
Nicotine




Enforcement changes affecting vapes with and without nicotine in effect soon…
12th June 2025 - Alerts | Europe, Netherlands |

Vape packaging health harm warnings more impactful than those on addiction
10th June 2025 - News analysis |
Warnings on packaging about negative health effects of vaping may be more powerful than warnings about nicotine addiction, a new study suggests


Vape sales and imports banned again under new administration…
5th June 2025 - Alerts | South America, Uruguay |

Warning issued about potentially dangerous e-cigarettes…
5th June 2025 - Alerts | Czech Republic, Europe |

Ispire joint venture files first-ever US FDA PMTA for age-gating chip in vape devices
2nd June 2025 - News analysis |
Ike Tech, co-founded by Ispire, filed the first-ever premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a system that requires continuous, real-time ID verification to access vape devices

US regulatory live alerts monthly round-up, May
2nd June 2025 - Alerts , Live alerts US |
All the stories from the ECigIntelligence daily US regulatory live alerts in one user-friendly database, updated every month





Spain: e-cigarette regulation, May 2025
28th May 2025 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report offers a detailed analysis of the regulatory framework for e-cigarettes in Spain, covering all policy areas from product, age and packaging restrictions, to advertising, taxation and enforcement


Are Australia’s restrictive vape laws to blame for high black-market demand?
27th May 2025 - News analysis |
March saw Australia’s largest-ever haul of illegal vapes and cigarettes by a health authority, and similar seizures have occurred in the wake of regulations in effect since October

Could unintended consequences of Dutch flavour ban become main consequences?
23rd May 2025 - News analysis |
Why has the Netherlands taken such a harsh, prohibitionist stance on nicotine when it has historically been liberal in its approach to other so-called vice products?

Spotlight on Big Tobacco’s smoke-free shift: betting on the future with vaping
22nd May 2025 - News analysis |
In part two of a two-part series, we look at the role vaping plays in tobacco companies’ quest to transform themselves into smoke-free businesses, with one company standing out in the category

US: nicotine analogues – regulatory status at federal and state level
22nd May 2025 - Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |
Synthetic nicotine analogues appeared on the US market in vaping and oral products, marketed as exempt from the FDA’s PMTA requirements. This report examines nicotine analogues and their regulation at both the federal and state level

Tamarind Intelligence podcast: innovations in vape product design
21st May 2025 - Podcasts |
Join host Barnaby Page as he speaks with in-house market analyst Mercedes Gorgni about current and possible future trends in the vape product design market

Youth use of alternative nic products increases…
21st May 2025 - Alerts | Czech Republic, Europe |

Is the new US surgeon general nominee more open to vaping as harm reduction?
20th May 2025 - News analysis |
New US surgeon general nominee Casey Means has not publicly laid out any position on vaping, nicotine or smoking cessation, but some of her public comments suggest she may be amenable to reduced-harm products

Spotlight on Big Tobacco’s smoke-free shift: real progress or far-off promise?
19th May 2025 - News analysis |
In part one of a two-part series, we examine how close leading players are to their goals of becoming smoke-free almost ten years after the first tobacco company committed to swapping cigarettes for alternative products

Is the US FDA’s overestimation of under-age NGP use fuelling the illicit market?
16th May 2025 - News analysis |
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) process for quantifying the risk of under-age use of next-generation products (NGPs) could be fuelling the illicit market because so many NGPs are being refused authorisation





US-based think tank proposes ways to help move along the FDA PMTA process
12th May 2025 - News analysis |
The Tax Foundation has published a series of potential reforms it believes the US Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products could realistically implement to address the country’s vaping industry



Greek bill to ban e-cigarette flavours in ‘final stages of internal consultation’
5th May 2025 - News analysis |
Greece is moving closer to a flavour ban on alternative nicotine products as part of a broader crackdown on under-age access to alcohol and tobacco

Debates and concerns continue ahead of UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill becoming law
2nd May 2025 - News analysis |
The UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill has been debated in the House of Lords (upper house of Parliament) and is now just a few steps away from becoming law

House of Lords approves Tobacco and Vapes Bill in second reading…
24th April 2025 - Alerts | Europe, United Kingdom |

Campaign to warn kids against nicotine use planned ahead of World No Tobacco Day…
24th April 2025 - Alerts | Czech Republic, Europe |

US tariffs on imports of Chinese vaping products – who ends up paying the price?
24th April 2025 - Blogs , News analysis |
The world is wondering what the real implications of US president Donald Trump’s tariffs will be on China, and whether and how the prices of affected products will dramatically increase for US consumers



Tamarind Intelligence podcast: the changing face of nicotine events
16th April 2025 - Podcasts |
Join host Barnaby Page as he speaks with Jake Nixon, organiser of the World Vape Show and several other global nicotine events, as they discuss how the landscape of nicotine-related events has evolved in recent years


Bill would include synthetic nicotine products in OTP tax category…
10th April 2025 - Alerts | North America, United States, Washington |

How Trump’s tariffs could have a negative impact on US public health
7th April 2025 - News analysis |
US president Donald Trump’s tariffs could actively harm public health – but not in a way that might be expected

Estonia: e-cigarette regulation, April 2025
3rd April 2025 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This reports provides detailed analysis of the current regulatory framework in place in Estonia for e-cigarettes, covering all policy areas from taxation and market access to advertising and packaging requirements

Ukraine raises excise taxes on tobacco products, and that includes e-liquids
31st March 2025 - News analysis |
Excise taxes in Ukraine on cigarettes and tobacco products, which could also include e-liquids, have been raised by nearly 25%, effective 25th March


Polish government prepares to unveil bill to ban disposable e-cigarettes in Q3 2025
27th March 2025 - News analysis |
As part of its efforts to cut alternative tobacco product sales in Poland, the country’s Ministry of Health is advancing plans to ban nicotine-containing and nicotine-free single-use vapes

Consumer agency finds disposables not in compliance with law…
27th March 2025 - Alerts | Asia, South Korea |

