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U.S. FDA e-cigarette regulations come into force
8th August 2016 - News analysis |
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations for e-cigarettes come into force today.
Policy and Politics
Health and safety authorities advocate for e-cigs at home
5th August 2016 - News analysis |
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.
Regulatory report: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
3rd August 2016 - Country regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
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 are located in north-eastern Europe at the easternmost edge of the European Union (EU), bordering Poland, and the » Continue Reading.
New Zealand consults on legalising and taxing e-cigs
3rd August 2016 - News analysis |
The New Zealand government wants opinions on the future of e-cig regulation and taxation.
Deeming regs: challenges to the sampling ban
29th July 2016 - Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |
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?
Will U.S. vapour taxes apply to synthetic nicotine?
29th July 2016 - Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |
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 manufacturer expands into U.S. despite regulatory fears
26th July 2016 - News analysis |
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.
Making a myth: teens, e-cigs, science and the media
25th July 2016 - News analysis |
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 criticises “burdensome, unclear” deeming regulations
19th July 2016 - News analysis |
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.
Vape stores should be made to register, U.S. academics argue
19th July 2016 - Marketing & retailing , News analysis |
A new study from North Dakota says few vape stores comply with the state’s public vaping laws.
UK government to consult on taxing heat-not-burn products
19th July 2016 - News analysis |
The UK will launch a consultation on taxation for heat-not-burn products later this year.
PHE says public vaping deserves to be treated differently from smoking
14th July 2016 - News analysis |
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.
Major Chinese trade association opts to join VTA in U.S.
13th July 2016 - News analysis |
The American arm of a major Chinese e-cigarette coalition has chosen to join the Vapor Technology Association (VTA).
House of Lords decides not to censure UK’s TPD transposition
8th July 2016 - News analysis |
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 hopes UK will send snus case to European court
4th July 2016 - News analysis |
Swedish Match is contesting the European Union’s ban on snus in court.
Video presentation: disharmony and the EU TPD
30th June 2016 - News analysis |
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.
Some vapers jubilant over Brexit, but UK businesses not so sure
29th June 2016 - News analysis |
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.
Cabrera steps down from SFATA; no successor yet named
28th June 2016 - News analysis |
Cynthia Cabrera is stepping down as executive director, CEO and president of the Smoke Free Alternatives Trade Association (SFATA).
The deeming rule and PMTAs: what it all means for manufacturers
26th June 2016 - Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |
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) finalised its regulations that deemed tobacco products to be subject to the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. This rule extended the FDA’s » Continue Reading.
PMTA applications: how the FDA’s policy has developed
26th June 2016 - Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |
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.
Brexit and beyond: little change now, future anyone’s guess
24th June 2016 - News analysis |
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.
British Medical Association calls for public vaping ban
23rd June 2016 - News analysis |
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.
Framework Convention “ignores its own harm reduction principles”
23rd June 2016 - News analysis |
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.
UK vapers tempted by Brexit, but devil lurks in details
22nd June 2016 - News analysis |
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.
E-liquid poisoning: facts, figures and fatalities in Europe and the U.S.
19th June 2016 - News analysis |
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.
Study: British youth do not perceive e-cigs as linked to tobacco
14th June 2016 - News analysis |
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.
Deeming regulations: many vapers ignorant, majority blissful
14th June 2016 - News analysis |
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.
Could e-cigarettes be the next battleground for plain packaging?
10th June 2016 - Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |
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.
European parliamentarians call for review of TPD science
7th June 2016 - News analysis |
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).
WHO report on e-cigs to be presented at COP7 conference
6th June 2016 - News analysis |
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.
Signs of policy relaxation in New Zealand, but Australia remains strict
6th June 2016 - News analysis |
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.
Online age verification: industry-body members no better than others
29th May 2016 - Marketing & retailing , News analysis |
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.
Studies on youth and advertising rely on already-familiar data
26th May 2016 - Marketing & retailing , News analysis |
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.
Evidence and e-cig policy under scrutiny at Warsaw event
25th May 2016 - News analysis |
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.
Plans for vaping ban in Wales are officially abandoned
24th May 2016 - News analysis |
The proposed Welsh public vaping ban is officially dead.
Two more British hospitals relent on vaping prohibitions
24th May 2016 - News analysis |
Two large hospitals in England have become the country’s first to reverse vaping bans.
Do you want to build a vapour business? Don’t choose Malaysia
23rd May 2016 - News analysis |
A massive decline in Malaysian vaper numbers has been confirmed by a local industry organisation.
French government hammering out last details of transposition
20th May 2016 - News analysis |
The final shape of France’s TPD transposition is becoming clearer following the presentation this week of an ordonnance to the Council of Ministers.
History lesson: the TPD, pharma, and the problem of nicotine strength
20th May 2016 - Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |
Much of the external influence on the TPD’s formulation came from the pharmaceutical sector – more than from the tobacco companies.
TPD does a good job on nicotine safety, says European Commission
20th May 2016 - News analysis |
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.
Right on deadline, Ireland transposes the TPD
20th May 2016 - News analysis |
The Republic of Ireland has succeeded in transposing the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) at the eleventh hour, with recently-appointed health minister Simon Harris signing the necessary regulations to come into force today.
The TPD: access all our latest news, reports and trackers
20th May 2016 - News analysis |
This page provides you with links to all ECigIntelligence coverage of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) since 1st January this year.
Almost half of member states are late with TPD transposition
20th May 2016 - News analysis |
Nearly half of EU member states look likely to miss today’s deadline for fully transposing the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) into local law.
What it means for business: a non-lawyer’s guide to TPD compliance
20th May 2016 - News analysis |
We summarise the essential requirements of the EU Tobacco Products Directive for e-cigarette firms.
British e-cig industry reluctantly, resentfully ready for TPD
20th May 2016 - News analysis |
UK e-cig firms feel as prepared as they can be for the implementation of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), but many would still have liked to see it overturned by the European Court of Justice in the Totally Wicked case.
The EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD): essential facts
19th May 2016 - News analysis |
Essential facts about the new EU Tobacco Products Directive and its rules for e-cigarettes, which come into practical effect on 20th May 2016.
FDA expects many products to disappear as new regime takes effect
19th May 2016 - Market reports , Topic market reports |
The number of products on the U.S. e-cigarette market will contract sharply after the new deeming regulations come into full effect, according to their architect the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) – and its predictions suggest a sudden slowdown in innovation too.
FDA to regulate zero-nicotine e-liquid, synthetic nicotine
13th May 2016 - News analysis |
How will the new U.S. deeming regulations cover nicotine-free e-liquids and synthetic nicotine?
Democrats welcome FDA regulations, and ask for more
12th May 2016 - News analysis |
Members of the U.S. Congress, mostly Democrats, continue to welcome the Food and Drug Administration’s deeming rule extending its authority over tobacco to e-cigarettes and other products.
Some are sanguine, but PMTA fine print causes concern
12th May 2016 - News analysis |
Some larger independent e-cigarette companies support the new rules from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), despite the debate over them being widely portrayed as an argument between Big Tobacco and health organisations on one side versus indie e-cig firms on the other.
