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The recent shake-up of the UK’s health sector with the replacement of Public Health England (PHE) is not expected to substantially change the country’s support of vaping – and may even take it further
The Royal College of Physicians has called on the UK government to reduce the tax burden on e-cigarettes while raising the legal minimum age for purchasing combustible tobacco products
The European Commission believes there is a need for strong action to toughen up the current Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) in the upcoming revision of the EU-wide regulations
Smokers visiting A&E departments in five UK hospitals are being offered free e-cigarette starter packs in a 30-day trial to determine their effectiveness in smoking cessation
The information the public receives on tobacco harm reduction and whether it contributes to improving the role of tobacco-alternatives is a hot topic that divides the industry and the scientific community
The European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER) has confirmed its sceptical attitude to the role of e-cigarettes in smoking cessation but softened its view on the “gateway effect”
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Does the World Health Organization’s absolute opposition to vaping truly serve the cause of global health? The UK parliamentary panel looking into the question doesn’t think so
The Spanish Ministry of Health is looking at imposing a blanket ban on the use of tobacco products – including e-cigarettes and heated tobacco – on outdoor bar and cafe terraces
A group of UK members of parliament have suggested the government should think twice about its contribution to the World Health Organization (WHO) if it remains hostile towards vaping products
Is vaping by young people really as bad for public health as orthodox opinion would have it? Are young vapers really more likely to become smokers – and if so, why? New research should make some lawmakers think again
ECigIntelligence surveyed a group of MEPs to find out their views on new nicotine products such as e-cigarettes (vaping), heated tobacco and nicotine pouches
How much politicians know about e-cigarettes and other novel tobacco products has a major effect on their perceptions of safety and risk, new ECigIntelligence research suggests
Officials in Cardiff are not insisting on vaping be included in the clampdown on smoking that came into force in Wales at the beginning of the month
A new study has found that the use of high-strength nicotine e-cigarettes can help adults with schizophrenia spectrum disorders quit smoking. And that can be both a life-saver and a life-improver
It is a truth universally acknowledged that more research is required into the long-term effects of vaping various substances. Not all research, however, is equally valid or useful – and any conclusion drawn from studies on rodents must be treated with caution if we want to know about effects on humans. The 2019 e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury » Continue Reading.
How much information the public receives from health authorities about tobacco harm reduction – and how much it helps – is a hot topic of discussion and division between the industry and the scientific community
One of the most influential vapers’ organisations has pleaded for a rethink of the approach towards alternative nicotine products in the EU’s wide-ranging new Beating Cancer Plan
This week’s most prominent vaping story has come with headlines like “Teens vaping pot face more health risk than cigarette smokers”. Which turns out on examination to be somewhat less than the truth
Public Health England (PHE) is calling on local authorities to continue supporting e-cigarettes after new research confirmed they are more effective than nicotine replacement therapies (NRT) in smoking cessation
A high court in Germany has ruled that it is legal to promote e-cigarettes as a less harmful alternative to cigarettes, overturning a previous decision by a lower regional court
UK prime minister Boris Johnson has announced that vape stores in England should not reopen before 12th April – while the industry continues to demand that they should be considered essential businesses
When it comes to scare stories that whip up unfounded associations with Covid-19, you have to question how responsible that is. Take these two recent reports from the British press
Britain will have an “incredible opportunity” later this year to spread the message that appropriate vaping regulation saves lives, members of the Westminster parliament have been told
Is negative publicity for e-cigarettes driving people back to smoking? It seems something is, at least in the US – despite, or perhaps even because of, the Covid-19 pandemic
Members of the vaping industry in the Netherlands have voiced concern at the legislative bid to ban non-tobacco flavours in e-cigarettes from 2022, accusing the Dutch government of proposing dangerous regulations
Intense debate has begun in the European Parliament on Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan, presented by the European Commission last week, including suggested measures to tighten regulation of tobacco alternatives
The European Commission has committed itself to a more restrictive legislative approach to tobacco-related products, to protect the public “from picking up lasting habits that are damaging to health”
How do levels of youth vaping relate to smoking levels? This question goes right to the heart of attitudes and policy on e-cigarettes
Open systems and high-nicotine e-cigarette products would be banned under the latest set of proposals from a World Health Organization (WHO) committee
Who isn’t glad to see the back of 2020? ECigIntelligence looks back on what a generally cataclysmic year has meant for the world of e-cigarettes, from flavour bans to taxation, with Juul in the dock and China on the rise
Anyone wanting to import nicotine e-cigarettes into Australia from 1st October 2021 will require a doctor’s prescription, despite a Senate committee’s call for e-cigs to be more generally available
The real danger in e-liquid flavours may not be a question of who they appeal to, but of what they do to the user’s lungs
Has the pandemic brought an end to the so-called epidemic of teen vaping? Is it even the beginning of the end? It’s too complex and too early to tell for sure
San Francisco is a step closer to becoming one of the largest cities in the US to prohibit smoking and vaping in private apartments after a proposal received broad support in the city’s legislative body
The Spanish Ministry of Health has prepared a draft amendment to the current Tobacco Act, including some provisions concerning e-cigarettes, which the ministry considers hazardous
An Australian Senate committee to inquire into tobacco harm reduction strategies will meet for the first time in Canberra on Friday, and again week later in Sydney
Marc Beishon, former editor of New Scientist magazine, takes recent examples of bad science to task for misrepresenting the supposed dangers of e-cigarettes, including unfounded links with COVID-19
Industry insiders have called for vape stores to be classed as essential outlets as all non-essential shops in England are ordered to close for a month under the terms of the country’s second lockdown
Public health and vaping organisations in Argentina are working on a proposal to regulate e-cigarettes, arguing that the current legislation, which dates from 2011, is no longer fit for purpose
Regulators need to consider the risks of the precautionary measures they implement, and not just the risks they are trying to avoid, according to researchers studying Australian e-cigarette regulation
A study concludes that e-liquids marketed in Germany do not contain potential concerning chemicals and additives such as vitamin E acetate, but warned about high levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in some of them
Is there a scientific consensus on the harmfulness of e-cigarettes? The latest review of the best science on the subject suggests that certain widely-held views don’t have the evidence behind them
The number of e-cigarette users in Great Britain declined by 400,000 between 2019 and 2020, according to new research by the public health charity Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)
Nicotine e-cigarettes can be more effective than other more traditional methods in helping smokers to quit the habit for at least six months, the latest Cochrane review of the subject has concluded
Pharmacists across Australia are waiting for more details after the announcement by the country’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) that they would be exclusive distributors of prescribed e-cigarettes
Juul is being sued in courts across the US. Most of the cases brought by individuals, states, or school districts have many allegations in common – and the consequences could affect the whole e-cigarette industry
A day ahead of the presentation of the Irish 2021 budget, the government in Dublin is being urged to put forward a new tax scheme for vaping products
Is youth vaping a typical passing teenage fad? If we’re to believe the self-styled “#1 site for moms seeking advice, community, and entertainment”, the answer would appear to be yes
Switching from smoking to vaping is likely to reduce harm to health but could still have risks, while flavours represent an area of further uncertainty, an independent UK government science committee has concluded
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