
Health and science


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 |

Lawmakers urge government to act against illicit e-cigs imported from China…
26th March 2025 - Alerts | North America, United States |

WHO regional office says e-cigs are not healthy alternatives to cigarettes…
26th March 2025 - Alerts | Asia, Middle East |





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


Agencies newly included in National Committee for Tobacco Control…
19th March 2025 - Alerts | Asia, Saudi Arabia |

Kent study finds 10% of schoolkids vape and don’t want to quit…
18th March 2025 - Alerts | England, Europe, United Kingdom |

FDA study links e-cig prevention campaign to drop in youth usage…
18th March 2025 - Alerts | North America, United States |

UK study equating cardiovascular impact of vaping and smoking attracts criticism
17th March 2025 - News analysis |
A preliminary report on a study purporting to show similar adverse cardiovascular consequences from vaping and smoking has faced criticism from harm-reduction experts

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


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



New York’s vape company case goes above and beyond what the state has to prove
6th March 2025 - Blogs , News analysis |
The state of New York appears to have plenty of evidence against the vaping-related companies it has targeted in its lawsuit, so why would it include questionable accusations?

New York state takes e-cig companies to court over illegal sales of flavoured vapes
5th March 2025 - News analysis |
New York prosecutors have launched what they are calling a “landmark” case against the illegal sale of flavoured vaping products in the US state

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



High schoolers vaping less than before, survey finds…
27th February 2025 - Alerts | Alaska, North America, United States |

Canada pauses flavoured vape ban, while study highlights smoking-cessation role
20th February 2025 - News analysis |
Canada has announced a temporary suspension of the proposed ban on flavoured vaping products. Meanwhile, a study has found 68% of former smokers who quit using vaping did so with flavoured e-liquids




Is the European Commission’s caution on vape regulation based on false claims?
20th February 2025 - Blogs , News analysis |
The European Commission is taking a cautious approach to tobacco-related regulations, and key directives might not be revisited until 2026, but is it based on the whole truth?

Health department to launch study into long-term effects of youth vaping…
19th February 2025 - Alerts | Europe, United Kingdom |


Study ‘fails to show’ youth vaping causes future smoking – is it time to celebrate?
13th February 2025 - Blogs , News analysis |
New research “fails to show that youth vaping causes future smoking”, announces the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Should harm-reduction advocates reach for the champagne?






Science overshadowed by pouch use in Kennedy US health secretary hearings
4th February 2025 - News analysis |
A second Health and Human Services secretary nomination hearing for Robert F Kennedy Jr. devolved into arguments over “science”, overshadowed by news of his alleged use of a nicotine pouch during his first hearing

Health New Zealand gets Relx vapes for stop-smoking efforts amid RLX scrutiny…
3rd February 2025 - Alerts | Australasia, New Zealand |

South African e-cig companies on youth vaping concerns vs adult harm reduction
3rd February 2025 - News analysis |
Vaping companies face ethical and legal challenges as they navigate an increasingly complex market and attempt to grow market share without attracting accusations that they are exacerbating the youth vaping epidemic
