LATEST ALERTS
Nicotine
Elf Bar 600 line removed from shops following investigation…
6th February 2023 - Alerts | Europe, United Kingdom |
Italy reduces excise tax on e-cigs but targets them in anti-addiction measures
2nd February 2023 - News analysis |
Italy’s Budget Law for 2023, approved by the parliament on 29th December, has updated the excise tax on e-liquids with and without nicotine, slowing down the 2021 Budget Law planned increase
Nicotine content lab test report deadline…
1st February 2023 - Alerts | Asia, Kazakhstan |
Netherlands further tightens ban on all non-tobacco-flavoured e-cigarettes
30th January 2023 - News analysis |
The Netherlands, usually considered quite permissive with a relatively laissez-faire attitude, is employing stricter flavour bans in an attempt to curb youth vaping
Bill introduced to ban flavoured tobacco and mislabelled e-liquid products…
24th January 2023 - Alerts | Hawaii, North America, United States |
E-cigarette regulatory trends across the US, comparing geographical areas
19th January 2023 - Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |
This report analyses how each of the four geographical areas in the US regulate taxation, product restrictions, retail channel and youth access restrictions, and advertising, noting similarities and differences
Indonesia: e-cigarette regulation, January 2023
10th January 2023 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides a detailed summary of the current regulatory framework in place for e-cigarettes in Indonesia, covering all policy areas and looking toward the future considering expected upcoming changes
Philippines: e-cigarette regulation, January 2023
3rd January 2023 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides a detailed summary of the current regulatory framework in place for e-cigarettes in the Philippines, covering all policy areas
The family doctor who gives cigarettes to his 14-year-old son to stop him vaping
6th December 2022 - Blogs |
Should e-cigarettes be prescribed to help smokers quit? One Australian family doctor has bizarrely turned the question on its head, asking: Should cigarettes be prescribed to help vapers quit?
UK: consumer survey – a journey analysis of vaping and nicotine pouch usage
30th November 2022 - Market reports , Topic market reports |
This report focuses on the nicotine consumption journey in the UK by analysing the time periods for which each respondent has used tobacco alternatives – such as vaping products and nicotine pouches – in addition to the time they have used traditional cigarettes
Free stop-smoking vape starter kits available…
17th November 2022 - Alerts | Europe, United Kingdom |
Customs Service wants synthetic nicotine to be taxed as tobacco…
10th November 2022 - Alerts | Asia, South Korea |
Government may extend e-cig rules to nicotine-free products…
7th November 2022 - Alerts | Europe, United Kingdom |
Public consultation held on Vaporized Nicotine Products Regulation Act…
28th October 2022 - Alerts | Asia, Philippines |
County recommends flavour ban for tobacco and nicotine products…
24th October 2022 - Alerts | North America, Oregon, United States |
Why ‘wellness’ vapes just might be less healthy than the wicked nicotine kind
6th October 2022 - Blogs |
In demonising nicotine, have many of vaping’s bitterest opponents across the globe got their sights trained on the wrong enemy?
FDA’s CTP launches resource on vaping and nicotine addiction for US schools
30th September 2022 - News analysis |
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) has launched an online resource centre providing science-based, standards-mapped materials that teachers can use to help their students understand the dangers of vaping and nicotine addiction
Nic salts and flavour restrictions on CTP radar…
27th September 2022 - Alerts | North America, United States |
The disposable truth: what you see on the label may not always be what you get
21st September 2022 - Blogs |
Scientists studying nicotine levels in disposable e-cigs found claims weren’t always backed up by facts. In fact, if their sample is truly representative and their methods accurate, vapers may be getting sold short
Global policy on novel nicotine products: analysis from our new Policy Radar
2nd September 2022 - Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |
Analysis of Tamarind Intelligence’s newly launched Policy Radar product captures in detail the current regulatory framework for leading markets globally and enables us to forecast the evolution of regulation over the next five years
Poland: e-cigarette regulation, September 2022
1st September 2022 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides a detailed overview of the current regulatory framework in Poland for e-cigarettes and related products, as well as possible future changes to the regime
US FDA warning on flavoured nicotine gummies brings out mixed responses
31st August 2022 - News analysis |
Vaping industry representatives have accused the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of “creating a fake panic” with a warning over illegal flavoured nicotine gummies
FDA e-liquid warnings cover ‘nicotine from any source’…
24th August 2022 - Alerts | United States |
Will the ‘major questions doctrine’ be used in tobacco regulation in the US?
11th August 2022 - Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |
This report will analyse if any of the upcoming tobacco-related regulations may be challenged under the major questions doctrine, including the menthol ban and the policy relating to nicotine levels
Vape Bill supported by some, while FDA and DOH are opposed…
22nd July 2022 - Alerts | Asia, Philippines |
Russia: the e-cigarette market, July 2022
19th July 2022 - Country market reports , Market reports |
This report offers a detailed overview of the Russian vape market, covering everything from market size and vaping population to e-liquids and hardware
Bill without explicit flavour ban vetoed by governor…
15th July 2022 - Alerts | Hawaii, North America, United States |
FDA issues warning letters about synthetic nicotine…
14th July 2022 - Alerts | North America, United States |
Last day for synthetic nicotine sales without a PMTA…
12th July 2022 - Alerts | North America, United States |
Annual increase to e-liquids excise duty in force today…
1st July 2022 - Alerts | Europe, North Macedonia |
Luxembourg: e-cigarette regulation, June 2022
22nd June 2022 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides a comprehensive overview of the current regulatory regime in place in Luxembourg for e-cigarettes and their related products
The smouldering nicotine question that is suddenly back on the political agenda
16th June 2022 - Blogs |
Questions are sure to arise as to how any mandatory reduction in nicotine in combustibles might affect e-cigarettes too, either in the form of increased (or reduced) competition or possible parallel regulation
Romania: e-cigarette regulation, June 2022
16th June 2022 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides a detailed overview of the regulatory framework in place for e-cigs and related products, covering all policy areas from taxation and notification to retail channel restrictions and packaging rules
Health secretary suggests president won’t sign nicotine bill…
9th June 2022 - Alerts | Asia, Philippines |
US FDA bends to external pressures and lobbying over following science, says VTA
8th June 2022 - Blogs |
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) actions in the name of public health threaten to have the opposite effect by leaving the vaping sector in the hands of big tobacco, a vaping association claims
Nicotine pouches are not a ‘nicotine product’…
1st June 2022 - Alerts | North America, United States, Wyoming |
Harm-reduction strategies: how much action lies behind the talk?
1st June 2022 - Blogs |
Most tobacco companies are keen to be seen supporting the concept of harm reduction, especially through reduced-risk products like e-cigarettes, heat-not-burn and pouches. But how far is their support for the idea actually having an effect on their activities right now, as well as their future direction?
US: state tax discounts and benefits for MRTPs, May 2022
27th May 2022 - Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |
This report analyses whether US states are considering the different harm profiles of tobacco products (which can include e-cigarettes) when taxing them, in order to encourage consumption of lower-risk products
Are worries over novel products distracting from the real problem?
19th May 2022 - Blogs |
Speaking at the launch of the seventh edition of the Atlas, US public health scholar Jeffrey Drope suggested that new nicotine technologies are “a huge distraction” which have “confused governments, the public health community and the public”
14th May deadline for synthetic nicotine product PMTAs…
13th May 2022 - Alerts | 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
