The Swiss Federal Council has opened the consultation process with Switzerland’s cantons on a bill to tighten restrictions on the advertising of tobacco and vaping products
Juul Labs is asking a judge to order the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to release information related to its now-vacated denial of the company’s premarket tobacco application (PMTA), calling the withholding of material “part of a troubling pattern of decreasing transparency at the agency”
Is there any connection between people’s knowledge of reduced-risk products and their attitudes toward them? Our third survey of European Parliament members’ views will show how any such connection may have altered
After the victory of right-wing parties in Sweden’s very close election, the country’s vaping sector – and its customers – may well be breathing a sigh of relief; perhaps a peppermint- or caramel- or blueberry-scented sigh
It’s refreshing to encounter a campaigning health charity making a clear argument that retailers should be permitted to sell e-liquids in fruit and other sweet flavours, and not be limited to tobacco, mint and menthol
US scientists need to communicate more effectively with politicians and the public to ensure the country overcomes a prohibitionist mindset on tobacco harm reduction, according to some public health experts
Italian citizens have been called to vote in general elections on 25th September to elect a new Parliament following the resignation of prime minister Mario Draghi on 21st July
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
Malaysia’s latest attempt to put an end to nicotine use among the younger generation is likely to be delayed, or even derailed, with an early election expected to stall the new bill
The Democratic governor of Hawaii appeared to take a step out of line with the US party’s common position when he vetoed a bill that would have introduced a ban on flavoured tobacco and vaping products
It can be hard to be in a minority, with no apparent way of persuading others to your point of view – such as being a harm reduction advocate in a country where e-cigarettes are illegal
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
The fate of two laws feared by Spain’s tobacco and vaping industries is in doubt due to a tight political calendar and uncertainty over future regulation at EU level
Uzbekistan: Parliament was today considering the Conciliation Commission’s views on a bill to restrict the distribution and consumption of alcohol and tobacco products, media reports. The Senate rejected the bill in June, calling for clarification and amendments, after it was approved by the lower house, the Legislative Chamber, at the end of 2021. The bill aims to amend current tobacco » Continue Reading.
In contrast to the UK government’s pro-vaping policy, the devolved administration in Wales is discouraging e-cigarettes over concerns about youth uptake
Uncertainty is mounting over the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s premarket tobacco application (PMTA) process after the agency shifted its position on Juul Labs’ application, leading to searching questions
The aim of this report is to analyse EU legal developments related to the environment that are most likely to impact the e-cigarette sector
Calls for the president to veto the Philippines Vape Regulation Bill – and a change of government – failed to derail the bill as a lack of presidential action by the due date meant it lapsed into law
The vaping industry has little faith that the upcoming external review of the Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) will help fix faults in the US FDA department’s regulation of new tobacco and alternative products
A rule banning tobacco and vaping products during the Covid lockdown in South Africa was strongly criticised by the country’s Supreme Court of Appeal, which deemed it to be unconstitutional