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Blue sky thinking brings a breath of fresh air to the question of quitting vaping
5th May 2022 - Blogs |
E-cigs are meant to be an aid to quitting smoking: now, perhaps inevitably, comes a device that promises to help people quit vaping. But is it all it’s cracked up to be?
House passes bill to ban flavours…
4th May 2022 - Alerts | Hawaii, North America, United States |
China bans synthetic nicotine, while new e-cig standard could affect global market
3rd May 2022 - News analysis |
Synthetic nicotine, and nicotine-free e-liquids, will be banned in China from 1st October, when the country’s standard for e-cigarettes takes effect, potentially have a major impact on worldwide supplies
House and Senate disagree over flavour bill amendments…
2nd May 2022 - Alerts | Hawaii, North America, United States |
US regulatory report: synthetic nicotine products – what’s next?
27th April 2022 - Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |
The new US federal legislation has brought synthetic nicotine products under the oversight of the FDA, so all synthetic nicotine products must go through a premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) process
San Diego moves a step nearer flavours ban…
26th April 2022 - Alerts | California, North America, United States |
City of San Diego may ban flavours…
25th April 2022 - Alerts | California, North America, United States |
Flavour ban in preparation…
25th April 2022 - Alerts | Europe, Netherlands |
Flavour-related bill to be heard by Senate Committee today…
22nd April 2022 - Alerts | Connecticut, North America, United States |
State urged to follow town’s lead by banning flavours…
21st April 2022 - Alerts | Maine, North America, United States |
Flavour ban delayed by six months…
14th April 2022 - Alerts | Europe, Netherlands |
Los Angeles and San Francisco: flavour regulation in metropolitan areas, April 2022
12th April 2022 - Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |
This report will examine flavour restrictions in the San Francisco Bay Area and Greater Los Angeles, though it will also take into account wherever there is a total ban, since that means all e-cigarettes are banned
Anti-vape lawmakers find themselves caught in a web of their own devising
6th April 2022 - Blogs |
A no-doubt well-meaning ballot measure enthusiastically taken up by voters just 18 months ago now has General Assembly members in the US state of Colorado tied up in a knot of their own making
Court rejects vape store motion to suspend flavour ban…
1st April 2022 - Alerts | Canada, New Brunswick, North America |
Bill to be included in committees’ public consultation…
31st March 2022 - Alerts | Hawaii, North America, United States |
China’s upcoming ban on e-cigarette flavours could hurt domestic producers
29th March 2022 - News analysis |
Beijing has recently announced a set of regulations that will tighten control on the vaping industry, and experts say China’s new and tightened scrutiny on e-cigarettes will likely hurt domestic producers
Trouble in paradise: accusations fly in Hawaiian battle over flavour ban plan
28th March 2022 - Blogs |
There’s some dissension in the state of Hawaii, with some fairly heavy accusations flying around in the public debate over a proposed bill to ban e-cigarette flavours
Non-tobacco flavours banned…
28th March 2022 - Alerts | Canada, North America, Northwest Territories |
FDA authorises some tobacco-flavoured Logic vape products, but denies others
25th March 2022 - News analysis |
The FDA has authorised the marketing of several tobacco-flavoured e-cigarette products from Logic Technology Development, under the brands Logic Power and Logic Pro, but the agency also issued marketing denial orders for other products from the same company, owned by Japan Tobacco International
Senate committee backs flavour ban and nicotine limit…
24th March 2022 - Alerts | Connecticut, North America, United States |
Market report: the vape market in the Czech Republic
24th March 2022 - Country market reports , Market reports |
The Czech Republic, which incorporated the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) into its domestic legal system in 2017, presents a developed vape market that is projected to grow in the future due to increased interest, new products entering the market and overall affordability
Flavour names are still OK – for now…
24th March 2022 - Alerts | Europe, Netherlands |
One judge of three seems receptive to Triton’s argument against FDA decision
17th March 2022 - News analysis |
E-liquid provider Triton Distribution may have made some progress in its attempt to convince a court that the US FDA was “arbitrary and capricious” in denying its flavoured vaping products application
Imminent ban on flavours and single-use e-cigs…
17th March 2022 - Alerts | California, North America, United States |
Controversy over state bid to ban flavours, limit nic concentration…
16th March 2022 - Alerts | Connecticut, North America, United States |
China to ban e-cig flavours – and RELX is perfectly relaxed about the new rules
15th March 2022 - News analysis |
All e-liquid flavours other than tobacco will be banned in China from 1st May, according to the country’s Tobacco Monopoly Administration, which has confirmed administrative measures for e-cigarettes proposed in December
Tobacconists in France have biggest increase in demand for vaping products
10th March 2022 - News analysis |
Tobacconists in France have seen the biggest increase in demand for vaping products in recent years, having received monetary support from the government to transform their businesses. Many have used this additional funding to rebrand their shops so that they attract more e-cigarette customers, according to new analysis from ECigIntelligence
Market report: France – a mature market dominated by open system products
28th February 2022 - Country market reports , Market reports |
France is one of the biggest and most developed vape markets in the world, with e-cigarettes having first appeared there in 2005. This report considers the shape of that market today, and how it looks set to develop further
Bay Area city bans flavours…
24th February 2022 - Alerts | California, North America, United States |
Senate bid to ban non-tobacco flavours…
22nd February 2022 - Alerts | Connecticut, North America, United States |
US menthol cigarette ban is imminent – so what does that mean for e-cigs?
17th February 2022 - News analysis |
Flavours for other tobacco products will almost certainly become the major topic once a US ban on menthol cigarettes and flavoured cigars goes through
Norway’s new rules should allow nicotine e-liquids – but it won’t be plain sailing
17th February 2022 - News analysis |
Changes to Norway’s Tobacco Act should allow the sale of nicotine-containing e-liquids and devices but strict permit rules could effectively prohibit the 70 or so domestic retailers from taking advantage
French public health council reverses its endorsement of vaping to quit smoking
2nd February 2022 - News analysis |
France’s High Council for Public Health has revised its 2016 opinion on e-cigarettes, now saying there is not sufficient evidence to recommend vaping for smoking cessation
Canadian e-cig industry ready to fight ‘existential threat’ of federal flavour ban
25th January 2022 - News analysis |
Leaders of Canada’s vaping industry are preparing to challenge a federal government proposal to restrict flavoured e-cigarette products which they fear would devastate the industry in the country
Colorado to consider flavour ban to reduce youth e-cig consumption
21st January 2022 - News analysis |
Lawmakers in Colorado will soon be considering a new bill that would ban the sale of all flavoured tobacco products. The aim of the new law would be to curb the consumption of e-cigarettes by youth
INNCO calls for health assessments and user input before flavour bans
20th January 2022 - News analysis |
INNCO urged policymakers to conduct health impact studies involving consumers and producers if flavour bans are being debated
Robert Califf’s FDA nomination is approved at committee stage
19th January 2022 - News analysis |
Califf’s bid to be the first permanent FDA leader under president Joe Biden comes amid ongoing calls by politicians for more regulation of tobacco and the cigarette industry
2021 reviewed: false dawn for vaping, or some light showing at the tunnel’s end?
10th January 2022 - News analysis |
Could 2021 be remembered as the year we first started to see some light at the end of the tunnel? Only time will tell for sure, but there were clues
Study finds flavours draw young people to e-cigs, but no onward link to smoking
5th January 2022 - News analysis |
A new study has concluded that although flavours are an “important motivator” for e-cigarette uptake among young people, there is no evidence to associate them with a move to smoking tobacco
MEPs give green light to cancer report amid uncertainty over future of flavours
10th December 2021 - News analysis |
The European Parliament’s Special Committee on Beating Cancer gave the green light on 9th December to a cancer report that urges the Commission to assess a ban on selected flavours in upcoming regulations
Market report: South Korea – a slight rise for e-cigs as smoking falls further
9th December 2021 - Country market reports , Market reports |
South Korean smoking rates have fallen in the last decade due to smokeless tobacco alternatives and rising prices. Vape sales are level but impacted by heated tobacco
MEPs to soften demands on EU blanket flavour ban to just those targeting minors
3rd December 2021 - News analysis |
The final report of the European Parliament’s Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA) is expected to suggest a ban on selected flavours
Freebase e-liquids continue to lead the market in Indonesia
3rd December 2021 - News analysis |
E-liquid presents the main source of income for vape stores according to our offline research, with some of the stores producing their in-house e-liquid
Market report: nicotine cap disrupts market trends in Canada
15th November 2021 - Country market reports , Market reports |
This report examines the Canadian e-cigarette market and makes predictions about how the consolidation of the regulatory framework may impact the market as a whole
PMTAs: after the Reynolds approvals, which way will the FDA go next?
15th October 2021 - News analysis |
“The importance of the FDA authorising a vaping product as ‘appropriate for the protection of public health’ should not be understated,” said Greg Conley, president of the American Vaping Association
