
Health and science


Weekly regulatory podcast: 31st July-4th August
7th August 2023 - Regulatory alerts podcasts |
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the ECigIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding e-cigarettes and vaping

WHO report says ENDS threaten tobacco control efforts, ‘re-normalise smoking’
4th August 2023 - News analysis |
Electronic nicotine delivery systems are threatening to undermine decades of efforts to reduce smoking, according to a new annual report from the World Health Organization on global tobacco control progress


Weekly regulatory podcast: 24th-28th July
31st July 2023 - Regulatory alerts podcasts |
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the ECigIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding e-cigarettes and vaping

Aussies ‘will see through’ PMI marketing of e-cigarette products via pharmacies
28th July 2023 - News analysis |
Authorities believe Australian pharmacies and consumers will have the wherewithal to see through Philip Morris International (PMI) vape product marketing tactics

CDC reveals figures on e-cigarette use by age group…
26th July 2023 - Alerts | North America, United States |

Weekly regulatory podcast: 17th-21st July
24th July 2023 - Regulatory alerts podcasts |
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the ECigIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding e-cigarettes and vaping

New UK study finds an effective combo for quitting smoking using e-cigarettes
21st July 2023 - News analysis |
Flavour advice in combination with regular supportive text messages has been shown to be the most effective method for helping people remotely to quit smoking using vaping, a new study has found

Weekly regulatory podcast: 10th-14th July
19th July 2023 - Regulatory alerts podcasts |
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the ECigIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding e-cigarettes and vaping

AVM vice president criticises FDA’s retailer inspection…
14th July 2023 - Alerts | North America, United States |

Weekly regulatory podcast: 3rd-7th July
12th July 2023 - Regulatory alerts podcasts |
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the ECigIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding e-cigarettes and vaping


Talking rot – attention-seeking headings that fail to meet any standards of reality
6th July 2023 - Blogs |
“Disposable vapes that do not meet UK standards should be banned”…“Urgent vape warning as deadly ‘flesh-rotting’ drug discovered in e-cigarettes” – what on Earth is going on here?

Health charity urges Scotland to consider an Australian-style prescription regime
4th July 2023 - News analysis |
Fear of the effects of an increase in youth vaping has led a UK anti-smoking charity to call for e-cigarettes to be made available on prescription only, matching public health policy in Australia



US FDA CTP takes ‘data-driven approach’ in response to Reagan-Udall report
3rd July 2023 - News analysis |
The US Food and Drug Administration Center for Tobacco Products has published milestones to expect as it continues to address issues brought up by the Reagan-Udall Foundation’s recent report

Weekly regulatory podcast: 26th-30th June
3rd July 2023 - Regulatory alerts podcasts |
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the ECigIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding e-cigarettes and vaping

Ash calls for Scotland to adopt the Australian model for e-cigs…
30th June 2023 - Alerts | Europe, Scotland, United Kingdom |

New Zealand health research fund backs three-year trial of ways to quit vaping
28th June 2023 - News analysis |
Research into how New Zealanders can stop vaping will receive part of a NZD53.7m (USD32.6m) government funding allocation for research into pressing health issues

Government funding for trial to help vapers give up e-cigs…
28th June 2023 - Alerts | Australasia, New Zealand |

First quarter of 2023 saw 15 children needing medical care after vaping…
26th June 2023 - Alerts | Europe, United Kingdom |

When it comes to the argument over vaping, who are the real men in black?
22nd June 2023 - Blogs |
A number of social media campaigns are dedicated to rubbishing the World Health Organization over its opposition to vaping. But who are the real “men in dark suits”?

NGO calls for swift approval of act amendment that aims to ban ENDS…
19th June 2023 - Alerts | Asia, Bangladesh |

Weekly regulatory podcast: 12th-16th June
19th June 2023 - Regulatory alerts podcasts |
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the ECigIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding e-cigarettes and vaping

Congress members ask for better e-cig warning labels…
16th June 2023 - Alerts | North America, United States |


Weekly regulatory podcast: 5th-9th June
13th June 2023 - Regulatory alerts podcasts |
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the ECigIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding e-cigarettes and vaping

Weekly regulatory podcast: 29th May-2nd June
7th June 2023 - Regulatory alerts podcasts |
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the ECigIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding e-cigarettes and vaping

Children’s doctors back calls for a ban on disposables…
6th June 2023 - Alerts | Europe, United Kingdom |





Tobacco and ENDS risk awareness programme launched…
31st May 2023 - Alerts | Asia, United Arab Emirates |

Warning against ‘misleading information’ on vaping…
30th May 2023 - Alerts | Central America, North America, South America |

A very rare tragedy – how vaping could have contributed to a teenager’s death
30th May 2023 - News analysis |
The possible role of e-cigarettes in cases of collapsed lungs has been under greater scrutiny following reports blaming the death of an Israeli teenager on vaping


New research has Scotland concerned about young vapers and dual users
29th May 2023 - News analysis |
New data released by the Scottish government based on research looking at a dozen surveys puts current vaping use somewhere between 5% and 13.2%, and shows use has been increasing over time


Health ministry launches webpage on effects of tobacco…
26th May 2023 - Alerts | Europe, Luxembourg |

E-cigs less addictive than cigarettes, says expert at E-cigarette Summit 2023
26th May 2023 - News analysis |
Vaping and smoking addiction should be considered separate from each other, and addiction can manifest regardless of the nicotine consumption method, says public health expert

Plain wrapping conveys misleading views of the perils of vaping vis-a-vis smoking
25th May 2023 - News analysis |
Researchers have found teenagers were more likely to report “no interest” in trying e-cigarettes in standardised packaging, and also more likely to perceive them as being equally or more harmful than smoking


PM shares concerns after report of high levels of metal in illegal vapes…
25th May 2023 - Alerts | Europe, United Kingdom |

The land where it’s courting trouble even to debate the pros and cons of vaping
25th May 2023 - Blogs |
India is far from unique in the high level of misperception about nicotine among its doctors and its politicians. But sometimes the famously fussy bureaucracy can become positively farcical

The ‘epidemic’ is over – it’s time for the FDA to get real on vaping, says think tank
24th May 2023 - News analysis |
US authorities have started to say the science indicates any youth vaping “epidemic” is now over and they should start making policy decisions that suit the real-world trend, according to a free-market think tank

