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The EU has begun infringement proceedings against the majority of its member states for either tardy or poor transposition of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) into national regulations.
An e-liquid manufacturer has won an early victory in its court challenge of Indiana state manufacturing requirements.
Two groups challenging the U.S. ban on in-flight vaping have filed their opening brief.
The majority of e-cig manufacturers and retailers have violated U.S. regulations about making health claims, according to a new study.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has asked a judge to throw out the consolidated case against its deeming regulations, arguing that the new rules for e-cigarettes were arrived at reasonably and that requiring them is within its power.
The U.S. Navy is considering banning the use of e-cigarettes on vessels following a recommendation from its Safety Center.
Four out of ten English retailers are still unsure about age restrictions on e-cigarette products, according to a new review.
A proposal has been submitted to Australian health authorities that would change the legal status of nicotine containing e-liquids if approved.
Contents1 Executive summary2 Regulatory landscape3 National regulatory framework4 Product restrictions5 Labelling and packaging6 Information obligations7 Retail channels restriction (including cross-border and distance sales)8 Public usage9 Advertising and marketing10 Taxation11 Enforcement There may be more recent ECigIntelligence reports on this territory. Please visit the home page for Ireland or the advanced search page. Executive summary Ireland’s transposition of the TPD » Continue Reading.
A new guide from ECigIntelligence provides an in-depth state-by-state guide to EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) implementation.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations for e-cigarettes come into force today.
New advice from UK authorities advises consumers to switch from conventional smoking to vaping at home because of the reduced risk in fire as well as the health benefits for bystanders – particularly children.
Contents1 Executive summary2 TPD common rules3 Legal framework in the Baltic nations4 Estonia (Eesti)5 Latvia (Latvija)6 Lithuania (Lietuva) There may be more recent ECigIntelligence reports on these territories. Please visit the full list of regulatory reports, or the advanced search page. Executive summary Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are often collectively known as the Baltic states; these adjacent countries » Continue Reading.
The New Zealand government wants opinions on the future of e-cig regulation and taxation.
When the U.S. deeming regulations come into effect on 8th of August, the distribution of free e-liquid samples will be prohibited in the U.S. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) justifies this ban as necessary for the protection of the public health but retailers believe it will undermine their profits without having a noticeable public health benefit. What challenges follow?
Six U.S. states have enacted an excise tax on e-cigarettes and vapour products. Within these states – Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia – will synthetic nicotine be subject to tax?
French e-liquid manufacturer Gaïatrend has strengthened its U.S. presence despite the uncertainty brought about by the FDA’s deeming regulations, and is confident they will be amended via one legal route or another.
A new U.S. study claiming to show a link between youth e-cigarette use and tobacco smoking has not only been criticised by many scientists working in the field, but also demonstrates how misconceptions and misinformation on the topic of vaping spread through the media.
Altria, the largest U.S. tobacco company, has written to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to protest its plans for e-cigarette product approvals.
A new study from North Dakota says few vape stores comply with the state’s public vaping laws.
The UK will launch a consultation on taxation for heat-not-burn products later this year.
New guidance on public-vaping policies from Public Health England (PHE) provides a detailed rationale for allowing e-cigarette use even where smoking is forbidden.
The American arm of a major Chinese e-cigarette coalition has chosen to join the Vapor Technology Association (VTA).
A motion to record grievances over the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) and its UK implementation failed in the British House of Lords.
Swedish Match is contesting the European Union’s ban on snus in court.
At June’s Global Forum on Nicotine in Warsaw, ECigIntelligence editorial director Barnaby Page took a look at some of the inconsistencies that are emerging in European regulation of e-cigarettes despite the standardisation imposed by the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD). Here is his presentation.
British e-cigarette businesses have reacted cautiously to the UK referendum vote in favour of leaving the European Union, although some users have seen it as a triumph for vapers.
Cynthia Cabrera is stepping down as executive director, CEO and president of the Smoke Free Alternatives Trade Association (SFATA).
Contents1 Introduction2 Why an ENDS product requires FDA approval3 Pathways to approval4 The FDA guidance on PMTAs5 PMTAs, public health, and scientific studies There may be more recent ECigIntelligence reports on this territory. Please visit the home page for the United States or the advanced search page. Introduction On 10th May, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) » Continue Reading.
Many questions remain over how the FDA will actually interpret the requirements for authorisation: how rigid a view it will take on the evidence required to support an application, for example. Comparing a leaked earlier version of the regulations with the final published version provides some clues.
Britain’s decision to leave the European Union following yesterday’s knife-edge referendum will have little immediate impact on either vapers or the industry.
The British Medical Association is going against the trend of UK professional medical bodies and sticking to a more sceptical line on e-cigarettes, backing a public vaping ban.
The World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) has been accused of ignoring its own founding document in taking a stance against e-cigarettes, as well as neglecting the governance principles of its ultimate parent the United Nations.
As Britain’s debate on whether to leave the European Union reaches fever pitch in anticipation of Thursday’s referendum, vapers and e-cigarette advocates are as divided as the split nation.
Stories about the poisonous threat of e-cigarettes have been hitting the headlines in recent years, particularly cases affecting young children, and the most serious incidents have involved fatalities. We take a look at the facts and figures.
Young vapers in the UK do not see e-cigarettes primarily as substitutes for conventional tobacco products and are attracted to them for different reasons, according to a new study.
The majority of American vapers were unaware of the new deeming regulations for e-cigarettes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) until they were published last month – and many may remain so, a new survey seems to imply.
As the tobacco industry braces itself for a global epidemic of plain-packaging legislation, there have been calls for the controversial measure to be applied to e-cigarettes too.
Two British members of the European Parliament have asked the EU to take the first steps in reassessing the scientific information that supports its Tobacco Products Directive (TPD).
Tobacco control leaders from around the globe will be presented with the latest findings of the World Health Organization (WHO) on e-cigarettes and public health at a meeting in India this November.
The attitudes of New Zealand’s policy-makers to e-cigarettes seem to be growing more liberal than those of their counterparts in Australia, with the smaller nation edging toward greater tolerance of vaping while the larger maintains an unforgiving stance.
Membership in a trade association is no guarantee that online e-cigarette sellers will adopt measures such as warning labels and age verification, according to a new U.S. study, despite industry bodies often arguing that their members lead the way.
Two new studies on the correlation between youth vaping and e-cigarette advertising are likely to be used to support calls for regulation of marketing – but they may add less to the debate than they seem, being based on the same previously-published numbers.
E-cigarettes, public health and regulation will again be high on the agenda for the annual Global Forum on Nicotine held in Poland next month.
The proposed Welsh public vaping ban is officially dead.
Two large hospitals in England have become the country’s first to reverse vaping bans.
A massive decline in Malaysian vaper numbers has been confirmed by a local industry organisation.
The final shape of France’s TPD transposition is becoming clearer following the presentation this week of an ordonnance to the Council of Ministers.
Much of the external influence on the TPD’s formulation came from the pharmaceutical sector – more than from the tobacco companies.
The EU’s new Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) and national legislation are broadly sufficient to protect the public from nicotine poisoning, an official European study has concluded. But it does recommend further consumer education on the risks of ingestion, as well as tight control of industrial nicotine.
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