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Among the most significant of a raft of e-cig legislation currently going through US state legislatures are a large number of tax proposals, and a Hawaiian bill that could ban online sales
In this latest report on American regulations, ECigIntelligence highlights the fact that all electronic vaping devices will have to comply with FDA label requirements from August 2018
Thirteen warning letters have been sent by the US FDA and the Federal Trade Commission to e-liquid and e-cigarette sellers identified by them as labelling or advertising their products in a way that attracts young people
The Swiss Federal Administrative Court has reportedly lifted the sales ban on nicotine-containing e-cigarettes issued in 2015 by the Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (BLV)
Iowa attorney general Tom Miller will head Juul Labs’ bid to keep e-cigarettes from under-21s after the company announced $30m over three years to fund research and create an expert panel on the issue
Mexico’s parliament is running out of time to address the issue of e-cigarettes in this legislative session, after missing the scheduled date for discussion of a controversial new bill
Colombia’s health and finance ministries have moved to force heated tobacco products such as IQOS to comply with the country’s tobacco law, arguing there is no evidence to suggest that they present any lower risk than cigarettes
The Greek Ministry of Health recently published a statement on its website that electronic cigarettes without nicotine are not legal in the country “in accordance with national and European legislation”.
EURACTIV organised a workshop to discuss the way forward in reduced-risk and vaping regulation. Pablo Cano, our head of legal analysis, has participated in the workshop that included the following questions: What are the main differences between e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products? What is the reduced risk potential in this category? What more can be done to ensure a high » Continue Reading.
In an unannounced enforcement blitz, the US FDA has cited 40 retailers for selling Juul e-cigs to young people in what it calls the first steps in a new effort aimed at stopping youth use of e-cigarettes
There could be some relief for manufacturers of “tobacco related” products for the US market who have been restricted by the complicated legal process of obtaining authorisation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the form of a premarket tobacco product application (PMTA).
A Philip Morris subsidiary has been fined for breaking Lithuanian tobacco advertising laws with an IQOS campaign in a decision that may have implications for wider European heated-tobacco promotion
The US FDA may be considering future marijuana vaping regulation in the light of new academic research into opioids and the medical potential of cannabis
ECigIntelligence managing director Tim Phillips addressed the UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) Forum in London on Monday 23rd April, the first of three vaping industry events this week in which we will be taking part
The regulation of vaping products in Hungary is substantially derived from the European TPD, but remains the most severe in the EU – although enforcement of many of the rules does appear to be slackening
ECigIntelligence looks at regulation in Georgia and Atlanta and finds it is and mainly focused on preventing minors from accessing the products
So-called “short-fill” products have not affected the number of nicotine-containing e-liquids being notified in the UK, according to an expert from the agency in charge
In a case that could add to concerns over battery safety, a jury in Florida has awarded over $2m to a man who lost fourth teeth when an e-cigarette exploded in his mouth
The US FDA has issued updated guidance to manufacturers and importers on its ingredient listing submission requirements, suggesting they will be enforced for e-liquids but not for hardware such as coils, wicks and mouthpieces
Heated tobacco is grabbing headlines, but what else will it seize? We examine a number of market and regulatory scenarios with greatly differing outcomes for both heat-not-burn products and e-cigarettes
A national survey of alcohol and tobacco use found that cigarette smoking in Iceland is decreasing, while vaping increased by a third – from 6% to 8% of the adult population – between 2016 and 2017
The Australian government is facing growing dissent on a number of fronts to its continuing ban on nicotine-containing e-cigarettes. And one federal senator has vowed to block all government health legislation until the ban is dropped
A prominent tobacco control group has accused Mexico’s health regulators of colluding with Philip Morris International (PMI) by allowing the tobacco giant to take part in a public forum on harm reduction
The Mexican government has been accused of deliberately delaying the legalisation of e-cigarettes after four bills designed to remove them from the current legal grey area were presented to a legislative committee
A new court order reinforcing e-cigarette bans in the Indian states of Haryana and Punjab underlines the complexity of enforcement in a country where restrictions on vapour products have been slowly accumulating for years.
The head of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned that the agency will soon take action against e-cigarette companies that are targeting youth and urged firms to address the issue before being hit by enforcement involving “blunt instruments”.
A court in Kansas has ruled against a local ordinance raising the age for buying tobacco products – which includes e-cigarettes – to 21, finding it unconstitutional.
Montenegro’s health ministry has drafted a TPD-style proposal that will regulate nicotine vaping products in the country for the first time as it prepares to join the European Union in 2025
Regulators in South Korea have enacted new taxes on heat-not-burn (HnB) tobacco products, apparently building on previous government moves to bring prices closer in line with those of conventional cigarettes
A long-awaited parliamentary report into the legalisation of e-cigarettes has delivered both an official blow and an accompanying glimmer of hope for vaping businesses in Australia
Philip Morris International (PMI) has won the right to sell and market heat-not-burn Heets sticks in New Zealand in a surprise legal ruling against the Ministry of Health
The massive criticism directed at the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World (FSFW) has not kept it from working with the best scientists in the field, according to its founder and president Derek Yach
The e-cigarette industry could support the case for flavours – currently strongly associated in regulators’ minds with an appeal to youth – by changing its marketing strategies, according to Chris Howard of E-Alternative Solutions
E-cigarettes with nicotine will become legal this year in Norway, where the sale of all nicotine-containing products other than traditional tobacco products has been banned since 1989
The Italian Customs and Monopoly Agency (AAMS) has issued a decree preventing anyone except licensed vape stores, pharmacies and parapharmacies from retailing e-liquids. It sets a new “prevalence criterion” to determine which shops qualify
Seven public health groups have brought a suit against the US Food and Drug Administration for extending deadlines for e-cigs and cigars on its controversial deeming regulations
State regulation of vaping products in New Jersey is explained, including the recently raised age limit of 21 and proposals to ban flavours, to establish licensing for the sale of e-cigarettes, and to extend limits on their public use
Public health experts sought to reassure UK lawmakers that e-cigarettes did not pose a threat to the health of young people when they revealed the results of a survey showing just 4% of youngsters had taken up vaping, and just 0.4% of those who did not smoke
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), concerned about flavours leading youth to start vaping, has issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) to explore options for regulation
Language changing the “grandfathering date” for vaping products has been dropped from the US Appropriations Bill as the government hurries again to avoid another shutdown
E-cigarettes and heated tobacco are currently subject to very little regulation in Russia – but that could be about to change, with proposals coming from both the federal trade ministry and the Moscow City Duma
The MHRA, Britain’s pharmaceutical regulator, is currently encouraging and supporting companies to submit medicines authorisation applications for e-cigarette products. Here we explain what that process entails
Selling vaping products cross-border from Greece to other EU member states is allowed – provided that country does not prohibit such sales – but no legal trade can come the other way
In a ruling that will disappoint many in Belgium’s vaping industry, the country’s highest administrative court has refused a request to overturn a ban on online sales of e-cigarette products
The US FDA has taken a step closer to regulating nicotine levels in combustible cigarettes, but excluded vapour products from its proposals, even predicting a low-nicotine regime might encourage smokers toward electronic alternatives
While the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) provides a common regulatory framework for e-cigarettes across the European Union, the attitude of public health authorities still varies widely from one country to another
There is growing fear in the South African vaping industry that an impending change in the law, bringing e-cigarettes under tobacco regulation, will halt the switch from smoking by making it easier to smoke than to vape
Ukraine’s current regulatory setup is lenient on e-cigs but with politicians keen to foster stronger links with the EU, and with acts now in force to strengthen existing relations, it’s only a matter of time before the European Union Association Agreement leads to tighter regulations
E-cigarette importers and retailers across the Middle East appear to be doing thriving business, despite various prohibitions that have been imposed in countries across the region
A new coalition government in Italy has been welcomed as a likely positive change for an e-cigarette industry that has been under great pressure under the country’s outgoing regime
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