Canada’s approach to vaping regulation and flavours lies in the election balance

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

One of the first tasks facing Canada’s incoming health minister will be the implementation of a new set of federal regulations for vaping products – which may or may not include a planned ban on flavours ...

German industry association planning opposition to tax scheme despite talks

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

The German Alliance for Tobacco-free Pleasure (BfTG) intends to pursue a legal challenge to the country’s coming e-liquid tax, despite meeting government officials to discuss its details ...

Policy Radar historical updates

Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st September 2021 || Resources |

This provides a historical compilation of the updates to the Policy...

German state of Hesse prepares updated rule to clamp down on passive vaping

Written by ECigIntelligence || 30th August 2021 || News analysis |

The German state of Hesse is aiming to strengthen protection against passive smoking by targeting e-cigarettes and heated tobacco in a new legislative initiative to update the current regulations ...

Taiwanese regions and cities follow same trend in tightening e-cig public usage

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

The most populous city in Taiwan has recently joined eight regions in implementing new legislation restricting the use and sale of e-cigs and heated tobacco ...

US lawmakers look to establish a $100m e-cigarette user fee scheme for 2022

Written by ECigIntelligence || 13th August 2021 || News analysis |

A bipartisan group of federal senators have reintroduced a bill in Congress that would force e-cigarette manufacturers to pay user fees to the FDA in a bid to fund the federal agency ...

How will the US FDA resolve the 1.5m pending PMTAs?

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

After the recent announcement that FDA rejected 4.5m of the total 6m PMTAs filed, experts believe that this decision is a clear path for enforcement ...

Canadian vape stores still waiting to feel the effects of new 20 mg/ml nicotine cap

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

Canada’s vape shops have not yet seen any sharp drop in sales since the country capped nicotine concentration but many are wondering what may happen when high-strength e-liquids are no longer available ...

E-cig industry association sues Spanish government over anti-vaping campaign

Written by ECigIntelligence || 3rd August 2021 || News analysis |

Spain’s e-cigarette industry has launched legal action against the central government, claiming a long-running anti-vaping campaign is against the law on several counts ...

Oregon businesses assess the likely impact of upcoming online sales ban

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

Oregon’s e-cigarette industry fears the impact on business after the state became the first in the US Pacific Northwest to pass a ban on certain sales of nicotine vaping products ...

Cannabis vape entrepreneur aims to make his device ‘the medical Nespresso’

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

London-listed Kanabo has launched the first medical cannabis vaping product in the UK in a move the company’s founder hopes will ultimately revolutionise the way medicines are administered ...

Egypt’s new tender for tobacco production: an opportunity for e-cigs?

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

Egypt is on the way to resolving a controversial licence scheme to produce tobacco products, which is seen by the industry as a real opportunity to start producing vaping products in the African country ...

Estonia may expand the legal range of flavours and restore online sales

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

Opposition members of the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu) have tabled a bill aiming to ease some of the regulations on vaping products ...

Analysis of FDA data suggests big US vape brands will grow, as smaller ones decline

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

E-cigarettes manufactured by large companies may soon dominate the US vape market while many of those produced by smaller players disappear, new research by ECigIntelligence suggests ...

South Africa’s long wait for vaping regulations may be nearing an end

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

The South African Health Department is finishing its work on long-standing legislation that is set to introduce new regulations for vaping products in the country ...

Dutch Parliament set to over-rule opposition to new ad restrictions

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

Some Dutch lawmakers have expressed concern about the possible consequences of an amendment to the Tobacco and Smoking Products Act and the introduction of new advertising restrictions on tobacco-alternative products ...

Consumer survey report: popularity of nicotine salts grows in Russia

Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st July 2021 || Market reports , Topic market reports |

This report addresses Russian e-cigarette users’ product choices and behaviour, based on our online consumer survey conducted throughout January and February 2021 ...

Wisconsin Republicans ready to scrap Democrat budget plan for e-cigarettes

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

A few months after Wisconsin’s Democratic governor Tony Evers presented a budget introducing changes to the way vapour products are taxed, the US state’s Republican-controlled legislature looks ready to scrap it ...

China confirms its suspicious attitude towards ‘unsafe’ and ‘harmful’ e-cigs

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

Chinese authorities and the World Health Organization (WHO) have concluded that e-cigarettes are both “unsafe” and “harmful” in a report that assesses the health risk of vaping products ...

The cap goes on – Canada introduces strict limit on nicotine concentration

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

The Canadian government is imposing a nicotine cap on vaping products, bringing the country in line with the 20 mg/ml maximum that applies in Europe ...

Think tank accuses WHO of ‘ideological’ opposition to vaping ahead of COP9

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

The UK-based Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) is to host a webinar arguing that the anti-vaping policies of the World Health Organization (WHO) are driven by ideology not science, and damaging to public health ...

Experts still see hope for future legal challenges to US FDA authority

Written by ECigIntelligence || 22nd June 2021 || News analysis |

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s authority to regulate e-cigarettes could face further legal scrutiny after the recent refusal by the Supreme Court to hear a challenge initiated by a vape shop ...

Canada prepares to ban sweet and ‘highly pleasant’ flavours, aromas – and names

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

The Canadian government has taken another step towards limiting flavoured vaping products across the country and placing restrictions on the names and descriptions that can be used on e-liquid packaging ...

Russia takes another step in its plans to tighten vaping regulations

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

The Russian government is planning to prepare a report with proposals to further regulate tobacco products in the country, suggesting that it could tighten the regulations for e-cigarettes and introduce a flavour ban ...

Both sides in UK agree government plan should do more to promote vaping

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

The British government must step up efforts to promote vaping products if it is to achieve its goal of a smoke-free society by 2030, a cross-party parliamentary committee in Westminster agreed ...

Tax and restrictions prompt smoking rates to decline in Latin America

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

Smoking rates have been decreasing across the Latin America over the last decade due to the multiple restrictions and taxes imposed on cigarettes ...

Germany gives green light to new vaping tax scheme based on ml from 2022

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

Germany will implement a new per ml tax scheme for e-liquids from next year after adjustments to the German Tobacco Law were passed by the Bundestag ...

Europe-wide survey finds great majority of vapers have managed to quit smoking

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

A new survey from the organisation European Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (ETHRA) has revealed that more than eight out of ten among a sample of more than 35,000 vapers have successfully given up smoking ...

BAT optimistic about growth in tobacco alternatives in a ‘pivotal’ business year

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

British American Tobacco (BAT) has upgraded its annual forecast with an expectation of strong growth in new categories in post-pandemic times and a planned further rollout of its tobacco-alternatives portfolio ...

German lawmakers close to reaching an agreement to change e-liquid tax scheme

Written by ECigIntelligence || 7th June 2021 || News analysis |

Political parties in Germany are negotiating a change in the tax scheme for nicotine e-liquids, moving away from the government’s proposal and the way the due sum is calculated ...

US trade commission starts judging ‘repugnant’ 2018 Altria-Juul merger

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

A trial started this week at the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against Altria’s investment in Juul, with the government agency accusing the tobacco giant of illegally pulling out of the e-cigarette market ...

New UK health body is not expected to change direction set by PHE on vaping

Written by ECigIntelligence || 3rd June 2021 || News analysis |

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 ...

‘Betrayal’ – Philippines health advocates condemn lowering of e-cig purchase age

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

Health advocacy groups in the Philippines have raised concerns about a recently approved bill lowering the minimum age to buy and use e-cigarettes from 21 to 18 ...

UK physicians urge raising the smoking age to 21 and cutting tax on e-cigs

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

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 ...

Global flavour development trends

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

ECigIntelligence managing director Tim Phillips shares his insights into flavour developments and restrictions, in a presentation first seen at ENDS Europe online ...

New Brunswick prepares to license vape stores in bid to curb youth e-cig use

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

A new licensing system for vape shops has been proposed in the Canadian province of New Brunswick in a stated bid to reduce youth vaping ...

US FDA at last publishes full PMTA list, featuring more than 6m products

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

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has posted a list of over 6m deemed new tobacco products for which it received Premarket Tobacco Product Applications (PMTAs) by the 9th September 2020 deadline ...

Planned hike in e-cig tax divides German Bundestag, health and industry experts

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

Talks have revealed continuing division between members of Germany's Bundestag on proposed tax changes, with a debate on whether taxation of tobacco alternatives should be based on health promotion or revenue ...

Florida brings in vape store permits while denying right to local regulation

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

About 1,200 vape stores in Florida will have to apply every year for a business permit after governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill that also preempts local governments from applying stricter rules to nicotine sales ...

Imperial reaps significant benefit from its fresh approach to the vapour segment

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

Imperial Brands’ earnings for the first half of the year have jumped 6.1% to £15.57bn in the midst of a process to implement a new company strategy towards tobacco alternatives ...

Brazilian MPs consider e-cig prohibition ahead of possible new legal path

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

A new proposal to reinforce a nationwide ban on e-cigarettes in Brazil is being considered in the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the National Congress ...

88Vape forecasts 35% revenue increase amid product momentum

Written by ECigIntelligence || 13th May 2021 || News analysis |

UK supplier behind low-cost e-liquid brand 88Vape expects good product performance in 2021 thanks to its recent rollout in the convenience store channel ...

Philadelphia appeals against court ruling striking down city’s ban on flavours

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

The US city of Philadelphia has appealed for the second time a court ruling halting a 2019 municipal ordinance that restricted the sale of flavoured vaping products to adult-only establishments ...

Future of first US federal vaping tax proposal remains unclear in Congress

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

Representatives in both US chambers have recently reintroduced an old piece of legislation that would establish the first ever federal tax on vapour products, but whether it will have enough political support to be adopted anytime soon remains...

Scientists and industry at odds on value of public harm reduction information

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

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 ...

Jordan’s Tobacco Unit enables businesses to bring e-cigs into the legalised market

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

Jordan’s Food and Drug Administration (JFDA) has licensed at least 184 establishments to display, sell, trade, and store e-cigarette devices, e-liquids and heated tobacco since such products were legalised in 2019 ...

Taiwan’s capital faces a blanket ban on tobacco alternatives as council decides

Written by ECigIntelligence || 3rd May 2021 || News analysis |

The city council of Taiwan’s capital Taipei is this week considering a local ordinance for a blanket ban on the manufacture, import, sale, supply, display and advertising of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products ...

Podcast: what are the main issues surrounding flavoured e-cigarettes?

Written by ECigIntelligence || 28th April 2021 || Podcasts |

Flavours continue to be both a major selling point and a major point of regulatory effort and controversy where e-cigarettes and tobacco products are concerned. ECigIntelligence managing director Tim Phillips share his views ...

Scotland’s Conservatives call for e-cigs to be restricted like smoking products

Written by ECigIntelligence || 28th April 2021 || News analysis |

As next week’s Scottish Parliament elections approach, the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party has said e-cigarettes should be subject to the same restrictions as combustible tobacco products ...

Saskatchewan’s 20% tax ‘won’t stop kids vaping’; limit on flavours also lies ahead

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

Businesses in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan are preparing for a new 20% tax on vaping products, while the government has also announced plans to further restrict sales of flavoured e-cigs ...