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Health and science
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
Health ministry makes tackling under-age vaping a priority…
19th May 2023 - Alerts | Europe, Scotland, United Kingdom |
Man on a mission to counter ‘nicotine illiteracy’ and aid smokers everywhere
19th May 2023 - News analysis |
Taking nicotine out of a tobacco context and inspiring confidence in the role it can play in harm reduction is the goal of Sudhanshu Patwardhan, medical director at the UK Centre for Health Research and Education (CHRE)
Weekly regulatory podcast: 8th-12th May
16th May 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
Would it be healthier for regulators to work with the industry, not against it?
15th May 2023 - Blogs |
The World Health Organization (WHO) insists on keeping the tobacco industry and tobacco regulators as far apart as possible, for sound historical reasons. But is it time this policy was reconsidered?
Weekly regulatory podcast: 1st-5th May
9th May 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
Norway set to reverse its ban on e-cigs, but other future restrictions unveiled
5th May 2023 - News analysis |
A ban on flavours and an increasing age limit to prevent future generations from accessing tobacco products are two of the most important elements of new regulations being considered in Norway
Weekly regulatory podcast: 24th-28th April
3rd May 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
Quebec closer to banning non-tobacco flavours among other e-cig regulations
26th April 2023 - News analysis |
The Canadian province of Quebec has served notice it plans to ban flavours other than tobacco and limit nicotine concentrations as well as the size of liquid containers in vaping products sold there
Study suggests heated tobacco could be a real rival for vaping in smoking cessation
13th April 2023 - Blogs |
Heated tobacco has never attracted the same level of scientific attention as vaping – but the surprising results of a new study may change that
How the same figures can be made to tell a bad news or good news story on vaping
6th April 2023 - Blogs |
While statistics are vital to understanding our world, they are often misunderstood – and that can be important when it comes to forming opinions and laws on controversial issues such as e-cigarettes
Study finds young vapers ARE more likely to try smoking – but very few continue
5th April 2023 - News analysis |
Young people who vape are more likely to become regular smokers than those who don’t – but the numbers are so small they don’t affect the trend of declining smoking among US youth
TPD, advertising limits and tax – Europe’s ‘three levers’ against tobacco and e-cigs
6th March 2023 - News analysis |
Europe is at the forefront of the fight against smoking and is now seriously tackling new products, including e-cigarettes, according to a leading European Commission health official
Opinions on new nicotine products among MEPs: a survey
2nd March 2023 - Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |
For the third year running, in late 2022 we surveyed members of the European Parliament (MEPs) about their views on new nicotine products – e-cigarettes, heated tobacco and nicotine pouches. This report details our findings
Marketing vapes to children in UK ‘appalling’ and ‘utterly unacceptable’
24th February 2023 - News analysis |
England’s chief medical officer, Chris Whitty, has urged the UK government should be “much more serious” in its attempt to reduce vaping and smoking among children
Council awards funding for research campaign into vaping behaviours…
13th February 2023 - Alerts | Europe, United Kingdom |
Disposables vs the environment: how some UK companies are facing the issues
7th February 2023 - News analysis |
A solution to the environmental impact of disposable vaping products must be found if the industry wants to avoid seeing product bans pop up in more jurisdictions. Such a solution could come from the UK
Health professionals call on Australian government to tighten vaping rules
27th January 2023 - News analysis |
Several Australian public health bodies have urged the government to ban flavours in e-cigarettes, reduce their nicotine concentration, and prohibit the sale of disposables
Health warning: ‘scientific research’ so bad it should never have been published
11th January 2023 - Blogs |
There remains a worryingly large amount of research on vaping which makes casual, almost always negative, assumptions…and the occasional item which is so faulty it should never have been published at all
Are e-cigs and weed leaving tobacco the poor relation among young US adults?
4th January 2023 - News analysis |
Young adults in the US are giving up on cigarettes as their consumption of cannabis outgrows that of tobacco – and there are suggestions that e-cigarettes are also steering them away from smoking
US teenagers’ nicotine vaping flattens out below pre-pandemic level
27th December 2022 - News analysis |
The use of substances, including nicotine and cannabis, by US teenagers has plateaued in 2022 after a significant decline in 2021, a national survey found
Health experts call for CDC to correct misinformation on e-cigs…
15th December 2022 - Alerts | North America, United States |
E-cigs and ethics – why the pros and the antis need to find some common ground
13th December 2022 - Blogs |
Some countries, and millions of users are making headway in replacing combustible tobacco with safer alternatives…but what’s holding back the others? Are the products themselves the problem, or is it a matter of perception?
Health Council tweets against e-cigs…
9th December 2022 - Alerts | Asia, Saudi Arabia |
The family doctor who gives cigarettes to his 14-year-old son to stop him vaping
6th December 2022 - Blogs |
Should e-cigarettes be prescribed to help smokers quit? One Australian family doctor has bizarrely turned the question on its head, asking: Should cigarettes be prescribed to help vapers quit?
Health secretary proposes further measures for smoke-free generation…
5th December 2022 - Alerts | Europe, Netherlands |
Riyadh Health Cluster tweets against e-cig use…
28th November 2022 - Alerts | Asia, Saudi Arabia |
Health ministry faces criticism over vaping…
25th November 2022 - Alerts | Australasia, New Zealand |
Vaping ‘within five minutes of waking’ – the truth behind the click-bait headlines
23rd November 2022 - Blogs |
The magazine headline said: “More Teens Are Vaping Within 5 Minutes of Waking”. So where does that attention-grabbing line come from, what does it really reveal – and whose line is it anyway?
Key stats on smoking and vaping behaviour published…
17th November 2022 - Alerts | Australasia, New Zealand |
Updated list of notified e-cigs and refill containers…
3rd November 2022 - Alerts | Europe, Scandinavia, Sweden |
