
Policy and Politics



Tobacco and Vapes Bill passes first reading in House of Lords…
28th March 2025 - Alerts | Europe, United Kingdom |

ECigIntelligence compliance calendar
28th March 2025 - Regulatory databases |
The ECigIntelligence compliance calendar provides key regulatory deadline dates applicable to the vape sector. View deadlines and add them to your own calendar to stay ahead of upcoming changes to regulations

HHS plans to reduce workforce by 10,000 full-time jobs…
27th March 2025 - Alerts | North America, United States |

Senate confirms Trump nominees to head FDA and NIH…
27th March 2025 - Alerts | North America, United States |

MP recommends ‘delicate and calculated approach’ to tackling youth vaping…
27th March 2025 - Alerts | Europe, United Kingdom |

IBVTA posts that health minister says ‘swap-to-stop’ scheme to be extended…
26th March 2025 - Alerts | Europe, United Kingdom |

Current acting CDC director nominated for the position…
26th March 2025 - Alerts | North America, United States |

Tobacco companies lobby against Tobacco and Vapes Bill ahead of third reading…
26th March 2025 - Alerts | Europe, United Kingdom |



VTA campaign asks Trump to keep pledge to save flavoured vape products…
24th March 2025 - Alerts | North America, United States |


How tariffs on US imported goods could affect the worldwide e-cigarette industry
21st March 2025 - News analysis |
The imposition of tariffs on goods entering the US could have unintended knock-on effects elsewhere in the world, the most obvious being a general increase to prices, even in places not involved in current tariff wars


EU environmental tracker, March 2025
21st March 2025 - Regulatory trackers |
This tracker covers sustainability policy proposals affecting the tobacco and nicotine sectors in the European Union and will be updated regularly


House passes bill that would stop sales of disposables from ‘prohibited foreign party’…
20th March 2025 - Alerts | Arkansas, North America, United States |

Bill would allow sales of e-cigs in the state only with FDA approval…
20th March 2025 - Alerts | North America, United States, West Virginia |



US FDA tells success story of public health campaign preventing youth e-cig uptake
20th March 2025 - Blogs , News analysis |
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently highlighted the success of its Real Cost public health campaign in preventing youth e-cigarette uptake with the first study to consider the campaign’s impact on e-cigs specifically

German governing coalition could go easier on novel nicotine regulations
18th March 2025 - News analysis |
As coalition negotiations advance, a CDU/CSU-led government in Germany is expected to take a more lenient stance on novel nicotine products than the previous SPD-led administration



Europe regulatory tracker: current regulation of nicotine-containing e-cigs, March
17th March 2025 - Regulatory trackers |
This regulatory tracker, updated every month, provides an overview of the e-cigarette regulations in the 27 EU member states and a select number of other European countries

Global regulatory tracker: current regulation of nicotine-containing e-cigs, March
17th March 2025 - Regulatory trackers |
Our regularly updated tracker details e-cigarette regulation around the world on key issues such as taxation, public vaping, advertising and sales restrictions

Tamarind Intelligence Policy Radar, February
17th March 2025 - Policy radar , Regulatory trackers |
The Tamarind Intelligence Policy Radar provides detailed analyses and comparisons of the current regulatory frameworks and five-year forecasts for a broad selection of leading vapour and novel tobacco markets globally




US FDA nominee Makary’s impact on vaping depends on general outlook
13th March 2025 - News analysis |
Martin Makary faces a vote before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee today, 13th March. If approved, he takes a step closer to becoming head of the US FDA


US rise in vaping offsets drop in smoking, highlighting need for targeted measures
13th March 2025 - Blogs , News analysis |
While cigarette smoking in the US has dropped to its lowest level in 60 years, overall tobacco product use among adults has remained unchanged since 2017

State secretary informs House about action plan against vaping…
13th March 2025 - Alerts | Europe, Netherlands |

GCC states close to establishing unified rules for electronic tobacco alternatives
12th March 2025 - News analysis |
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is moving closer to adopting unified regulations for electronic alternatives to tobacco products, with a final draft approved by the GCC Standardization Organization in January



New tariffs on Chinese imports likely to hike prices, impacting US vape industry
7th March 2025 - News analysis |
Further price increases will result from the latest round of tariffs imposed by US president Donald Trump on China – though downstream impact from tariffs on North American trading partners has again been delayed

Nominee to head FDA speaks on enforcement of illegal vapes…
7th March 2025 - Alerts | North America, United States |

Lawmaker resigns after lawsuit against Big Tobacco fails…
6th March 2025 - Alerts | Montana, North America, United States |

US regulatory tracker: proposed state law, February
6th March 2025 - Regulatory trackers |
ECigIntelligence’s US state law regulatory tracker is updated monthly and exclusively focused on state law. This interactive map allows you to zoom in and out of regions, and select multiple states to compare regulations

US regulatory tracker: enacted state law, February
6th March 2025 - Regulatory trackers |
This regulatory tracker, updated every month, focuses exclusively on enacted US state law (federal and local law are not considered)

International regulatory live alerts monthly round-up, February
4th March 2025 - Alerts , Live Alerts International |
All the stories from the ECigIntelligence weekly international regulatory live alerts in one user-friendly database, updated every month

Europe regulatory live alerts monthly round-up, February
4th March 2025 - Alerts , Live alerts EU |
All the stories from the ECigIntelligence daily Europe regulatory live alerts in one user-friendly database, updated every month

US regulatory live alerts monthly round-up, February
4th March 2025 - Alerts , Live alerts US |
All the stories from the ECigIntelligence daily US regulatory live alerts in one user-friendly database, updated every month

Poland wants tighter regulations on novel tobacco products under its EU presidency
3rd March 2025 - News analysis |
Poland aims to use its position as EU Council president to place measures targeting alternative tobacco products high on the bloc’s legislative agenda just as Warsaw is advancing tax hikes and bans in the sector

Will about-turns in US federal employee saga mean less red tape or less efficiency?
28th February 2025 - News analysis |
US HSS decision-makers have been shuttling staff between employment and dismissal, much like the Grand Old Duke of York in a nursery rhyme marches troops up and down a hill
