Juul executives face trial after US judge rules racketeering claims ‘plausible’

Written by ECigIntelligence || 26th April 2021 || News analysis |

A major lawsuit in California against Juul Labs and Altria over youth marketing tactics is moving forward after a judge endorsed a new racketeering theory as “plausible” ...

Germany’s government parties split on vaping tax plan ahead of Bundestag talks

Written by ECigIntelligence || 21st April 2021 || News analysis |

The plan for a new e-liquid tax is creating tensions in Germany’s governing coalition, with some members of chancellor Angela Merkel’s party opposing the scheme ahead of the start of the legislative process in the Bundestag ...

Canada plans new federal e-liquid tax from 2022 ‘to cut harmful vaping’

Written by ECigIntelligence || 20th April 2021 || News analysis |

The Canadian government aims to implement a new federal excise duty on vaping products from 2022 “to help curtail harmful consumption” of e-cigarettes ...

Legal uncertainties are cramping the vaping industry worldwide, says Relx

Written by ECigIntelligence || 19th April 2021 || News analysis |

Changes and uncertainty over regulatory approach in some big vaping markets, and the rise in compatible products, are major current challenges for big players in the e-cigarette industry, such as Relx International ...

Covid-19: emergency regulations and affected legislative procedures

Written by ECigIntelligence || 16th April 2021 || Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |

Find all of ECigIntelligence’s coronavirus-related regulatory alerts here, updated as they appear ...

Spain eyes total vaping ban on outdoor terraces to help combat Covid-19 spread

Written by ECigIntelligence || 16th April 2021 || News analysis |

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 ...

Industry and anti-tobacco opposed to vaping tax proposal in Texas legislature

Written by ECigIntelligence || 14th April 2021 || News analysis |

A Texas House of Representatives committee hearing on Monday showcased a coincidence between the vapour industry and anti-tobacco groups: both camps are opposed to a bill, but for different reasons ...

MPs suggest Britain should cut WHO funding if COP9 sticks by e-cig stance

Written by ECigIntelligence || 12th April 2021 || News analysis |

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 ...

Compliance with German e-liquid tax will be ‘a big problem’, industry warns

Written by ECigIntelligence || 9th April 2021 || News analysis |

Vaping representatives in Germany warned that the government proposal to tax nicotine-containing vaping products from next year is based on wrong assumptions and puts an excessively high burden on the sector ...

Regulatory pathways for e-cigarette products in Eurasia and the Middle East

Written by ECigIntelligence || 8th April 2021 || News analysis |

How are e-cigarettes regulated in the former Soviet countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the Middle-Eastern states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) – and what are the similarities and differences between the two? Those questions,...

UK consultation on post-Brexit review of regulations elicits broad mix of messages

Written by ECigIntelligence || 6th April 2021 || News analysis |

Interested parties on all sides have asked the UK government for an inclusive and open-minded review of the 2016 Tobacco and Related Products Regulations (TRPR) that govern vaping products in the country ...

Will the suspension of e-liquid tax bring real benefits to Estonia’s vape trade?

Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st April 2021 || News analysis |

Lawmakers and officials in Estonia are divided over the suspension of collection of tax on e-liquids, which starts today and lasts until December 2022 ...

No amount of inducement will encourage kids to take up vaping, lab study finds

Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st April 2021 || News analysis |

No amount of TV advertising, celebrity endorsement, money-off vouchers or candy inducements can get kids interested in e-cigarettes, new laboratory experiment discovers ...

Philippine e-cig industry calls for ‘more realistic’ cost calculations by tax officials

Written by ECigIntelligence || 31st March 2021 || News analysis |

The Philippine E-Cigarette Industry Association (PECIA) has called for “more realistic” excise duties on e-cigarettes during a consultation by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) ...

Snapshot: Norway, March 2021

Written by ECigIntelligence || 29th March 2021 || Market reports , Market Snapshots |

This market snapshot for Norway covers key indicators: recent, present and forecast market size; regulation level; an overview of the top available brands, form factors, retail distribution, prices and affordability ...

US representatives urge FDA to ban flavoured e-cigs and deny Juul PMTA

Written by ECigIntelligence || 29th March 2021 || News analysis |

A group of 40 House Democrats have written to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pressing it to remove from the market all flavoured e-cigarettes “fueling youth tobacco epidemic” and to make an example of Juul ...

Does knowledge of new nicotine products influence MEPs’ attitudes?

Written by ECigIntelligence || 26th March 2021 || News analysis |

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 ...

Upheaval in China as draft e-cigarette regulations threaten massive changes

Written by ECigIntelligence || 25th March 2021 || News analysis |

A new draft amendment to the Chinese Tobacco Monopoly Law to regulate tobacco-alternative products, including e-cigarettes, as traditional tobacco threatens big changes to the local vapour market, and has already hit share prices ...

Opinion survey report: what do MEPs think about new nicotine products?

Written by ECigIntelligence || 24th March 2021 || Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |

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 ...

The more EU politicians know about vaping, the less risky they think it is

Written by ECigIntelligence || 24th March 2021 || News analysis |

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 ...

Wales lets local councils decide whether to ban public vaping along with smoking

Written by ECigIntelligence || 24th March 2021 || News analysis |

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 ...

Study points finger of blame for lung injury at phytol, not PG – in rats

Written by ECigIntelligence || 19th March 2021 || News analysis |

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...

Bid to limit vaping on Manitoba reserves ‘intrudes on First Nations’ rights’

Written by ECigIntelligence || 18th March 2021 || News analysis |

The Canadian province of Manitoba has been accused of trampling on First Nations’ rights by trying to apply provincial restrictions on smoking and vaping to aboriginal reserves ...

Debate’s unresolved as survey suggests poor info leads to false perception of risk

Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th March 2021 || News analysis |

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 ...

Flavour ban and tax increases on the agenda for Minnesota legislators

Written by ECigIntelligence || 15th March 2021 || News analysis |

Legislation moving through the legislature in the US state of Minnesota seeks to ban the sale of flavoured e-cigarettes and could increase both wholesale and retail taxes on vapour devices ...

Colombian Ministry of Health backs bill to introduce e-cigarette regulation

Written by ECigIntelligence || 11th March 2021 || News analysis |

Colombia’s Parliament is considering a bill to update the country’s existing anti-tobacco law with fresh regulations on the use and sale of vaping products ...

Swiss referendum backs age limit and tighter vaping regulation in Bern canton

Written by ECigIntelligence || 9th March 2021 || News analysis |

The sale of e-cigarettes to under-18s is set to be banned in the Swiss canton of Bern after a referendum revealed a very clear majority in favour ...

Italy to fight smuggling and illegal sales with new tax stamps for e-liquids

Written by ECigIntelligence || 8th March 2021 || News analysis |

The Italian Customs and Monopoly Agency (ADM) is to strengthen controls against illegal marketing of vaping products with a system of tax stamps ...

City of Chicago takes legal action as well as inspections to enforce flavour ban

Written by ECigIntelligence || 4th March 2021 || News analysis |

Six months after implementing a ban on flavoured e-cigarettes, the city of Chicago has cited several businesses for breaking the rules and announced a lawsuit against a business accused of selling non-compliant vaping products ...

US trade officials demand e-cigarette firms reveal sales and advertising data

Written by ECigIntelligence || 2nd March 2021 || News analysis |

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has asked five leading e-cigarette manufacturers to disclose their 2019 and 2020 data on sales, advertising and promotional expenditures ...

German higher court rules that online adverts CAN say e-cigarettes save lives

Written by ECigIntelligence || 24th February 2021 || News analysis |

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 ...

Vape store survey report: a tough year ahead in Poland

Written by ECigIntelligence || 23rd February 2021 || Market reports , Topic market reports |

This report examines Polish vape stores' outlook on the vaping sector, what clients buy, how prices have changed over the years, and which sales channel is the most popular with vapers ...

Warning as vape stores in England are told not to reopen before mid-April

Written by ECigIntelligence || 23rd February 2021 || News analysis |

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 ...

New York legislature aims to increase the state’s vaping tax 140%

Written by ECigIntelligence || 19th February 2021 || News analysis |

Lawmakers in New York state recently introduced bills that would more than double the excise duties for vaping products with the aim of financially disincentivising citizens from using nicotine products ...

Germany proposes new €0.02 per mg tax on nicotine e-liquids from 2022

Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th February 2021 || News analysis |

The German government is proposing a new tax scheme for nicotine-containing vaping products to come into force in summer 2022 as “a response to current market developments” ...

COP9 ‘will be UK’s chance to put the case for more progressive vaping regulation’

Written by ECigIntelligence || 16th February 2021 || News analysis |

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 ...

FDA warning letters are the final straw for some as US businesses close

Written by ECigIntelligence || 15th February 2021 || News analysis |

Vaping companies across the US are under pressure, with some going out of business and others saying they face a struggle to survive, as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tightens the regulatory screw ...

Uncertainty over leaked government plan for new e-cigarette tax in Germany

Written by ECigIntelligence || 11th February 2021 || News analysis |

Rumours of a German government proposal to introduce a tax scheme for e-cigarettes from 2022 have been greeted with both surprise and doubt among the industry and federal policymakers ...

‘Incomprehensible and deadly’: store owners’ verdict on Dutch flavour ban

Written by ECigIntelligence || 10th February 2021 || News analysis |

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 ...

German study finds most e-liquids lack appropriate safety instructions

Written by ECigIntelligence || 8th February 2021 || News analysis |

Research conducted by the regional government of Baden-Württemberg in Germany has found that 86% of vaping products inspected did not fully comply with existing labelling and packaging regulations ...

Indiana lawmakers adopt last-minute change in bill to increase vaping tax

Written by ECigIntelligence || 5th February 2021 || News analysis |

The Indiana House of Representatives has proposed a change to the taxation scheme for e-liquids presented in a bill after lawmakers raised concerns about exactly how the money collected would be used for public health purposes ...

Snapshot: Bulgaria, February 2021

Written by ECigIntelligence || 3rd February 2021 || Market reports , Market Snapshots |

This market snapshot for Bulgaria covers key indicators: recent, present and forecast market size; regulation level; an overview of the top available brands, form factors, retail distribution, prices and affordability ...

Canadian court turns down application to suspend Nova Scotia’s vaping rules

Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st February 2021 || News analysis |

A Canadian judge has refused to grant an injunction to suspend application of Nova Scotia’s vaping laws until a challenge to its constitutionality is decided ...

US Postal Service unsure about federal e-cigarette delivery ban implementation

Written by ECigIntelligence || 29th January 2021 || News analysis |

A month after the US Congress passed a federal ban on delivering e-cigarettes by mail, the US Postal Service (USPS) is still unsure how to implement and enforce the new regulations ...

E-liquid tax among tobacco reform plans put forward by Mexico’s ruling party

Written by ECigIntelligence || 27th January 2021 || News analysis |

Members of the ruling party in Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies aim to establish a new tax for e-cigarette products, while officials are working to tighten advertising restrictions and enforce the ban on vaping imports ...

Bavarian High Court rules vape stores can open during coronavirus lockdown

Written by ECigIntelligence || 25th January 2021 || News analysis |

The High Administrative Court of Bavaria has ruled that vape stores provide essential goods and services and can remain open during the Covid-related lockdown in Germany’s largest state ...

Podcast: Global predictions and analysis of the e-cigarette sector for 2021

Written by ECigIntelligence || 22nd January 2021 || News analysis , Podcasts |

Tim Phillips, ECigIntelligence's managing director, joins Jon Bruford to discuss the key developments coming up in 2021 and the drivers that shape the market ...

Senators’ letter to FDA on PMTAs hints at tougher US policies on vapour products

Written by ECigIntelligence || 18th January 2021 || News analysis |

Twelve US senators, including 11 leading Democrats, have called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to enforce tougher reviews of premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) ...

‘Beyond nicotine’ – BAT launches new CBD Vuse e-liquids in the UK

Written by ECigIntelligence || 15th January 2021 || News analysis |

British American Tobacco (BAT) has launched CBD e-liquids compatible with its Vuse device onto the British market as part of the company’s plan to expand its portfolio into new areas “beyond nicotine” ...

US agents seize 33,000 fake Puff e-cigarettes flown in from China

Written by ECigIntelligence || 14th January 2021 || News analysis |

More than $700,000 worth of counterfeit e-cigarettes arriving from China have been seized in the US as part of a joint-agency operation to crack down on fraudulent vaping products ...