LATEST ALERTS
Nicotine
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? August 2022
11th August 2022 - Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |
This report analyses whether 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
FDA authorises marketing of four new tobacco products…
27th April 2022 - Alerts | 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
Flavour-related bill to be heard by Senate Committee today…
22nd April 2022 - Alerts | Connecticut, North America, United States |
Restrictions on synthetic nicotine in force from today…
14th April 2022 - Alerts | North America, United States |
Warning on youth vaping ‘a desperate effort to maintain a crisis narrative’
7th April 2022 - News analysis |
A study warning that vaping may have countered the decline in US youth nicotine usage has been strongly criticised by two professors of health psychology for flawed methods and wrong focus
Synthetic and ‘natural’ nicotine – the real difference is just a matter of bureaucracy
31st March 2022 - News analysis |
While synthetic nicotine has become the focus of much controversy, demonised as a public health risk, its currently poor reputation derives more from bureaucracy than from the substance itself
Flavour restrictions ‘have little impact’, while ‘pods may beat mods’ for cessation
24th March 2022 - Blogs |
The Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) has published a number of papers which will be of particular interest to the e-cigarette sector. Here are some of the highlights
Milestones ahead as the US FDA takes charge of synthetic nicotine regulation
23rd March 2022 - News analysis |
ECigIntelligence has put together a timeline outlining the major points to look out for over the summer as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) brings synthetic nicotine into the PMTA process
Regulatory report: Croatia, March 2022
2nd March 2022 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This regulatory report provides a comprehensive overview of the current regulations in place for e-cigarettes in Croatia, covering aspects such as taxation, labelling and packaging, public usage and more
Officials on both sides of the Atlantic caught in an old nicotine delusion
13th January 2022 - Blogs |
Is nicotine really the big baddie when it comes to tobacco products and their alternatives? Some people in positions of authority – people you might think ought to know better – still seem to think so
The Canadian market is shaken by the recent nicotine cap
19th November 2021 - Blogs |
The recent nicotine cap has shaken up the Canadian e-liquid market, with the upcoming flavour ban set to change it even more in the future
Market report: open pods and local brands on the rise in Indonesia
17th November 2021 - Country market reports , Market reports |
The report takes a look at the Indonesian market as a whole, covering everything from hardware and e-liquids to market size and retail channels
Regulatory report: Portugal, November 2021
12th November 2021 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
In Portugal nicotine-containing e-cigarettes are regulated in accord with the EU Tobacco Products Directive. Taxation is among the highest in Europe, advertising is banned and public usage is restricted
Snapshot: Ukraine, October 2021
28th October 2021 - Market reports , Market Snapshots |
This market snapshot for Ukraine covers key indicators: recent, present and forecast market size; regulation level; an overview of the top available brands, form factors, retail distribution, prices and affordability
FDA’s views on Vuse have potential to change the whole vaping landscape
14th October 2021 - Blogs |
The granting of RJ Reynolds’s PMTAs for its Vuse Solo e-cigarette device and two of its pods is very big news for the US vaping industry, its supporters, its customers, and its opponents
