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27th June 2023 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: Following the July 2022 decision by the collegiate board of the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) to maintain the existing ban on
23rd June 2023 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced yesterday, 22nd June, that it had “issued warning letters to 189 retailers for selling
22nd June 2023 - Canada, North America |
Canada: Health Canada has enacted the Vaping Products Reporting Regulations, which came into effect yesterday (21st June). They require manufacturers to report sales
22nd June 2023 - South America, Venezuela |
Venezuela: The Ministry of Health has passed a resolution regulating the manufacture, import, export, distribution, marketing, use, advertising and promotion of e-cigarettes and banning their sale
21st June 2023 - North America, United States |
US - general: The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has denied a petition by e-cigarette manufacturer and importer Magellan Technology
US - Texas: House Bill 4758 has been signed by the governor. This bill prohibits any e-cigarette container that "(1) depicts a cartoon-like
16th June 2023 - North America, United States |
US - General: Members of Congress sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging
EU: The minutes of the meeting of the European Commission (EC) Expert Group on Tobacco Policy that took place on 3rd May 2023 have been published
16th June 2023 - Brazil, South America |
Brazil: After a news piece said that tax authorities have established e-cigarette taxation, the Federal Revenue Service clarified that it has not issued
US - Hawaii: Senate Bill 975, a companion to House Bill 833, has been signed by governor Josh Green, bringing in the state’s first ever
6th June 2023 - North America, United States |
US - general: E-cigarette maker VPR Brands has asked the Federal Circuit Court to maintain a court order banning the sale of Elf Bar vapes,
6th June 2023 - North America, United States |
US - general:Â The National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) and other retail associations have asked the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to
1st June 2023 - Central America, Dominican Republic |
Dominican Republic: The minister of public health called on young people yesterday, World No Tobacco Day, to stop using e-cigarettes. He said “their effects are related
1st June 2023 - Chile, South America |
Chile: Deputy health secretary Andrea Albagi marked World No Tobacco Day yesterday with a warning against the use of e-cigarettes, saying they are
31st May 2023 - North America, United States |
US – federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued warning letters to 30 retailers it accused of selling various unauthorised
US - New York: Kent Sopris, president of the New York Association of Convenience Stores, has published an opinion piece about stopping teen
US - Texas:Â House Bill 4758 has been passed by both the House and the Senate and sent to the governor for signature. It
Americas: Ahead of tomorrow’s World No Tobacco Day (31st May), Jarbas Barbosa, director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), has warned that novel
26th May 2023 - North America, United States |
US - General: IMiracle Shenzhen Technology Co. Ltd. – the manufacturer of Elf Bar, Lost Mary and EBDesign – issued a statement about
US - Texas: House Bill 4758 has been passed by the Senate and now heads to the governor’s desk. It would ban e-cigarette containers that depict cartoon-like characters;
23rd May 2023 - North America, United States |
US - federal: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) has hired its first senior advisor for health equality.
19th May 2023 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued Import Alert 98-06, allowing the agency to detain new tobacco products, such as
US - Louisiana: House Bill 179 has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. The bill would ban the sale or service of any e-liquid or
17th May 2023 - Argentina, South America |
15th May 2023 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: On 12th May, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued marketing denial orders (MDOs) to ten companies that collectively
12th May 2023 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia:Â AÂ bill to tax e-cigarettes has been approved in its first debate in the Chamber of Representatives (the lower chamber of Congress). The bill
11th May 2023 - North America, United States |
US - general: Altria has announced that it has agreed to pay $235m to settle at least 6,000 Juul-related state and federal lawsuits. “While
US - Texas: House Bill 4722, which would tax non-tobacco nicotine products, has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. It
9th May 2023 - Chile, South America |
Chile: The Chamber of Deputies yesterday approved Bill 12626-11, which together with Bill 12632-11 seeks to equate all vaping products, regardless of their nicotine content, with tobacco products,
US - Texas: House Bill 4758 has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. This bill would prohibit an
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
2nd May 2023 - Central America, Dominican Republic |
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
US - Alaska:Â House Bill 176 has been introduced. This bill would impose a tax on closed electronic smoking products and vapour products in
24th April 2023 - North America, United States |
US - General: Altria Group Inc and Juul Labs Inc. are facing trial today in a lawsuit brought by San Francisco's public school
US - Louisiana:Â House Bill 635 has been introduced, which would increase the tax rate on vaping products to 15% of the retail sales
US - New York:Â Senate Bill S6395 has been introduced. The bill would prohibit the operation of any vending machine that dispenses tobacco products
19th April 2023 - Canada, North America |
Canada - Quebec: The minister of health has enacted a regulation to amend the regulation under the Tobacco Control Act that introduces a ban
US - General: Juul Labs and its former investor Altria have reached a settlement with the state of Minnesota over Juul’s alleged deceptive
17th April 2023 - North America, United States |
US - General: Truth Initiative has issued a statement on last week’s settlement between Juul and seven states: “By imposing stringent restrictions on the
14th April 2023 - North America, United States |
US - General: Juul Labs has issued a statement regarding this week's settlement with seven states: "The terms of the agreement, like prior
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
US - Maine: Bill LD 1558 has been introduced in the state Legislature, aiming to ban the sale of tobacco products in pharmacies and stores
6th April 2023 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: A coalition of public health advocates and physicians – including the American Heart Association, the American Lung Association and the
US - Arkansas:Â House Bill 1725 has passed the House and been sent to the Senate. Among its provisions, it would establish safety inspections
US - North Carolina:Â Senate Bill 174Â has been enacted and signed by governor Roy Cooper. It amends the definition of vapour products for tax
US - Ohio: Public opinion is split over Cleveland's proposed tobacco product flavour ban. On the one hand, the argument in favour of the ban
US - New York: Bill A 5994 has just been introduced. This bill prohibits misrepresenting any facts about the health consequences of using
30th March 2023 - North America, United States |
US - federal: The House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Accountability has announced that it is investigating the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Center