LATEST ALERTS
U.S. lawyer warns of e-cig advertising restrictions ahead
21st March 2014 - News analysis |
The e-cigarette industry should expect further regulation on marketing and advertising in the near future, a U.S. law firm has warned.
Policy and Politics
EU politician criticises TPD as ‘hastily drafted and heavy-handed’
18th March 2014 - News analysis |
A Member of the European Parliament involved in the drafting of the EU’s new Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) has criticised the finally adopted version, which the Parliament voted for in late February, as “hastily-drafted and heavy-handed”.
Scottish doctors push for UK’s first blanket ban on indoor e-cig use
16th March 2014 - News analysis |
Scottish doctors have called for a ban on the use of e-cigarettes in public buildings.
Politician’s YouTube video extols freedom to vape
15th March 2014 - News analysis |
A British right-wing political party received £36,000 ($60,000) in donations from an e-cigarette manufacturer before its leader appeared in a YouTube video apparently designed to influence European policy-making on e-cigs.
Wisconsin law would affirm that e-cigs are not tobacco
15th March 2014 - News analysis |
A new proposal clarifying that use of e-cigarettes should be allowed indoors, and explicitly distinguishing it from tobacco smoking, has been approved by a senate committee in the Wisconsin state legislature.
Attorneys general implore top U.S. retailers to drop tobacco, but not e-cigs
14th March 2014 - News analysis |
The attorneys general of 28 U.S. states and territories have asked the country’s biggest pharmacy chains to stop selling tobacco products – but did not mention e-cigarettes in their letters.
FDA urged to act quickly on reviewing new tobacco products
14th March 2014 - News analysis |
A key Republican senator has criticised the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for moving too slowly on tobacco regulation during a hearing on the agency’s priorities.
In depth: inside the FDA, part 2 – the duo who will lead U.S. e-cig regulation
10th March 2014 - Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |
After a friendly confirmation process, Margaret Hamburg became the 21st commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on 18th May 2009.
In depth: inside the FDA, part 1 – new to e-cigs, not to controversy
10th March 2014 - Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |
Five years after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finally gained the legal authority to regulate certain tobacco products, the agency is in the middle of what could be a landmark effort to extend that power to the skyrocketing e-cigarette industry.
LA joins New York, Chicago in treating vaping as smoking
4th March 2014 - News analysis |
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously today to ban e-cigarettes in public spaces including bars and nightclubs.
Young French people try e-cigs, while older ones stick with them
28th February 2014 - News analysis |
Experimentation with e-cigarettes and long-term use are the activities of very different groups, a new French study suggests.
British advertising watchdog in line for specific rules on e-cigarettes
27th February 2014 - News analysis |
The UK’s two Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP and BCAP) today launched a consultation on e-cigarettes before shaping new rules on advertising the products.
Washington politicians push for curb on ‘youth targeting’ of e-cigs
27th February 2014 - News analysis |
Washington law-makers are striving to bring the marketing of e-cigarettes to minors under control across the U.S., with one group audaciously suggesting they should be included in the landmark agreement on cigarette control forged by the big tobacco companies and the individual states, while another seeks a less dramatic national advertising law.
European Parliament passes new tobacco directive, but questions remain
26th February 2014 - News analysis |
The European Parliament voted today in favour of revising the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), bringing e-cigarettes under its control for the first time and raising the prospect of further wrangling across Europe as member states attempt to implement its sometimes vague rules.
Does FDA’s first-ever ban on a tobacco product bode ill for e-cigs?
24th February 2014 - News analysis |
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products last week issued its first ban on tobacco products, which were added to its remit by the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009.
Vype TV ads put the spotlight on e-cig promotion
17th February 2014 - News analysis |
The debut today of TV commercials for the Vype e-cigarette from British American Tobacco/Nicoventures is likely to focus attention on the regulation of e-cig advertising.
Utah county rules anticipate statewide regulation
16th February 2014 - News analysis |
One county in Utah has imposed new regulations on e-cigarettes in advance of legislation expected from the state government.
Ohio ponders tobacco/nicotine distinction
13th February 2014 - News analysis |
An apparently uncontroversial vote in Ohio on under-age access to e-cigarettes highlights one of the thornier problems facing law-makers and regulators dealing with the new industry.
Taiwan cracks down on e-cig sellers
13th February 2014 - News analysis |
Authorities in Taiwan have reiterated that the sale, import and manufacture of unapproved e-cigarettes is illegal in the country, and urged citizens to report vapers so that dealers can be tracked down – even though personal possession and use is permitted.
Hawaii law-makers churning out proposals for new e-cig rules
13th February 2014 - News analysis |
Legislators in Hawaii are wading through a deluge of proposed measures on e-cigarettes and tobacco products, including a ban on the use of e-cigs in public places and a requirement for retailers selling them to obtain a licence.
Indian ministry applies tobacco marketing rules to e-cigarettes
12th February 2014 - News analysis |
An Indian government ministry is interpreting a ban on tobacco advertising as extending to e-cigarettes too, raising further questions over how one of the world’s biggest markets will regulate the products.
British MPs approve limiting e-cigarette purchase to over-18s
11th February 2014 - News analysis |
The sale of e-cigarettes to under-18s is to be banned in England following heavy parliamentary favour for tighter smoking restrictions in a debate last night.
Over-cautious regulation hinders risk reduction, researchers say
5th February 2014 - News analysis |
More relaxed regulatory environments on e-cigarettes would help smokers use the technology to quit tobacco, according to three Italian academics.
