sara Skyttedal has submitted a question to the European Commission asking whether it sees any conflict of interest in the awarding
UK: Prime minister Rishi Sunak has criticised the vaping industry for designing ads and flavours that appeal to children. He said a “crack-down squad” was
Italy: The Market and Competition Authority (AGCM) has launched an investigation into British American Tobacco (BAT) and Amazon over alleged misleading advertising of the Glo Hyper
US - New York: Senate Bill S6395 has been introduced. The bill would prohibit the operation of any vending machine that dispenses tobacco products
Canada - Quebec: The minister of health has enacted a regulation to amend the regulation under the Tobacco Control Act that introduces a ban
South Korea: Deputy prime minister and minister of economy and finance Choo Kyung-ho said yesterday that e-cigarettes should be taxed at the same
India: A former Parliament member has published an academic paper concluding that the national ban on e-cigarettes ordered by the government in 2019 has been
Vietnam: Ngo Khai Hoan, deputy director of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, said during a seminar on the regulation of new generation tobacco
EU: The independent European Ombudsman has found a lack of transparency in meetings between the European Commission and tobacco lobbyists, suggesting that it amounts to maladministration. The ombudsman
US - General: Juul Labs and its former investor Altria have reached a settlement with the state of Minnesota over Juul’s alleged deceptive
US - General: Truth Initiative has issued a statement on last week’s settlement between Juul and seven states: “By imposing stringent restrictions on the
Israel: The Ministry of Health has issued a warning against e-cigarettes following the death of a 16-year-old with a collapsed lung, which was
Algeria: During an oral question session in the parliament, member of parliament (MP) Abdelkader Qouri asked the minister of industry and pharmaceutical production, Ali
Denmark: Out of 200 e-cigarette and tobacco retailers, 104 failed to comply with new tax rules, according to inspections carried out by the
Bulgaria: The Ministry of Economy and Industry has notified a draft Law on Amendments and Supplements to the Tax-Insurance Procedural Code to the European Commission's
US - General: Juul Labs has issued a statement regarding this week's settlement with seven states: "The terms of the agreement, like prior
Hungary: The government has notified a bill to the European Commission's TRIS database that would make nicotine-free refill containers subject to the EU
Netherlands: Yesterday, in a letter to the House of Representatives (lower chamber of parliament), the Ministry of Health, Wellbeing and Sports highlighted a
US - Texas: House Bill 4481 is scheduled for a public hearing on Monday, 17th April. The bill would establish a directory of e-cigarettes and alternative nicotine products
Australia: The South Australia state government has proposed extending restrictions on vaping in outdoor public places, press reports. E-cigarette use would be prohibited on beaches,
